L’élève doit être au centre de l’approche. Son engagement avec la matière à enseigné est essentiel. Le rôle de l’enseignant est de développé une relation positive avec l’élève afin que celui ou celle-ci s’engage avec la matière et aussi en tant que membre de la communauté locale, nationale et globale.

Pour ce faire l’enseignant se doit d’avoir une obligation morale envers la profession et une vision de son rôle dans la société. Il faut créer chez l’enseignant un désir de progression continuelle afin d’atteindre une maîtrise de l’art d’enseigner. Ceci doit se faire dans un esprit de collaboration avec les collègues afin de peaufiner les approches qui apportent le succès.

Cinq attributs essentiels d’un bon enseignants :

Dans la salle de classe l’enseignant se doit d’identifier les éléments essentiels du curriculum. Il doit être capable de guider les élèves par ses interactions. Elle doit évaluer l’apprentissage et fournir des rétroactions formatives. Il doit s’occuper des attributs socio-affectifs. Elle doit influencer la performance des élèves.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1121788/education-sexuelle-garcons-calgary-programme

Un programme que j’ai aidé a mettre en place à Georges P. Vanier.

When I became principal of Western Canada High School the percentage of grade 10 students rating the school as safe and caring was 88%.

It is an impressive stats inline with the provincial average. One of my objective was to raise that number through a series of initiatives:Hired a .5 psychologist

• Increased counselling time by .5 FTE
• Continued work of staff wellness committee
• Created a student wellness club
• Introduced gender neutral bathrooms
• Introduced yoga classes
• Introduced Math-15 Class
• Introduced Math Camp for IB Students
• Introduced yoga sessions prior to exams
• Regular PD sessions for faculty with regards to mental health:
  • Of particular interest was the live performance of the Laramie Project followed by a panel on creating Safe Spaces in a school. The presentation was attended by the Faculty at Western Canada and by teachers from both school boards.
• Introduction of a depression screening day (Oct 6^th 2017)
• Interactive activities by different student clubs to raise awareness:
  • Speak-out on Mental Illness;
  • Pride Week by Spectrum Club;
  • Safe Space program introduce by Spectrum Club.
• Regular sessions in collaboration with AHS for parents:
  • -Nov 1, 2016: Coping with Stress
  • -Feb 9, 2017: Motivating the Unmotivated
  • -Sep 19, 2017: Nancy Mannix on the work of the Palix Foundation
• Fitness Center available to students and staff
• Study Space available

• The impact of this strategy is starting to show in our survey results: On the accountability pillar survey, the percentage of students rating the school as safe and caring went to 92.2% in May 2017.  With our Learning Leader for Student Services, I did a presentation on the approach taken at the Moving Forward With High School Re-Design Conference:

WCHS Presentation 2017 MFWHSR

Each year schools in the Calgary Board of Education have to present their results to the community. A template is offered to the school principals. I have added to the template.

My additions are related to the work started a few years ago to make our school more responsive to the students need. In particular, I have organised the template according to the principles of High School Re-Design.

These interconnected principles include: • Mastery Learning • Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum • Personalization • Flexible Learning Environments • Educator Roles and Professional Development • Meaningful Relationships • Home and Community Involvement • Assessment • Welcoming, Caring, Respectful and Safe.

Take a look!