Participation in Following Their Voices
The following figures show the current number of participants and schools in Following Their Voices:
Number of Participants
Number of Schools
Following Their Voices Tool Usage Stats
Schools participating in Following Their Voices are asked to form a Strategic Change Leadership Team to lead implementation at the school. The team consists of a school administrator, a Lead Teacher and a School-based Facilitator and a school division/education authority lead. The School-based Facilitator is a teacher from the school with the responsibility of working directly with participating teachers to support their progress to increase Métis, Inuit and First Nations student participation and achievement.
School-based Facilitators:
- provide feedback and support teachers to develop goals and action plans to increase Métis, First Nations and Inuit student participation and achievement; and
- provide ongoing coaching, mentorship and support.
Several web-based applications, or tools, have been developed to support accurate and timely data collection, feedback and reporting. The figures below show the number of completed Surveys, Clarity Packs, Ckeck-ins and Peer Observations.
Surveys
The Survey Tool includes customized surveys administered throughout the year to students, teachers, school administrators and parents/caregivers. The surveys gather respondents’ perceptions on student-teacher relationships, their interactions and the learning environment. The data are used to inform goal setting and planning for improvement.
Clarity Packs
The Clarity Pack supports teachers to create:
- curriculum-aligned learning intentions;
- customizable rubrics (learning progressions);
- key vocabulary;
- bump-it-up questions to help students move from one level on the learning progression to another; and,
- suggested teaching strategies and learning activities to enhance lessons.
Check-ins
The student Check-in Tool measures the extent to which a teacher’s lessons, including the teaching practices used, have an impact on students’ learning and well-being in real time. Students answer questions about:
- what they are learning;
- where they believe they are in their learning journey, using evidence to back up their self-assessment;
- what teaching strategies help them most; and,
- how they feel about their learning.
Peer Observations
The Peer Observation Tool allows teachers to watch one another teach, develop a goal, create an action plan and later reflect on the degree to which the goal was achieved.
. . . in First Nation schools Following Their Voices offers collaboration, collegial support and reflective practice for educators, which is vital for their growth and skill acquisition. We know that our students will benefit greatly from these best practices.
— Sandy Pinay-Schindler, Director of Education, Cowessess First Nation