Intro to POPEI - Handout

Introducing
Provincial Outreach Program for Early Intervention
IL4K12 - November 20, 2014
The Provincial Outreach Program for
Early Intervention (POPEI) is a British
Columbia Ministry of Education
Provincial Resource Program with
an outreach focus.
We have two Teacher Consultants Lisa Watson and Sasha Žekulin
POPEI
is hosted by SD 38 - Richmond
Why We Are Here
POPEI’s mandate is to increase
educators’ capacity to support
all learners, particularly diverse and
struggling students in
the classroom.
Who We Help
POPEI provides services to BC public
school districts and Group I and II
Independent Schools. Our support is
delivered through in-services,
networking, resources and eLearning
opportunities.
Who We Are
The POPEI Team consists of two Teacher Consultants
and
other members of our team:
• Administrative Assistant
• Technical Analyst - Evan Cunningham
• SD 38 Site Administrator - Jane MacMillan
• SD 38 Supervising Administrator - Richard Steward
• District Partners from School Districts across BC
• Multi-Regional Advisory Committee - selected via BC CASE &
including MOE representation
Our Focus
POPEI’s areas of focus include (but are not limited to) -
Effective Classroom Practice
including
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Classroom Environment
Our Focus
Intervention
(continued)
including
• RTI (Response to Intervention)
• various intervention strategies
Our Focus
(continued)
Research-Based Assessment Practices
including
• Screeners/Benchmarks
• Diagnostic Tests
• Progress Monitoring
Our Focus
(continued)
Effective Literacy Instruction
including
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Reading
Writing
Word Work
Oral Language
How We Help
POPEI's goals are to:
build and sustain the capacity of educators in BC
help encourage and increase effective instruction for all
primary-aged learners
provide knowledge and support to help teachers of
diverse and struggling learners
share evidence-based resources for intervention and effective
classroom instruction
How We Help
(continued)
POPEI's goals are to:
provide educators with online access to a variety of
resources in a wide-range of formats
connect with educators in BC to share knowledge and
good practice in the area of primary education
research current evidence-based practice in the areas
of intervention, assessment and literacy
liaise with our District Partners from each school district in BC
liaise with our Multi-Region Advisory Committee
We Will Help Districts By...
providing customized resources, supports and workshops both online and face-to-face
providing on-going, systemic support - rather than "one off"
workshops
How We Connect
Districts
Professional
Learning
Communities
POPEI
Lisa & Sasha
www.popei.ca
District
Partners
District Partner Survey
survey
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Districts
POPEI Support Requested
Method of Support
Districts
POPEI Website Content Requested
Type of Content
Districts
Preferred Digital Tools for Pro-D
Preferred Tool
How to Connect...
www.popei.ca
Our website is designed to be a robust collection of
evidence-based Early Literacy practices and resources
The website includes:
links to a variety of resources
eLearning modules
downloadable resources
information regarding ProD Opportunities
Peek of... www.popei.ca
popei.sd38.bc.ca
Contact Us
popei@sd38.bc.ca
LiWatson@sd38.bc.ca
SZekulin@sd38.bc.ca
@POPEIBC1
www.popei.ca