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A positive, responsive, and respectful online school culture does not happen in isolation but arises as all staff focus on achieving goals in a thoughtful and meaningful manner. As a school, we have identified two goals for the 2007-2008 school year:
3.1 Refining our Assessment and Evaluation Process
Assessment and evaluation are processes which establish an important relationship between the student and the teacher. Actions to be taken are:
- ensure all assessment and evaluation activities are guided by the four categories (KUTICA) set out by the Ministry of Education in Ontario: knowledge and understanding, thinking and inquiry, communication, and application;
- continue to modify the VHS online Gradebook in all VHS courses in order to reflect these achievement categories;
- monitor the use of specific assessment and evaluation activities in all courses in order to evaluate their effectiveness;
- share best practices of assessment and evaluation among all VHS teachers;
- assess the degree to which assessment and evaluation devices are reflecting the curriculum expectations; and
- seek evidence from the assessment and evaluation processes to determine the extent to which students understand their curriculum.
3.2 Reaching out to International Students
International students often come to Canada from another country to pursue their secondary school needs. They often come to Ontario because the Ontario school system provides a world-class education. We need to focus on providing a positive educational experience for our international students seeking online courses at VHS so that many will consider Ontario as a potential destination as legal Canadian citizens. Actions to be taken are:
- ensure the learning activities in the VHS courses provide a high quality learning experience for international students;
- focus on the specific needs of international students and provide direct intervention for these needs in meaningful ways, unique to our online courses;
- develop strong learning skills in the international student through effective online teaching.
