Pre-Conference Session:

Building Better Schools Together

Wayne HulleyDecember 5, 2013
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, Red Deer

Presented by Wayne Hulley

Schools are under great pressure to produce improved results with limited resources. The days of control, comply, and command have been replaced by coordinate, communicate, and collaborate. Wayne will provide a framework for effective planning and demonstrate how the concepts presented in the various sessions support schools in reaching the mission of learning by all.

Wayne will relate the concepts and strategies presented to the five phases of the Building Better Schools Together model (Creating an Intention, Study, Reflection, Plan, and Implement). Reflect on your current planning process and see how this model has led to very positive results in schools throughout North America.

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn a common language of instruction
  • Learn important routines, including how to be clear about learning goals connected to proficiency scales
  • Experience instructional strategies connected to delivering new content, and practice them to deepen understanding
  • Discover the importance of applying knowledge by generating and testing hypotheses
  • Learn important teacher behaviors for engagement and for building student-teacher relationships
  • Ensure high expectations for all students

About the Presenter

Wayne Hulley has been at the forefront of effective schools research in Canada for over 30 years, and his site-based planning model is used in more than 1,200 schools throughout North America.

Wayne's expertise encompasses assessment, effective schools research, and best practices for school improvement. He has worked in the schools and as superintendent of the Peel Board of Education in Toronto. Wayne has also taught motivational theory at the Universities of Toronto, York, and Brock.

Assisting in the improvement efforts of nearly every school division in Canada, Wayne has provided skilled guidance on numerous long-term improvement projects, mostly in Alberta. In 2006, he was honoured by the
Canadian Education Association for his work.