The highest leverage strategy of educational improvement efforts is the development of staff capacity. In collaboration with the Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association we are making significant investments in quality professional learning for educators in current, research-based practice to increase knowledge and confidence.
Some examples of the work of are:
- Shifting from one-off workshops to a robust learning series with successive professional development sessions and classroom learning rounds, time to practice and reflect in between, and a community of practice network to support one another
- Learning Series with exceptional BC, Canadian, and global leaders in numeracy, literacy, educational research, inclusion, resilience and trauma-informed practice.
- Common district assessments with support for learning how to administer them, analyze results, and use what is learned to plan for instruction
- District mental health plan
- Full program of support for new teachers in their first three years
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER with support for professional learning in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District:
Primary Teachers Learning Together
Cataline Elementary
Many Cataline Elementary teachers attended the Primary Teacher Conference during the Oct. 23 Professional Development Day. Teachers were thrilled to hear from so many educational experts, including primary educators who have worked prior with our Cataline staff.
Grounding Our Primary Literacy Instruction
Cataline Elementary
All Cataline Elementary school primary teachers (K-3) collectively engaged with other primary teachers from the district to share and learn together, grounding their early literacy programming with foundational skills instruction.
Carole Fullerton Supporting Cataline Intermediate Teachers
Cataline Elementary
Carole Fullerton returned to Cataline Elementary school as part of the School District Professional Learning Rounds, working alongside our intermediate teachers. Hosted by Mr. Wilson, Carole explored the concept of numbers of a whole, focusing on decimals and percentages.
Primary Literacy
Cataline Elementary
Cataline primary teachers continued their commitment towards improving and furthering their literacy programming and targeted phonic instruction; focusing on our 2025/2026 school goal of improving student literacy rates. During April 24th Professional Development Day, Mrs. Tomlinson and Ms.
Carole Fullerton Visit - Cataline Numeracy
Cataline Elementary
Cataline teachers and students were in full participation with numeracy specialist, Carole Fullerton, who worked with Mrs. Sache and her grade 1 students building numeracy instructional capacity and foundational numeracy skills.
Staff Development on Supporting Students with AAC
Cataline Elementary
Cataline’s educational assistants and support teachers met with our speech and language teacher Ms. Rilla to continue learning about how to support assistive communication users with their talkers.
Compassionate Systems Staff Meetings
Cataline Elementary
Cataline begins every meeting with a compassionate systems activity. Sometime this is grounding or gratitude, and in February, staff looked at the iceberg model.
Get Your Teach On - Teach with Energy
Cataline Elementary
Teachers Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Enns, and Mrs. Dikur shared with Cataline staff their learning from the Get Your Teach On Conference they attended. With a passion and enthusiasm towards improving literacy practice, these teachers led the sharing with practical ideas, while providing staff with
Collaborative Literacy - Next Steps
Cataline Elementary
Cataline Elementary School primary teachers continued their literacy connection and work with District Helping Teacher, Marianne Okrainetz, during the November Professional Development Day. Ms.
Story Workshops
Cataline Elementary
Ms. LeBourdais presented the "Story Workshop" to Cataline staff. Teachers had the opportunity to listen to the presentation, work with the story kits, and time to collaborate about the implementation of the program within the school and their class.
FSA Team Comes Together
Cataline Elementary
Our Grade 4 teachers, supported by admin and our learning support department, met for a working lunch to collaborate and plan for a successful FSA season. This ensures all students can find success in the assessment and teachers can effectively use the FSA to guide their teaching and learning.
Early Literacy
Cataline Elementary
During September 29 Professional Development Day, most Cataline Elementary School primary teachers focused their day around early literacy instruction and programming.
Marking and Anchoring Student Assessment
Cataline Elementary
Cataline teachers and helping teachers gathered to assess spring reading and writing activities. Anchoring our learning and reviewing examples ensures students are assessed accurately and teachers are growing their practice.
Literacy with Bryan Gidinski
Cataline Elementary
Cataline Elementary School had the pleasure of hosting Bryan Gidinski during the latest professional development day. As part of School District 27 Learning Series, Mr.
Literacy Assessment Dinner Session
Cataline Elementary
With the support of Helping Teacher, Marianne Okrainetz, Cataline teachers participated in a literacy benchmarking dinner session, where teachers got together to collaborate with their colleagues, bounce ideas off each other, while also sharing a few laughs.