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EDBE 8Y01 Digital Portfolio: AER Strategy Form                  Name: Kevin Delov-Rogoza
GROWING SUCCESS POLICIES	My Professional Learning Goals 1 goal for each	Strategies For Meeting My Goals 1 strategy for each	Curated Resources minimum of 2 sources for each
POLICY Fundamental Principles	I want to learn how to provide my students with support and feedback to so that they can improve upon their learning skills.	I plan to provide ongoing descriptive feedback that is clear, meaningful and timely to support my students learning and achievement. I also plan to have them assess themselves and their peers.	Peer evaluation: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/385620786821623864/ I understand chart: https://www.pinterest.com/ pin/AVnz9Jyaiw36upUuIXMegrLKTzvqCh8UtkvTquvcSx7ty-t-Mf47qVM/
POLICY Learning Skills & Work Habits	I want to promote a learning environment that inhabits responsibility, organization, and collaboration	My strategy for this is to collaboratively work with the students and create anchor charts so that they are aware of the expectations and are part of the process of creating them.	Think acronym anchor chart: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/323977766929168786/ What does RESPECT look like/sound like? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/427138345882897827/
POLICY Performance Standards: The Achievement Chart	I would like to learn how to provide successful communication with my students so that they are aware and full understand the overall expectations and their success criteria.	I will provide my students with visual success criteria before their assigned tasks, along with success criteria handouts to make sure that they understand the tasks and what is required of them. I will also make time for my students so that can ask questions and master core concepts.	Visual Success chart https://www.pinterest.com/pin/56787645281644670/ Mastering Core Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8DQugVxHv0
POLICY Assessment FOR Learning & AS Learning	I want to learn the best way to engage in assessment, For and Of learning to help my students develop their capability to become learners that are able to set individual goals for success.		Formative vs Summative Assessment https://www.pinterest.com/pin/200128777168370215/ Self-Assessment chart: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ AcLDr365d8mHQKUkdS6uyraJDQrQXS2U_XOJJyTV5TzKDWpkenytWwY/
POLICY Evaluation	I would like to learn about new techniques and strategies to use for evaluation that are exciting and effective.	I will explore new resources online and keep up to date with new and improved ideas for evaluation	Student self-assessment http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/professional_learning/student_self-assessment/student_strategies_enhance.html#1 DI- Assessment and Evaluation http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/di/pro_learning_modules/diassessmentevaluation.html
POLICY Reporting Student Achievement	I would like to have different reporting techniques	I will try different types of assessment reporting to find the best technique that fits my teaching style.	Creating strong report card comments: http://www.tcrsb.ca/sis/staff/Report%20Card/Creating%20Strong%20Report%20Card%20Comments%20-%20A%20Handbook%20for%20Elementary%20Teachers.pdf Report card FAQ’s with answers: http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/PrintandOtherResources/ ElementaryReportCardsQsandAs_Sept2011.pdf
POLICY Students With Special Education Needs	I want to promote inclusiveness in the classroom and make learning accessible to all.	I will teach my students to have respect for one another and educated myself on modifications and accommodations for particular needs in the classroom.	Equity and Inclusive Education http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/inclusiveguide.pdf Examples of strategies https://www.pinterest.com/pin/210472982562949892/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/494129390348599636/
POLICY English Language Learners	I would like to learn more about the accommodations for English language learners so that I can provide these students with effective structure to enhance their learning experience.	I will review strategies and methods that teachers have used online and in articles to try find ideas on how to support these students.	Supporting English Language Learners http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/ell/supportingenglishlanguagelearners.html Strategies for Teaching Reading to English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities: https://www.ldatschool.ca/literacy/strategies-for-teaching-reading/

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Blog Post #2

Growing Success is a document that aspires to uphold high standards for all grade levels in notations schools. Based on the policies and practices with in the document, the main goal of the Growing Success document is to improve student learning and help improve all of the academic and educational experiences for students, parents, and teachers in elementary and secondary schools across the province.

While having the opportunity to work closely with the Growing Success document in teachers college, I have noticed many of the similarities and differences in the policies and practices described in Growing Success (2010), and in growing success- The Kindergarten Addendum (2016).  Both documents are similar in the sense that they have the same fundamental principles outlined but the context of the Kindergarten Addendum is much shorter. For learning skills and work habits, the Kindergarten Addendum only discusses developing “Self-Regulation”, whereas, the grades 1-12 document identifies 6 learning skills and work habits and provides examples of sample behaviours to elaborate the importance of these features. One thing that definitely stood out is that the Kindergarten document does not have an achievement chat for students. Kindergarten’s evaluation is also broad with no set criteria, while grade 1-12 identifies more about assessment through evaluation, and structures how to report grade based on evidence and professional judgment.

Reports students achievement for kindergarten takes place in 3 reporting periods, while grades 1-12 is structured with report card requirements such as OSR’s and OST’s that report on learning skills and achievement expectations.  For special educations needs, the Kindergarten Addendum uses 3 temples that are used to give information about learning, which the grade 1-12 documents is more detailed in description of what modifications and expectations are for the students and information is given on how teachers can incorporate information, assessment, and other program adjustments.

I think that the growing success documents are very beneficial resources that are essential for us to grow and develop as teachers. These documents are also there to help improve our student’s education, so that we maintain a high standard of learning in our classrooms.

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  Blog Post #1
I believe that the purpose of assessment is to provide students with feedback on their knowledge and understanding of particular subjects areas within an educational setting. In my experience as a student, I can recall being assessed on topics like knowledge, understanding, communication and application.  We assess students so to see how they comprehend these subjects. For students, it gives them the opportunity to see how well they are doing. It can help them with visualize certain strengths and weaknesses that one may have and this information is meant to be used as a motivational factor for students to always strive for success. In elementary school, I learned that no matter how confident you may be in a particular subject area, there is always room for growth and development and I believe that assessment is crucial for students success, as long as they have proper feedback from their teachers and are provided with supports if they are not doing well in specific areas.

 As teachers, I think there are many different ways to assess our students but ultimately, no matter what type of assessment we are giving our students, it is important to provide them with feedback, so that they know their levels of achievement according to the curriculum and where they can improve.