24-25 Being Creative

Being Creative

Being Creative opens the door to imagination and looking at the world in new ways. Creativity is fundamental to what it means to be a successful teacher and a successful learner. Creativity defines how students engage in learning: asking the right questions to generate new ideas, evaluate information, and construct information in new ways. It defines how teachers engage in teaching: facilitating connections, leveraging technology and finding innovative ways to demonstrate concepts and assess learning. Creativity pushes our Board leadership to put new ideas into practice, to be adaptive, flexible and forward thinking.

Being Creative

We will engage in assessment for, as and of learning to know our learners so that we can make informed and intentional decisions to support ongoing academic, personal and social growth for all.

  • Who are our students as learners?
  • What do we want them to be able to know and do?
  • What do our staff need?
  • How will we program effectively?

Targeted Strategies

  • Infuse the Catholic Graduate Expectations throughout the curriculum
  • Fidelity to the curriculum including the front matter of the curriculum document (e.g., SEL, Transferable Skills)
  • Differentiation and choice in instruction, assessment and learning activities
  • Triangulation of data (conversation, observation, product)
  • Purposeful and healthy use of technology
  • Responsive to student voice
  • Use of Acadience & Math Assessment Tools (PRIME, Math Developmental Continuum)

  • Google Read & Write proficiency
  • Adopt guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
  • Leveraging Technology - devices / tools / platforms

  • Parents, guardians, families
  • Community partners 
  • Deep Learning partnerships
  • Ministry of Education and Board leads
  • Industry experts
  • Parishes

  • Flexible, responsive and adaptive learning environments
  • Planning for and spending intentional time outside and in natural environments
  • Land-based learning

Key Performance Indicators

  • % of students (Grades 6-12) who report they engage in a variety of assessment opportunities (for, as and of learning).
  • % educators who report using triangulation of data to support student learning.
  • % of K-2 educators who report using Acadience screeners to determine next steps in student reading instruction.
  • % students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 who report they have an interest in and confidence in math.
  • % educators who report having increased confidence in teaching math using Board and Ministry resources.
  • % educators who report using flexible and adaptive learning environments (e.g., UDL, land-based outdoor learning).
  • % staff who report awareness of the System Framework document. 

  • # Learning Partnerships boardwide.
  • % students in K-2 reading at grade appropriate levels (target 50%) by June 2025.
  • # relationship based learning professional development opportunities provided.
  • % students in Grades 3-8 with 1:1 technology.