Resources: Special Presentations


Choose from the following special presentations:

Conducting Action Research – Dr. Richard Sagor

In the video segments below, taken from a presentation made at one of the Leading Student Achievement (LSA) Symposia, Dr. Richard Sagor explains the concepts of his book, The Action Research Guidebook: A Four- Step Process for Educators and School Teams. Dr. Richard Sagor provides a specific and detailed process for implementing an action research project in a school. He defines action research as "Investigations conducted by and for the people taking the action, on their own action to inform their future actions." The video segments are accompanied by a facilitator's guide that is available in pdf format to help you explore the key ideas of the segments.

Conducting Action Research Facilitator's Guide (PDF 237KB)

PowerPoint Presentation (PPT 8.2MB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 13 minutes)
  2. Definition of Action Research (Length: 15 minutes)
  3. Types of Action Research (Length: 8 minutes)
  4. Stage 1: Clarify Your Vision/Targets (Length: 25 minutes)
  5. Stage 2: Articulate Your Theory(s) (Length: 28 minutes)
  6. Stage 3: Implementation/Data Collection (Length: 8 minutes)
  7. Stage 4: Reflect on Results (Length: 8 minutes)
Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World - Dr. Lorna Earl & Dr. Steven Katz

In the video segments below, Dr. Lorna Earl and Dr. Steven Katz introduce the themes explained in their book, Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World: Harnessing Data for School Improvement, and in their in-depth training session. They talk about the role of data in constructing knowledge that will be useful in improving schools to result in improved outcomes for students. The video segments are accompanied by a facilitator's guide available in pdf format to help you explore the key ideas of the segments. Look for the opportunity to attend an in-depth training session.

For further information, refer to www.aporia.ca

Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World Facilitator's Guide (PDF 66KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 1 minute)
  2. Accounting and Accountability (Length: 4 minutes)
  3. Inquiry Habit of Mind (Length: 3 minutes)
  4. Inquiry Habit of Mind Continued (Length: 1 minute)
  5. Becoming Data Literate (Length: 2.5 minutes)
  6. Becoming Data Literate Continued (Length: 3.5 minutes)
Privacy Meets Technology: The Road Ahead for Ontario Schools

Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa

In the video segments below, Dr. Geist focuses on how organizations can anticipate future shifts of the Canadian privacy-law landscape and be ready for the future privacy compliance requirements in the context of emerging technologies. Canadian privacy law faces difficult challenges as it grapples with the realities posed by emerging technologies. The combination of a Parliamentary review of Canada's privacy legislation along with a growing number of provincial privacy laws has created a complex national privacy patchwork, while new technologies are stretching the boundaries of current privacy legislation. Dr. Geist explores these issues within the context of MISA and data warehousing initiatives.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with Privacy and Access Responsibilities
  • Information and Technology Managers
  • Freedom of Information Managers
  • MISA Leads
  • Special Education/Records Staff
  • Board Researchers and Analysts

Privacy Meets Technology Facilitator's Guide (PDF 64KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 2 minutes)
  2. The Stages of Privacy (Length: 5 minutes)
  3. The Six Challenges of Privacy (Length: 23 minutes)
  4. Security Stages and Challenges (Length: 12 minutes)
  5. MISA: Challenges and Pressure Points (Length: 11 minutes)
Taking the Guesswork Out Of Privacy: The Ontario Shared Services Privacy Review

Sharon Cohen, President Shared Solutions Consulting

In the video segments below, Sharon Cohen, the founding President of Shared Solutions Consulting and former Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Shared Services, discusses privacy strategies in the public sector. In the immediate aftermath of the largest privacy breach in the history of the Ontario Government, the Ontario Shared Services organization (which provides a range of financial and administrative business services for all Ontario government ministries) found itself the subject of an independently conducted, end-to-end review of its privacy practices, with the results directed to be made public. Challenged to move the organization from crisis to confidence, Ontario Shared Services developed an innovative public-sector-based privacy standard against which it was measured, and in the process, has taken the guesswork out of privacy compliance for front-line workers and senior executives alike. The results will likely have far-reaching impacts on strengthening the privacy culture within the Ontario Public Service, and afford a practical strategy for other sectors in strengthening their privacy culture.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with Privacy and Access Responsibilities
  • Superintendents with MISA Responsibilities
  • Information and Technology Managers
  • Freedom of Information Managers
  • MISA Leads
  • Special Education/Records Staff
  • Board Researchers and Analysts

Taking the Guesswork Out Of Privacy Facilitator's Guide (PDF 63KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Overview of the Presentation (Length: 1 minute)
  2. The Ontario Shared Services Privacy Review (Length: 5 minutes)
  3. The Development of the Privacy Standard (Length: 5 minutes)
  4. What Constitutes a Standard? (Length: 9 minutes)
  5. The Roadmap that "Takes the Guesswork Out of Privacy" (Length: 11 minutes)
  6. The Steps Involved in Conducting a Privacy Review (Length: 10 minutes)
Access and Privacy In Ontario: An Overview

