AGENDA: - Review agreements & Zoom review - A Mindful Moment - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Supervisors’ Professional Learning Community is an opportunity for program leaders to come together to exchange ideas, contribute perspectives, ask questions, and make meaning of new ideas, information, and resources. Participants will engage in a facilitated dialogue model in small groups thinking through the lens of the Supervisor as a pedagogical leader for their team.

Supervisors’ Professional Learning Community Zoom Session #2 - April 22, 2020

AGENDA:

• Review agreements & Zoom review
• A Mindful Moment
• Announcements & community updates
• HR review & responses
• Points to Ponder (breakout groups)

Supervisors’ Professional Learning Community Agreements & Zoom Etiquette

The Supervisors’ Learning Community brings leaders together as a community of learners. As a community, we have committed to a model of learning that is emergent and recognizes the value of learning together in the context of our role as leaders. We believe we are each strengthened by our connections and relationships within the community. We have committed to the process of maintaining, reviewing, and refining a set of agreements that have been developed by the learning community. The following “ways of being” establish a shared understanding amongst all participants and allows us to engage in ongoing reflection of the practices we wish to see within our PLC.

Welcoming

• We will welcome all participants and value the diversity of their

experience and the programs each represents.

• We will take personal responsibility for creating the inviting

environment we seek.

• We value accessibility for those who participate.

Trust

• We will foster a climate of trust by ensuring a safe environment.
• We will seek clarification without fear of judgement.
• We will contribute honest feedback.

Respect

• We will respect the uniqueness that each person brings.
• We will work collaboratively to stay on task during group discussion.
• We acknowledge that healthy conflict is okay.

Open Communication

• We will engage in active listening and ensure that everyone has a

voice.

• We will share our experiences with an awareness of our personal “air

time”.

• We will embrace the value of multiple perspectives.

Zoom Reminders

• Rename function. If you’d like to rename yourself, you can do that by hovering over your name in

participant view and clicking more and then rename.

• Mute/Unmute Audio & Video Settings
• You can mute and unmute your microphone. The host also has the ability to mute you. If you

click on the arrow next to the mute button, you will have additional options for audio

• settings. You can change your microphone, leave the computer audio, or access the audio
• ptions.
• For SPLC, the host(s) will mute you on entry and if you’d like to share, you will need to raise

your hand and the host will unmute you.

• Your video screen will be visible unless you mute it.
• Raise Hand function is available if you’d like to share with the entire group. The host will let you

know when you can speak.

• You can see the “raise hand” option when you open the participants view/box.
• Use chatbox to “EVERYONE” or to a private individual to share (Note: You can save the

discussions in the chatbox).

• We will also use the CHATBOX to share files (files will also be available with notes on ASCY

website).

• Breakout rooms will be used and randomly assigned for smaller group discussions.

A Mindful Moment

With Joyce Minten from ASCY

ASCY & Community Updates & Professional Learning Opportunities

Surviving and Thriving through COVID-19 - “Connection is the Key” An interactive learning series hosted by ASCY with Dr. Jean Clinton Through online learning and follow-up discussions, this series focuses on the impact of COVID-19 in the lives of very young children, and provides supportive practical strategies for their parents and educators. When: Each week, beginning April 27th, ASCY will feature a recorded module. Live discussions will be hosted on Zoom on April 30th, May 7th, 14th and 21st at 7:00 p.m. Pre-register at ascy@ascy.ca. Once registered, you’ll be sent an invitation to access the modules and join in the weekly discussions. You will also be sent a reflective template to reflect and record your learning.

ASCY & Community Updates & Professional Learning Opportunities

You will be receiving an email early next week with our May professional learning sessions. These sessions will

all be done online using the Zoom platform. You will be asked to register at ascy@ascy.ca with your name, an email address, and the date and name of the session you are interested in. Once you are registered, you will receive confirmation with further instructions to sign on to your sessions. The following learning communities will be offered: School Age, Reggio Emilia, Infant, Francophone, Toddler, Preschool, Pedagogical Leadership, EarlyONs, Leadership and Supervision. Other sessions being offered are: Tools for Life Introduction, Self-Regulation Article Study, Helping Others Help Ourselves, Strategies for Preventing Burnout, an article study, CPL support with our PL consultants. Susan Stacey - Pedagogical Documentation on May 19th at 6:30 p.m.

EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Helping You at Home

Early Literacy Award

The CIBC Murphy Investment Group Individual Early Literacy Education Award

• This award was established in 2006 to recognize excellence by an

individual involved in early literacy education (ages 0-6).

• Nominations are open for the Early Literacy Education Awards!
• Nominate yourself, your organization, a colleague, or a community partner!

The nomination form is easy to complete and takes 5-10 minutes. https://abea.on.ca/leaders-in-literacy-award-nomination

Fostering Inclusion & Well-being for Children

https://www.anxietycanada.com/articles/talking-to-kids-about-covid-19/

HR Survey Review & Resources

• 30 responses in all
• Questions related to Employment Standards Act - 5, a few of which

were actually CERB

• Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) 8 +
• Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), with some related to the

2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Grants for Operators 10

• College of ECE - 4
• Other - 6

Responsive Resources

Context:

• ASCY as Resource Navigator
• Development of guiding resources
• Defer to legislators as most reliable source
• Organizations/agency governance structures have responsibility for

policy (e.g. “will staff be paid out sick days?”)

• SPLC as a forum for networking and information exchange among

supervisory peers

Resources for Pandemic Plan - 2020 COVID-19

• Guide to developing a Pandemic Plan
• Key resources:

○ Ministry of Education and Guidance for Child Care Staff: https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-health-care-and-frontline-staff ○ http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/docs/2019_chil d_care_guidance.pdf

• College of ECE: https://www.college-ece.ca/en/Pages/COVID-19-Updates.aspx

A must visit!

• Canadian Emergency Response Benefit: Question and Answers page

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application/questions.html

• Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy: Applications open April 27th. To apply, log on to

your “My Business Account” https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue- agency/services/subsidy/emergency-wage-subsidy.html

• City of Hamilton, Dawn Meitz at dawn.meitz@hamilton.ca 905-546-2424 ext. 3587

POINTS TO PONDER

(Using Breakout Rooms/Groups) What do you and your educators miss most about being in program?

What goals and values come up for us in this situation? Has this time for reflection given us a renewed perspective on the four foundations of HDLH? How will we reflect this deeper understanding when we re-launch our programs?

REMINDER

Your Professional Learning Consultants (PLCs) and Professional Resource Library staff are working remotely and are reaching out to our program sites and members to connect and provide support. We encourage you to reach out by email to your PLC to see how we can support you during this unprecedented time.

If you do not know who your Professional Learning Consultant is, please contact Liz Soyka, Manager of Professional Learning and Resources, at lsoyka@ascy.ca or ascy@ascy.ca and she will connect you to your PLC. Please visit our website, Facebook, and Twitter pages as we will be updating professional learning

• pportunities regularly.

We will also be extending all library loan items until our return.

FEEDBACK

Please share ideas and feedback for future Zoom SPLC meetings

MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE BI-WEEKLY Next meeting: Wednesday, May 6th at 1:00 p.m. Please take a few minutes to use the chat box to share any ideas on:

• format for future SPLC
• topics to consider
• presenters

If you have any other questions or comments, please feel free to contact Nancy Baverstock nbaverstock@ascy.ca or Leslie Busija lbusija@ascy.ca.

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