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Professional Activity Days

According to the Better School and Students Outcome Act, school boards are required to post details about the specific activities staff will be participating in on Professional Activity Days.

This is the page where you can find that information.




Date: November 15, 2024


Elementary


Length: Full Day


Location: All schools - In-person


Presenters: School Administrators and Educator Staff


Topic 1: AM - Bullying and School Safety

Description: Staff will review safe school policies, violent incident reporting procedures, and bullying prevention and promotion strategies.  Strategies to support a positive school climate will also be highlighted.



Topic 2: AM - Mental Health and Well-Being

Description: Staff will review Social Emotional Learning resources that will focus on six competencies and skills identified by School Mental Health Ontario.  Teachers will have an opportunity to discuss classroom practices for students related to curriculum expectations.


Topic 3: AM - Student Achievement Plan - Literacy

Description: Staff will review the Literacy Student Achievement Plan and discuss how classroom practices relate to fidelity of curriculum and teacher content knowledge. The Literacy block will be reviewed as well as a discussion of Literacy Look Fors in the classroom.


Topic 4: PM - Mathematics

Description: Staff will review the Math Achievement Action Plan and discuss how to maximize High Impact Instructional Practices. Teachers will review and reflect on how to implement resources to support a balanced approach in the Numeracy block.

Secondary

Length: Full Day

Location: All schools - In-person

Presenters: School Administrators and Educator Staff

Topic 1: AM - Bullying and School Safety

Description: Staff will review safe school policies, violent incident reporting procedures, and bullying prevention and promotion strategies.  Strategies to support a positive school climate will also be highlighted.

Topic 2: AM - Artificial Intelligence -  AI : Your Ai(d) in Education

Description: Staff will learn about the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how it is reshaping the educational landscape. Educators will delve into critical evaluation techniques for AI-generated content, enabling them to identify potential biases and ensure responsible implementation. Through hands-on exploration, staff will discover how AI can serve as a valuable assistant, aiding them in various aspects of your teaching practice, such as curriculum planning, implementation and assessment.  

Topic 3: PM - Artificial Intelligence - AI in Action

Description: Teachers will get hands-on and explore different tasks and tools that can enhance their lives in education. Within subject disciplines, teachers will work with various AI and relate them to teaching tasks relevant to their practice, such as meeting the needs of all learners, assessment, lesson planning, and curriculum delivery.   

Topic 4: PM - Guidance and Career Education

Description: Guidance counsellors, Student Success Teachers and Co-op Teachers will make connections between their roles and local employers/labour market, with a focus on high-demand economic sectors.  The session will be facilitated by representatives from Workforce Windsor-Essex.

Topic 5: PM - Empowering Multilingual Learners in the Content Areas

Description: This session will equip high school teachers across all content areas with practical, asset-based strategies to support multilingual learners in building language skills while learning content. Teachers will also explore technology and AI tools that can assist teachers to enhance language support and differentiate instruction.



Date: October 11, 2024


Elementary & Secondary


Length: Full Day


Topics: Together in Faith Day and Online Mandatory Training Modules


Location: Various Catholic parishes across Windsor and Essex County


Presenter(s): Luke Willson - Retired NFL player and former WECDSB Student Trustee; Margaret Palmer - Chaplaincy Leader, Ursuline College; Raymond Grassi - Ice Sledge Hockey gold medalist with Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics; Deacon Keith Strohm - Deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago; Mike Masse - Mindfulness Consultant and Best Selling Author; Christina Mines -  Director of Evangelization & Catechesis, Diocese of Hamilton; Claire Bondy -  Director of Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Ongoing Formation for the Diocese of London; Mackenzie Siddall - Founder of Attitude of Gratitude. 



Description: In the morning, staff will gather as a “Family of Schools” to celebrate Mass. This year’s theme will be “Called to Inspire”.  After Mass, a guest speaker will present and speak to the importance of inspiring our students and staff to live out their Catholic faith. In the afternoon, staff will complete online mandatory training modules (Asbestos Awareness, Bill 13 & Emergency Response, Violence Prevention in the Workplace, WHMIS, Auto-Injector eLearning Course (WECHU), Concussion Identification, Management and Prevention for School eLearning Course (OPHEA), Ryan’s Law: Asthma in the School eLearning Course (WECHU).



Date: September 20, 2024


Elementary


Length: Full Day


Location: All schools - In-person


Presenters: School Administrators and Educator Staff


Topic 1: AM - Cell Phones and Vaping

Description: Staff will review new policies and procedures surrounding cell phone use and vaping.  Educators will explore resources from School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO) and the Windsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) to consider for use in educating students about the harms of vaping and excessive screen time.


Topic 2: AM - Mental Health

Description: Staff will participate in Mental Health literacy promotion through the review of the Ministry’s Policy Program Memorandum 169 - Student Mental Health and how this applies in the classroom setting. Board priorities from our Mental Health Action Plan will be shared with opportunities for discussion. Teachers will be able to review curriculum connections as well as mental health resources that are available to assist them in curriculum delivery.  


Topic 3: AM - Bias Awareness Training Module

Description: Created for employees of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, the Bias Awareness Training Module is an interactive module designed to strengthen one’s understanding of conscious and unconscious biases. 



Topic 4: PM - Literacy

Topic 5: PM - Curriculum Implementation

Description: Staff will engage in professional learning about the principles and requirements related to Early Reading Screening as described in the Ministry’s Policy Program Memorandum 168.  The implementation of the revised 2023 Language curriculum will also be reviewed with educators.  



Educational Assistants and Child and Youth Workers will participate in virtual Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) training in the afternoon.

Secondary


Length: Full Day


Location: All schools - In-person


Presenters: School Administrators and Educator Staff


Topic 1: AM - Cell Phones and Vaping

Description: Staff will review new policies and procedures surrounding cell phone use and vaping.  Educators will explore resources from School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO) and the Windsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) to consider for use in educating students about the harms of vaping and excessive screen time.


Topic 2: AM - Mental Health

Description: Staff will participate in Mental Health literacy promotion through the review of the Ministry’s Policy Program Memorandum 169 - Student Mental Health and how this applies in the classroom setting. Board priorities from our Mental Health Action Plan will be shared with opportunities for discussion. Teachers will be able to review curriculum connections as well as mental health resources that are available to assist them in curriculum delivery.  


Topic 3: AM - Bias Awareness Training Module

Description: Created for employees of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, the Bias Awareness Training Module is an interactive module designed to strengthen one’s understanding of conscious and unconscious biases. 


Topic 4: PM - Curriculum Implementation

Topic 5: PM - Literacy

Topic 6: PM - Mathematics

Description: Within their respective subject disciplines, teachers will review and/or deepen their understanding of inclusive and equitable planning, teaching and assessment practices.  High impact instructional practices will be explored.


The following new or recently revised curriculum/resources will be explored:

  • Grade 9 destreamed Geography curriculum;
  • Grade 9 and 10 Business Studies curriculum;
  • Grade 9 and 10 Technological Education curriculum;
  • Grade 10 Career Studies curriculum;
  • Grade 10 Computer Studies curriculum;
  • Grade 9 destreamed Math curriculum;
  • Grade 9 destreamed Science curriculum;
  • Grade 9 destreamed English curriculum.

Educational Assistants and Child and Youth Workers will participate in virtual Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) training in the afternoon.


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