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Telling our school stories 2.0 : moving forward with high school redesign : an interim report for 2014/2015

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The Moving Forward with High School Redesign initiative encourages innovative and sustainable strategies for enhancing learning by releasing schools from the 25 hours of instruction per credit... More ≫

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The Moving Forward with High School Redesign initiative encourages innovative and sustainable strategies for enhancing learning by releasing schools from the 25 hours of instruction per credit requirement. This report provides a snapshot of the 2014/2015 experiences and results of Alberta high schools in the first or second year of their redesign journey.

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Telling our school stories : moving forward with high school redesign

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This report summarizes highlights of the Moving Forward with High School Redesign initiative, which is designed to focus on creating responsive, student-centred approaches to 21st century... More ≫

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This report summarizes highlights of the Moving Forward with High School Redesign initiative, which is designed to focus on creating responsive, student-centred approaches to 21st century learning, including core competencies such as collaboration, communication, innovation, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. The report shares the learnings, insights and strategies that are resulting from the initiative and making a difference for students and teachers across the province.

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Technology and high school success research : final report

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Effective use of technology can benefit all students, but especially those at the low and high ends of the achievement spectrum. The Technology and High School Success (THSS) initiative was a part... More ≫

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Effective use of technology can benefit all students, but especially those at the low and high ends of the achievement spectrum. The Technology and High School Success (THSS) initiative was a part of Alberta Education’s ongoing research into best practices in classroom technology implementation. This two‐year project was carried out in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school years and involved over 22,000 students and 420 teachers at over 70 schools. This report presents findings of a study into the results of the two-year initiative.

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Technology and high school success : year one report

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Effective use of technology can benefit all students, but especially those at the low and high ends of the achievement spectrum. The Technology and High School Success (THSS) initiative is a part... More ≫

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Effective use of technology can benefit all students, but especially those at the low and high ends of the achievement spectrum. The Technology and High School Success (THSS) initiative is a part of Alberta Education’s ongoing research into best practices in classroom technology implementation. The overall goal of the initiative is to examine the use of technology to improve student engagement and success in high school. This two‐year project is being carried out in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school years and involves over 22,000 students and 420 teachers at over 70 schools. This report presents preliminary results after the first year of the two-year initiative.

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