Category: 5.4 Learning

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to providing fair and collaborative grading practices for learners. Definitions None Policy SelfDesign Learning Foundation, through educators, will assess learning and provide summative assessment, including determining final marks in grades 10-12, according to established assessment guidelines and protocols. Protocol Learner artifacts are assessed using anecdotal formative feedback […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to and expects honesty from K-12 learners, parents/guardians, and support providers. Definitions Plagiarism – is the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own, including: Turning in someone else’s work as your own. Copying words or ideas from someone else […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to providing meaningful progress reporting to learners and parents/guardians. Definitions None Policy SelfDesign Learning Foundation, through educators, will, for each learner enrolled at SelfDesign Learning Community in K-9, offer timely, meaningful, and flexible communication of learning. SDLF, through educators, will, for each learner enrolled at SelfDesign Learning […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to supporting learners and proctors in the invigilation process. Definitions None Policy SelfDesign Learning Foundation will support learners requiring proctors for: Grades K-9 foundation skills assessments and, Grades 10-12 provincial numeracy and literacy assessments, and the proctors themselves. Protocol Grades K-9 SelfDesign Learning Foundation will allow any […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to allocating significant resources on a yearly basis to support appropriate educational resource use. Definitions Learning Standards – are an explicit statement of what learners are expected to know, understand, and be able to do in a given grade and area of learning. Learning Resources – are […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to supporting grade 10-12 learners during enrolment and course participation. Definitions None Policy SelfDesign Learning Foundation will ensure that learners in grades 10-12: Can enrol at any time, dependent upon space in the program and specific intake and start times to support learner success. Are able to […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to making decisions that are in the best interest of learners when it comes to having a learner either advance or repeat a grade or course. Definitions None Policy SelfDesign Learning Foundation will consider the educational, emotional, and social effects of retention, as well as how alternative […]

Policy Statement SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to supporting active participation in online learning. Definitions Online Learning – means a method of instruction that relies primarily on communication between learners and educators by means of the internet. It may also include other types of instruction at a distance from the learner, such as correspondence […]