Numeracy

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

PAT and Dip data

Leaps and Bounds Diagnostic assessment

Research share site

Support processes in analyzing data

Early number counting and sense research

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
Send out PD opportunities in Alberta to teachers
Develop criteria for presenters, facilitators, and coaches

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

Math cohorts

Google Classroom

Numeracy supervisor will help schedule times with schools for opportunities for this support
Each school will have one or more teachers attend cohort meetings to discuss math practice and update progress in the school on the numeracy priority

Share best practice and resources for math on Google Classroom

Numeracy

Staff Quick Links

Parent & Students Quick Links