Part 2: Innovations in Professional Growth

Public Education and Webcasting in BC:
Oct 2004 to May 2005

Welcome to the Ministry of Education
Presentation Launch Page
A webcast with Bruce Wellman Originally
broadcast live on February 16, 2005
School Planning Councils
INTRODUCTION:  This interactive webcast on School Planning Councils is intended to support teams working together, working with data, and improving student achievement. It has been archived for viewing and re-viewing.
  • PDF files are linked for downloading and printing to support Bruce Wellman's presentation, research, strategies and assessment tools.
  • Live audiences were participants in the real time webcast at 38 sites across British Columbia involving 34 school districts.
  • The best way to use this archived webcast is with the School Planning Council from your school.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:  This webcast is designed for a minimum screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. If your present resolution is smaller than that, you may need to increase your screen resolution before watching this webcast. Click here for more information on tech requirements.
In addition, your computer will need to meet the following system requirements:
  • Operating Systems: Windows™(95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP), Mac® OS X or later
  • Processor: Pentium® 166 or greater, PowerPC™ (200 MHz or faster)
  • Video: 256-colour video card (minimum)
  • Sound: sound card, speakers (minimum)
  • Internet: 28.8kbps, 56.6kbps modem (low frame rate video or audio-only streams); hi-speed modems (motion video)
  • Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer™ 4.0 or Netscape® 4.5, or higher, Java-enabled browser.
  • Test your system to see if you have what you need: Click here for system test
WRITTEN MATERIALS:  : Before beginning the webcast, you must read the Facilitating the School Planning Council Webcast to make sure you have the necessary material to be used by participants during the webcast. In addition, the following documents need to be downloaded for use:
  1. Facilitating the School Planning Council Webcast
  2. Task, Process, Relationships (Working Together) (PDF)
  3. Powerpoint used in webcast (PPT)
    Download Powerpoint
  4. Biography - Bruce Wellman (PDF)
  5. Crafting the Container
  6. Appendix D - Data Driven Dialogue (PDF)
  7. Guiding Assumptions (PDF)
  8. Qualitative and Quantitative Data (PDF)
  9. District Data Matrix (PDF)
  10. Commonly Used Measures (PDF)
  • Note: To open a PDF you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If it is not already present on your computer, you may download it from here.
FEEDBACK:  We would be very glad to hear your comments or questions about the use of this archive. Please contact the professional growth webcasting project via email at: EDUC.LCP@gems5.gov.bc.ca
To begin the webcast, click here!