Have you been watching the testing being done in provincial schools? Results are coming in and helping leaders understand where their students are in comparison to others of the same age and grade. NAEC supports the testing.
Why?
To get a baseline of where students are and to assist educators to ensure quality education for all students.
To find schools who are doing well and learn about their best practices.
To set targets for improvement
Your school can be involved. HOW
If First Nations Schools want to participate in the Education Quality and Accountability Office testing, please forward a request to:
Victoria Hemming,
Education Quality and Accountability Office,
Suite 1200, 2 Carlton Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2M9.
First Nation Schools may request funding for this testing. The cost for each test is $95.00 for Grades 3, 6 and 9 and there is no cost for the Grade 10 Literacy Test.
Please forward a letter indicating the number of students in each grade from your school to:
Kathy Knott, Director of Education,
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada,
Brantford Business Center,
58 Dalhousie St. 3 rd Floor,
Box 1960,
Brantford, Ontario
N3T 5W5.
Telephone 519-751-2243
EQAO link http://www.eqao.com/01e/1_1e.asp
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE RESULTS????
Good question. NAEC has secured training positions with EQAO for a few Aboriginal teachers to learn to mark the test after they have delivered it in the classroom. Learning to assess will raise awareness of content, what is actually being assessed and insight into how well our kids are doing. Maybe results are skewed by content that is not culturally appropriate, unrealistic questions, and other things we haven’t discovered yet.
Testing is important. If we want to succeed, we need to set targets, work towards them then test and assess if we are making progress. Currently, we know that for every 10 aboriginal kids to enter grade one, only 3 graduate from grade 12. This is not acceptable and we have to do our part, in finding ways to improve.
Please get involved. Apply for your funding, and to write the test and
Most teachers will not take the training but you can review your results and find out where your class is at. Then you can figure out possible plans of action. You know your class best, you know what resources you have and by building connections, we can do a better job.
Seven Generations Education Institute teacher candidates always write units as part of their training. So, unit plans will be typed up and submitted on the website over the next month.
