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The Pathways to Learning describe the instructional STRATEGIES, guided by the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning, that will lead to deeper learning for our students. Through these instructional approaches, students will be able to explore, discover, and develop themselves as complete learners through a personalized and balanced perspective.
Assessment is a pathway to understand student learning. Students know where they are, where they were, and what next steps they should take in their learning. By utilizing assessment for, of, and as learning, students use criteria, rubrics, exemplars, self and peer assessment, descriptive feedback, personal learning targets, reflection, and collect samples of their work to drive their learning forward.
Collaboration is a pathway that leads to groups of students working together toward a common goal. It inspires the creation of new knowledge and respect for different ideas. Students learn to understand themselves and each other.
Engagement is a pathway leading to the active involvement of all students. Cooperative structures and strategies allow students to access prior knowledge and deepen understanding. Students are always actively involved in a process, a specific end product, or goal. Students exercise agency to create their own projects and learning plans at their own pace.
Play and Exploration are pathways that support student curiosity, communication, and risk taking. Hands-on and inquiry based approaches lead to the development of individual student creativity and the innovation of something new: an idea, an interpretation, or a product.
Purpose and Authenticity are pathways for students to engage in meaningful and personally relevant learning. Students use interdisciplinary approaches and ‘voice and choice’ to make connections to their own reality and to a broader perspective. Community partnerships and projects support learners in applying their learning through real world problems.
Technology is a pathway for students to access, use, communicate and produce information. It also allows students to archive, track, and present their learning over time.
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