Focus: Curriculum Redesign

Inspiring Education Through Communities of Practice

School districts are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education and collaborated with ERLC to share their stories in these videos. The intent of the videos is to demonstrate how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Black Gold Regional Division - Instructional Practice Through Comprehensive Teacher Professional Learning

How are educators in Black Gold engaging in professional learning to enhance their practice and increase capacity to enhance student learning?

Black Gold shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:57

Edmonton Catholic Schools - Instructional practice Through Teacher Driven Professional Development

As a professional learning community within Edmonton Catholic School District, how can a focus on project based learning enhance teacher practice, learning and engagement for all students?

Edmonton Catholic shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:41

Edmonton Public Schools - Ministerial Order Through Teacher Cohorts and Collaboration

As a cohort within Edmonton Public School, how can we build awareness and understanding of the Ministerial Order on Student Learning and infuse into the existing programs of studies?

Edmonton Public shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:46

Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division - Instructional Practice Through Teacher and Student Engagement

As a professional learning community within Elk Island Catholic Schools, how can project based learning enhance teacher practice and student engagement and learning?

Elk Island Catholic shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 5:26

Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional - Through Instructional Coaches for Teacher Capacity

As a community of practice within Evergreen School Division, how can we enhance teacher practice and student learning through instructional coaches and a professional learning community?

Evergreen Catholic shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:36

Grande Yellowhead Public School Division - Inclusive Education Modelling Change in Practice Based on Professional Learning

As a professional learning community within Grande Yellowhead Public School Division, how can a focus on creating inclusive, safe learning environments that support independence and belonging, enhance teacher practice and the development of the 3Es in all students?

Grande Yellowhead shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 5:26

Parkland School Division - Numeracy Through Teacher Practice that Enhances Student Learning

As a community of practice within Parkland School Division, to what extent does student learning and the development of students’ number sense improve when teacher practice is enhanced?

Parkland shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 5:21

Pembina Hills Regional Divsion - Literacy in the Content Areas Through a Culture of Teacher Collaboration

As a professional learning community within Pembina Hills Regional Division, how can a focus on developing effective comprehension strategies enhance teacher practice and reading comprehension for division 3 and 4 students?

Pembina Hills shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 7:24

Greater St. Albert Catholic - Instructional Practice Through Shared Teacher Instructional Capacity

As a community of practice within Greater St. Albert catholic Schools, how can we enhance teacher practice and student learning through differentiated instructional practices such as Project Based Learning?

St. Albert Catholic shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 5:26

St. Albert Public - Content Based Literacy Through Researched Assessment and Instructional Practices that Inform Teacher Practice

As a professional learning community within St. Albert Schools, how can we enhance teacher practice and student learning through implementing effective, research based reading/literacy practices in the content areas?

St. Albert Public shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:15

St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools - Essential Learning and Assessment Practices Through Collaborative Professional Learning

As a professional learning community within St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School district, how can a focus on identifying essential curricular learning outcomes and accompanying assessments enhance teacher practice and student learning?

St. Thomas Aquinas shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 5:02

Sturgeon School Division - Differentiated Literacy Strategies Through Collective Professional Learning

As a professional learning community within Sturgeon School division, how can a focus on implementing literacy strategies to differentiate reading instruction enhance teacher practice and the reading achievement of students in grades 1-6?

Sturgeon shares how their professional learning communities are re-conceptualizing teaching and learning to align with the intent of inspiring education. The video also shares how professional learning design* provided by ERLC has provided support for educator capacity and implementation.

Length: 4:46

This resource was developed under the leadership of ERLC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation.