AISI

Alberta Initiative for School Improvement

High Prairie School Division's AISI project is designed to increase achievement in mathematics for all students K-12 in all divisional schools.  Working with acclaimed math consultants our teachers are striving to develop a collaborative culture within the division, based on a common vocabulary for both students and teachers.  

Our K - 6 teachers are focusing on enhancing their mathematics instructional practices by developing a deeper understanding of the importance of spatial learning for learner success. As well, elementary teachers are honing their skills to establish deeper student understanding in mathematics.   

Our grades 9 - 12 math teachers are focusing on enhancing their understanding of the provincial Math Program of Studies so as to provide strategic support for improved student learning and improved outcomes in math. 

At the end of the 3 year AISI cycle (June 2012), we expect to have built a mathematics assessment data-base linked to the K-12 Alberta Mathematics Curriculum, with outcomes identifying evidence of student learning at both the acceptable and standard of excellence levels.  Teachers will have a common understanding and an increased confidence of what mathematical proficiency and student engagement in the subject looks like across the grades.   

This work will involve teams of teachers at all grade levels in an in-depth examination of the math curriculum outcomes, study and reflection on instructional practice facilitated through coaching, team teaching, modeling and video-taping.   A pivotal part of this process will be the collaborative examination between teachers in the analysis of student work, in order to build exemplars of achievement and to demonstrate evidence of student growth.