2018 BC Digital Learning Symposium

A follow-up dialogue and deeper dive into notions from the Cowichan keynote from a variety of leaders who have implemented innovative programs in similar efforts to create flexible, learner-focused, and inquiry-based programs to address curricular change.

1. Leaders of other programs from across BC and Canada will share via a short (3-5 minute) ignite presentation an update of critical features of their programs,
2. A panel dialogue and open discussion will summarize key principles from the change initiatives undertaken by leaders of these programs,
3. A facilitated discussion exploring how these principles derived from other leaders journey's can be used to provoke change in your own situation.  The session will provide a showcase, discussion, and facilitated dialogue enabling delegates to build pertinent connections to their own practice.

Programs featured:

• Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning (SAIL) -- a blended interdisciplinary school/district program where personal student learning occurs through inquiry and project-based learning using a variety of digital tools in a multi-aged classroom (elementary) and cohorts (secondary).  Students have the flexibility to advance according to their learning capabilities and are challenged to embrace an innovator's mindset within a makerspace environment.
• John Paul II Collegiate  -- Winners of the McDowell Foundation Research Project of Year JPII High School in North Battleford, SK transformed their school through blended learning and participation in teacher action research.
• Navigate Programs -- Navigate (NIDES) was created through a shift from a regional, paper-based, "school in a box" to a fully online K-12 platform that supports cutting-edge blended learning programs in more than a dozen communities throughout British Columbia.  Navigate programs were recipients of the iNACOL "Innovative Blended Learning Program" award in 2014, and the CEA "Innovator of the Year" Award in 2016.
• Heritage Christian Online School -- HCOS took the chance to build a new online course design this past year to engage students through inquiry-based online learning.  Challenges came in how to scaffold instruction and provide adequate support for distance learners. 
• Sun Peaks (SD73) -- SD73 uses several models to engage students including video-conferencing, online courses to support DL and classroom instruction, but there is a shift to a Blended Model for the delivery of new curriculum and support for students taking their courses outside of the traditional classroom. @KOOL provides an interactive model to engage students in meaningful learning experiences through the Sun Peaks model. 
• CAVLFO (Ontario) -- CAVLFO is a consortium created by the twelve French Language School Boards of Ontario. One of our mandates is to offer online, over 100 high school credits to students in 104 high schools.  We will present a brief history of CAVLFO and its mandates, and will at our newest online courses and ressources that support our student centered approach in the delivery of the provincial curriculum.

Ask your own questions for the presenter. Add your questions/comments to the shared Google doc here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mdTCy4w0hom0oY6K1-qDnS-5x-p7tGRHwnsQlJRd1Rk/edit?usp=sharing