Fort Vermilion School Division Priority
1.6.3 All students will improve numeracy skills
Framework
- To guide instruction
- Align with division numeracy priority
- Improve student performance in math competencies, practical math knowledge, and mental math skills
Guiding Principles
- Students make sense of the world in regard to math use in their lives.
- Students identify what they know, how to apply this knowledge to tasks, and what new knowledge and skills they need to learn.
- Students will use knowledge to explain patterns and phenomena found in our world.
- Students learn in different ways and rates.
Numeracy Action Plan
1. Division-wide understanding of numeracy will be developed and communicated to all stakeholders
Strategies |
Actions |
Inform principals of the direction and vision of numeracy in the school division
Inform teachers
Inform students
Inform parents
Inform external stakeholders
All schools will develop and communicate a numeracy action plan |
Numeracy Supervisor works with the numeracy committee to develop a vision for numeracy
Newsletters, emails, website
Classroom visits, website
Newsletters, website
Local newspaper
Principals |
2. Research and data will be used to inform direction and instructional practice
Strategies |
Actions |
Accountability Pillar Survey
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Review data at LTM
Review data at LTM
Train admin and teachers
Google Classroom with links to current research |
3. Build capacity in our schools
Strategies | Actions |
Math cohorts, Numeracy Committee Support and provide professional development
Identify experts and lead teachers |
Numeracy Supervisor will contact principals for a teacher to recommend to join the math cohort
Create a list of teachers with expertise found in the school division |
4. Best practices will be shared with math teachers
Strategies | Actions |
Math consultant and/or presenters work with teachers on best practice
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Numeracy supervisor will help schedule times with schools for opportunities for this support
Share best practice and resources for math on Google Classroom |