Policy Statement
SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to supporting learning specialists in their role during grades 10-12.
Definitions
Learning Consultant (LC) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The main role of the LC is to provide educational leadership and work in cooperation and collaboration with the grade 10-12 learner, with support from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s) to plan, support, and account for the learner’s learning progress.
Learning Specialist (LS) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The main role of the LS is to a) provide educational leadership and work in cooperation and collaboration with the learner to facilitate weekly workshops, support activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth and b) connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects, together with the learning consultant and learner where applicable.
Support Provider – is a 3rd party service provider contracted by SDLF to provide specific services in support of progress on goals outlined by the LC on a learner’s Individual Education Plan, if applicable.
Path to Completion – is a personalized learning plan for learners in grades 10-12 that outlines the courses, themes, and add-ons an individual learner has and will take to chart a course to high school completion for the learner. It includes courses taken through cross-enrolment.
Individual Education Plan (IEP) – designed for a learner that includes one or more of the following: personalized goals or learning outcomes that are different from, or in addition to expected learning outcomes, a list of support services, a list of adapted materials, instruction or assessment methods.
Policy
SelfDesign Learning Foundation will put guidelines in place for learning specialists as they a) provide educational leadership and work in cooperation and collaboration with the learner to facilitate weekly workshops, support activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth and b) connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects, together with the learning consultant and learner where applicable.
Protocol
Learning specialists will:
- Engage and become familiar with weekly content, resources, and challenges.
- Plan and facilitate weekly real-time meetings to support peer-to-peer learner connection in an inclusive environment, centered around the theme topic, with inspiration from the current weekly content.
- Host weekly, consistent office hours for learners to receive personalized support for their learning or provide one-to-one support to families/learners with respect to content.
- Use the learning platform as directed to keep track of learner progress.
- Communicate with learners and/or LCs regarding incomplete theme/add-on submissions.
- Request Completion Plans for learners as needed based on the Completion Plan Guidelines for Educators.
- Document any questions or impacts pertaining to educator workflow as directed.
- Complete assessments of learning artifacts in timely ways according to guidelines.
- Assess learner artifacts and share anecdotal comments that reference SelfDesign’s provided assessment frameworks and guidelines.
- Assess learner artifacts submitted for summative assessment, including challenges, portfolio and personal projects, engaging in further conversation with LCs and learners when appropriate.
- Provide a final percentage grade for each course, theme, or add-on.
- Promote learner success through clear expectations, prompt responses, and weekly communication and feedback.
- Assess and evaluate learning in relation to goals, objectives, and the Learning Standards in the B.C. curriculum.
- Model, guide, and encourage legal, ethical, and safe behaviour related to technology use.
Related Documents
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Learning Consultant Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Parent/Guardian Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Learner Policy.
- Grades 10-12 Role of the Support Provider Policy.
- Learning Standards (B.C. Curriculum).