AER Form

EDBE 8Y01 Digital Portfolio: AER Strategy Form                  Name: Jessica Yee
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	My goal is to create a positive learning environment where all students feel valued, and are comfortable to take risks and make mistakes through the learning process.	I will make an effort to get to know my students and their interests, and incorporate group and team activities. I will also communicate with other teacher candidates and teacher’s for other ideas to encourage an inclusive environment.	1.    OCT Ethical Standards 2.    Building Inclusive Classrooms: Cornell Univeristy 3.    Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy
POLICY Learning Skills & Work Habits	My goal is to integrate learning skills and work habits into curriculum tasks, and enable students to take on more responsibility while supporting their development.	I will research activities and assignments that will scaffold and enable students to be more independent in their learning. This may begin with working cooperatively in groups and progressing to inquiry based collaborative learning.	1.    The Difference in Cooperative Learning & Collaborative Learning 2.    3 Strategies to Promote Independent Thinking in Classrooms
POLICY Performance Standards: The Achievement Chart	I will offer a variety of tasks for students to display their learning and achievement in all 4 aspects of the achievement chart in a balanced method.	By having a thorough understanding of the curriculums and the expectations, I can create different tasks that can assess students in more than one aspect of the achievement chart. I can also show students what success looks like in terms of each aspect of the achievement chart.	1.    Ontario Curriculum 1-12, Achievement Chart 2.    Instructional methods, Learner-centered
POLICY Assessment FOR Learning & AS Learning	I will provide thorough feedback in assessment tasks for learning, and help students set goals and monitor their own progress through assessment as learning at consistent periods throughout the year.	I will review the lessons and readings from Assessment class, and other courses to gain a thorough understanding the role of assessment for and as learning. Consistent reflection of each lesson will help me grow as a teacher and improve my assessing strategies. I will also seek ways/forms to keep track of assessments/evaluations.	1.    Assessment Apps for the Classroom 2.    Assessment Advice and Forms    3.    Learning for all- Guide to effective Assessment
POLICY Evaluation	I will create evaluation policies that students will be able to clearly understand, and will show them what success looks like with examples.	I will seek the advice of my associate teacher, and other teachers with many years of experience to find out what evaluation tools and assignments they have found most effective. I will also create or acquire student examples to show my students examples of success for assignments.	1.    Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting Handbook 2.    Growing Success
POLICY Reporting Student Achievement	I will develop fair and accurate report card grades and comments that reflect student’s learning in the classroom, and ensure clear communication with parents about student’s grades.	I will stay organized with my assessment notes and evaluations. This may be in the form of an app or student portfolios. I will also make sure I have gathered enough evidence to support student learning.	1.    Growing Success 2.    HDSB Report Cards 3.    Reporting
POLICY Students With Special Education Needs	I will create strategies and assignments that will implement students with IEP’s seamlessly, and individualize modifications to promote student success.	I will communicate with the EA’s of my students, as well as the SERT to ensure that we work together to create/implement IEP’s and modifications for students with special needs. It will also be important to develop a thorough student profile to identify their strengths and learning styles.	1.    IEP Resource Guide    2.    Special Education Ontario 3.    Special Needs Teacher Resources
POLICY English Language Learners	I will get to know my students and understand their interests and needs, in order to adapt effective lesson plans to meet their needs.	I will develop a thorough student profile to discover the student’s strengths and learning styles that work best. I will also find various ways to communicate information and assignments (written, oral, visual)	1.    Supporting English Language Learners 2.    TESL Ontario 3.    Teaching English Language Learners
POLICY The Kindergarten Program	N/A	N/A	N/A