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 LC provides educational leadership and is responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program. This is done in cooperation and collaboration with the grade 10-12 learner, and with input, where appropriate, from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s).
Learning Specialist (LS) – is a B.C. certified teacher. The LS provides educational leadership and is responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program. They facilitate weekly workshops, direct and deliver learning activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth. They connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects. This is done in cooperation and collaboration with the learner and together with the learning consultant, where applicable.
Support Provider – is a third 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.
Observing for Learning process – acts as the base for communications and interactions between grade 10-12 learner and LC, with support from parent/guardian, support provider(s) and/or other learning team member(s) as appropriate, to dialogue and reflect upon the development and progress of the learner as well as building relationships among the learning team. It is fundamental to the conversations that live at the heart of our program.
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. It includes courses taken through cross-enrolment.
Individual Education Plan (IEP) – designed for a learner with an inclusive education designation that includes 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 provide educational leadership. Learning specialists are responsible for planning, directing, assessing, and reporting on the learner’s educational program. They facilitate weekly workshops, direct and deliver learning activities, and support processes that foster personal learner growth. They connect theme and add-on course materials and learner-created artifacts to the B.C. curriculum by assessing weekly challenges, portfolios, and personal projects. This is done in cooperation and collaboration with the learner and together with the learning consultant, where applicable.
Protocol
Learning specialists will:
- Engage and become familiar with weekly content, resources, and challenges in the themes and/or add-on courses they are responsible for.
- Plan and facilitate weekly meetings to support peer-to-peer learner connection in an inclusive environment, centered around the theme topic, with inspiration from the current weekly content.
- Be available for learners to receive personalized support for their learning or provide one-to-one support with respect to content, skill development or learner progress.
- 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 formative assessment 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).