B.C. SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHARE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS

The following table lists the 44 school districts participating in the 2007 Learning in Action Showcase, the theme of their innovation and the title of the project they are presenting.
All district innovations fall under five themes:

Leadership: Building Capacity
Literacy: Reaching Across the Curriculum
The First 10 Years: Windows of Opportunity
Middle Years to Secondary: What is Really Important
Equitable Futures: Engaging All Learners.

SD#	District Name	Project Theme	Project Title
5	Southeast Kootenay	Equitable Futures	Adapted Technology
6	Rocky Mountain	Equitable Futures	David Thompson Secondary School Healthy Schools Initiatives
8	Kootenay Lake	Equitable Futures	Enhancing Student Life Chances: The “Gray Area” Action Research Project
10	Arrow Lakes	Literacy	Online Literature Circles
19	Revelstoke	First 10 Years	Embracing Early Learning
20	Kootenay-Columbia	Literacy	Smart Learning with Learning Dynamics
22	Vernon	Equitable Futures	Together for the Children
28	Quesnel	Equitable Futures	Engaging All Learners Through Alternative Education
33	Chilliwack	Equitable Futures	Secondary School Apprenticeship Chilliwack
34	Abbotsford	Leadership	Learning by Teaming: Improving Student Achievement Through Distributed Leadership and Collaborative Inquiry
35	Langley	Equitable Futures	Junior Trade
36	Surrey	Equitable Futures	Aboriginal Astronomy
37	Delta	Leadership	Creating Coaching Communities in Literacy
38	Richmond	Leadership	Richmond’s Area Counsellor Team (ACT): Connecting Social Responsibility to School-Wide Positive Support Systems
39	Vancouver	Equitable Futures	Cultural/Diversity Awareness & Anti-Discrimination Response
40	New Westminster	Equitable Futures	Literacy: Reaching Across the Curriculum and Community
41	Burnaby	Literacy	Community Schools and Beyond
42	Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows	Equitable Futures	One-to-One Wireless Writing Project
43	Coquitlam	Leadership	Leadership in the Learning Organization: Structures that Support in Times of Change
45	West Vancouver	Equitable Futures	Grade 6/7 Diversity Conference
46	Sunshine Coast	Equitable Futures	Niwapaten Project

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SD#	District Name	Project Theme	Project Title
47	Powell River	Leadership	Environmental Stewards Summer Program
48	Howe Sound	Equitable Futures	Outdoor Leadership Academy
51	Boundary	Middle Years to Secondary	Community Partnerships for Student Success
54	Bulkley Valley	Leadership	Action Research in the Bulkley Valley
57	Prince George	Leadership	Secondary Assessment Team
59	Peace River South	Leadership	Using Data to Build Capacity
60	Peace River North	Middle Years to Secondary	Linkcrew
61	Greater Victoria	Leadership	Learning Connections
63	Saanich	Equitable Futures	Transitions to Trades
67	Okanagan Skaha	Middle Years to Secondary	Step-Up Program
68	Nanaimo-Ladysmith	Leadership	Reading at Randerson Ridge
69	Qualicum	First 10 Years	Munchkinland Discovery Centre & C-Zone
71	Comox Valley	Leadership	Instructional Leadership in SD 71
72	Campbell River	Middle Years to Secondary	Portfolio Assessment in Math (Middle School)
73	Kamloops/Thompson	Leadership	Science School
74	Gold Trail	Equitable Futures	Gold Trail Pathways to Completion
75	Mission	Equitable Futures	Integrated Service Model
78	Fraser-Cascade	Equitable Futures	First Nations Aboriginal Curriculum
79	Cowichan Valley	Literacy	Wireless Learning Project
82	Coast Mountains	Equitable Futures	Language Arts Ability Groups
85	Vancouver Island North	Leadership	Essential Environmental Education: And Empowering Partnership to Develop Student Leaders
91	Nechako Lakes	Equitable Futures	Ignite
93	Conseil Scolaire Francophone	Leadership	Les Cyberp/dagogues (Cyber-Profs)

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