NSDC Institutes
NSDC Becoming a Learning School Institute
Becoming a Learning School is a two-day learning event that focuses on developing a school’s capacity to implement NSDC’s definition of professional learning and a model of continuous improvement that emphasizes teacher collaborative learning as a significant vehicle for improving teaching quality and student learning.
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SAVE $25 WHEN YOU REGISTER BY MARCH 15.
Presenters are senior staff members of NSDC.
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Carol François (left) is director of learning. Joellen Killion is deputy executive director and co-author with Patricia Roy of Becoming a Learning School.
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Participants will be able to:
- Identify the core elements of a learning school that engages in collaborative professional learning;
- Develop strategies for transforming your school into a learning school;
- Acquire tools to assess your school’s progress toward becoming a learning school;
- Clarify roles of the stakeholders in a learning school; and
- Troubleshoot issues that are perceived as barriers to collaborative professional learning.
Attend this Institute to:
- Strengthen school and district culture to focus on educator and student learning;
- Initiate, refine, or expand the use of collaborative professional learning within your school;
- Explore ways to evaluate the effectiveness of collaboration within your schools; and
- Develop leaders within your schools to facilitate the transition to a learning school.
Choose to attend in exhilarating Toronto or festive Calgary. Your $399 registration fee includes breakfast and lunch for two days, and a copy of
Becoming a Learning School. Save $25 when you register by March 15, 2010. NSDC members get extra savings –an additional $50 discount! Not a member? Join today and take advantage of the $50 member discount. Call 800-727-7288 for details.
Download a program brochure.
You may register in one of two ways:
Session Dates
April 14-15, 2010
The Old Mill Inn & Spa
21 Old Mill Road
Toronto, Ontario
M8X 1G5 Canada
+1 416-236-2642
www.oldmilltoronto.com
Room Rates (April 13-14, 2010):
Single/Double: $189 (CAD) per night plus tax.
Rates available until March 13, 2010. Reservations made after this date may be at a higher rate and subject to availability.
May 12-13, 2010
The Westin Calgary
320 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2S6 Canada
+1 403-266-1611
Toll-Free: 1-800-937-8461
www.westincalgary.com
Room Rates (May 11-12, 2010):
Single/Double: $209 (CAD) per night plus tax
Rates available until April 11, 2010. Reservations made after this date may be at a higher rate and subject to availability.
