instructional capacity


The highest leverage strategy of educational improvement efforts is the development of staff capacity. In collaboration with the Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association we are making significant investments in quality professional learning for educators in current, research-based practice to increase knowledge and confidence.

Some examples of the work of are:

  • Shifting from one-off workshops to a robust learning series with successive professional development sessions and classroom learning rounds, time to practice and reflect in between, and a community of practice network to support one another 
  • Learning Series with exceptional BC, Canadian, and global leaders in numeracy, literacy, educational research, inclusion, resilience and trauma-informed practice. 
  • Common district assessments with support for learning how to administer them, analyze results, and use what is learned to plan for instruction
  • District mental health plan
  • Full program of support for new teachers in their first three years 

Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER with support for professional learning in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District: 

Story Stones & Oral Language Workshop

Tatla Lake Elementary/Junior

Anahim Lake Elementary/Secondary

<p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Recently, educators from Tatla Lake School, Anahim Lake School, and Nagwuntl'oo School came together to participate in a workshop focused on using “story stones” to build students’ oral language skills.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Facilitated by Beulah Smith, Early Learning Coordinator, the session invited participants to explore both concrete and abstract approaches to storytelling. Through interactive activities, educators collaborated, shared ideas, and deepened their understanding of how oral language can be fostered in engaging and culturally responsive ways.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Beyond instructional strategies, the workshop created space for connection by strengthening relationships across our rural schools and reinforcing a shared commitment to student success. By learning together, staff are better equipped to support the social and emotional well-being of their students, while bringing creative, language-rich practices back to their classrooms.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Participants also had the opportunity to design and create their own sets of story stones, ensuring that this learning translates directly into classroom practice.</span></p><table class="editor-table" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"><col style="width: 50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/12aa9b2b-acbb-4d8c-946e-344d51acf434?fingerprint=ppb20260422043541" alt="Story Stones kimberley ikebuchi" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/065ea014-c748-44a8-bab0-d1e104b081b6?fingerprint=ppb20260422043542" alt="Story Stones 2 kimberley ikebuchi" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
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