CH-CH-CH-CHANGES... SUPPORTING ONGOING TEACHER PRO-D IN ICT DURING TIMES OF GREAT CHANGE
(Image courtesy of Pixabay - no attribution required) Change is a long term and complex process. It is not an event. The current context in British Columbia's education system is one overflowing with change. As of 2016, BC's K-9 new curriculum was officially implemented. 2019 should see the full implementation of the Graduation program. Assessment frameworks are changing and new reporting standards are being posted as I write. In 2015, the Ministry replaced BCeSIS with the MyEdBC student database and as many will recall, the transition did not go smoothly. In my school district, we have implemented a new tech platform called "Scholantis" as of 2016 which replaced a system that had been in place for over a decade and was familiar and effective for staff; the new system is less so. All this change is, in my opinion, impacting ongoing teacher professional development. When multiple initiatives are being implemented at once, teacher...