Sask+Learning

=The Quick and Dirty= __Greg Lawrence - Practical and Applied Arts Coordinator. __I'm interested in supporting school divisions to implement and/or maintain dynamic PAA programs focusing on student needs and ensuring adequate skills training to meet the provincial demand for skilled workers. Next fall a Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship program will be available province wide to assist our students with transitions to work.

__Kyla Christiansen - Health Education and Wellness Consultant__ I am responsible for Health Education K-12 (e.g., Health Education K-9, Wellness 10, Life Transitions 20, 30).

I have the privilege of working with provincial cadres of catalyst teachers for Elementary Level Health Education, Middle Level Health Educaiton, and Wellness 10.

__Dean Elliott - Science Consultant__ I am responsible for K-12 Science. I have been focused on science curriculum renewal, beginning with Science 10 and followed by the other curricula over the next eight years.

__Gerry Craswell - Director, Science and Technology Unit in the Curriculum and E-Learning Branch__ I am the director of the unit that is responsible for the science, mathematics, practical and applied arts, social sciences and driver education. I am particularly intererested in the models of professional development that Saskatchewan Learning can use to work with school divisions to deliver effective PD that will meet both the needs of school divisions and teachers, and the needs of Sask Learning. =The Burning Questions= __PAA__ 1. How can the K-12 system support all students to enhance their employability skills? 2. How can Learning better inform teachers/administrators about the differenced between university, SIAST, and apprenticeship? 3. Why are schools and teachers not generally taking advanage of the articulation agreements in the trade-related PAA courses? 4. How can we make trades training appealing for female students in non-traditional occupations? 5. Where will we get adequately trained PAA instructors from in the future?

__Health Education__ 1. How can School Community Councils support Comprehensive School Health? 2. How can Learning support school division consultants? 3. How does health education support the learning outcomes identified in the Continuous Improvement Framework? 4. Why do some schools fail to fulfil the provincial mandate to offer Health Education as one of the Required Areas of Study? 5. How can school divisions utilize the expertise of their Health Education/Wellness 10 catalyst teachers? 6. What Health Education professional development opportunities would benefit teachers?

__Science__ 1. How can we effectively support teachers to implement renewed Science curricula? 2. Is there a difference between the professional development needed in K-5 than in the senior sciences? If so, what is the difference and why does it exist? 3. Is there a need to have at least one identified science leader per renewed curriculum per school division? If so, does that mean that each school division should have one pilot teacher for each renewed curriculum? Should each school division also have one implementation teacher-leader for each renewed curriculum? 4. Should SK Learning be more involved in helping teachers, schools, and school divisions choose appropriate equipment, materials, or supplies to support science curriculum?

__General __1. What are the needs and strengths of the school divisions related to professional development? 2. What are the delivery models that are effective, or can be effective to inservice teachers, particularly in light of the restructured school divisions? 3. What are school divisions needing and expecting from SK Learning in the future?