John Higgins, Senior Adjudicator and Manager of Adjudication, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario

In the video segments below, Mr. John Higgins provides a backgrounder on privacy and data protection. His primary focus is Ontario's privacy and access-to-information laws. He outlines the mandate and function of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, and shares some tips, cautionary tales, and success stories from past cases.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with Privacy and Access Responsibilities
  • Superintendents with MISA Responsibilities
  • Information and Technology Managers
  • Freedom of Information Managers
  • MISA Leads
  • Special Education/Records Staff
  • Board Researchers and Analysts

Access and Privacy In Ontario Facilitator's Guide (PDF 66KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. The Two Sides: Access and Privacy (Length: 5 minutes)
  2. Purposes of the Legislation (Length: 6 minutes)
  3. Who Accesses Information (Length: 3 minutes)
  4. Exemptions (Length: 5 minutes)
  5. Responding to Requests (Length: 10 minutes)
  6. Privacy (Length: 7 minutes)
  7. Disclosure (Length: 6 minutes)
  8. Privacy Breaches (Length: 9 minutes)
Issues of Data Sharing Initiatives: Opportunities and Challenges for School Boards

Panel Discussion

Panelists: Gina Coish, Freedom of Information/Records Management Coordinator – Simcoe County District School Board; Erica van Roosmalen, Chief Research Officer/MISA Leader – Halton Catholic District School Board; Andrew Harris, Education Officer, Curriculum/Technology – Durham District School Board

In the video segments below from the MISA Symposium entitled Data Security, Privacy and Access: Creating a Balance, the panelists bring the perspectives of three different roles to the opportunities and challenges related to data-sharing initiatives.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with Privacy and Access Responsibilities
  • Information and Technology Managers
  • Freedom of Information Managers
  • MISA Leads
  • Special Education/Records Staff
  • Board Researchers and Analysts

Issues of Data Sharing Initiatives Facilitator's Guide (PDF 61KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Gina Coish: Freedom of Information (Length: 14 minutes)
  2. Erica van Roosmalen: Privacy, Security and Ethical Issues (Length: 6 minutes)
  3. Andrew Harris: Network Security, Workspace Processes, and Procedural Guideline (Length: 18 minutes)
Connecting Research to Educational Improvement

Dr. Carol Campbell, Chief Research Officer with the Ontario Ministry of Education

Her Keynote Address at the Spring Research Symposium, Connecting Research to Educational Improvement: Being Evidence-Informed in Practice (March 2007), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre.

In the video segments below, Dr. Carol Campbell focuses on the role of research in supporting educational improvement. This improvement requires attention to "what" research is relevant to current needs and "how" to effectively connect it to improved practice. In particular, effective responses involve developing successful strategies for being evidence-informed in practice and drawing upon research, data, and other sources of information.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers
  • Board researchers and analysts

Connecting Research to Educational Improvement Facilitator's Guide (PDF 85KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 4 minutes)
  2. The Ontario Education Research Strategy: Collaboration, Communication, Content, and Capacity (Length: 11 minutes)
  3. Research-Engaged Schools (Length: 9 minutes)
  4. Bringing Together Research, Data, and Information (Length: 17 minutes)
  5. Summary (Length: 5 minutes)
Having Critical Conversations for Student Achievement

Karen Hume, is a Student Success Lead on leave from the Durham District School Board as well as an author and speaker.

Her recent books include Start Where They Are: Differentiating for Success with the Young Adolescent and Supporting and Sustaining Differentiated Instruction: An Administrator's Guide. For further information, visit www.karenhume.ca.

In the video segments for Having Critical Conversations for Student Achievement, Karen Hume talks about the importance of identifying and articulating our beliefs about student achievement; examining those beliefs in conversation with others and through reflection on data; and finding effective ways to change our own and other people's minds.

Having Critical Conversations for Student Achievement Facilitator's Guide (PDF 110KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Facilitating Critical Conversations for Student Achievement (Length: 4 minutes)
  2. How do we learn? (Length: 3 minutes)
  3. How do you ensure student success? (Length: 6 minutes)
  4. What do you believe? (Length: 7 minutes)
  5. How do you change your own and other people's beliefs? (Length: 17 minutes)

Additional Resources

  1. Apollo 13 Activity Card
  2. Indiana Jones Activity Card
  3. Stand and Deliver Activity Card
  4. Changing Minds One Sheet
  5. Changing Minds Award
The Friendly Face of Program Evaluation

Dr. Don Klinger, Associate Professor in Assessment and Evaluation at Queen's University

His keynote address at the Fall Research Symposium, The Uses and Benefits of Program Evaluation (October 2007), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre. Dr. Klinger's research interests include quantitative research methods, the examination of psychometric and policy issues of large scale assessments, program evaluation, and measures of school effectiveness.

In the video below, Dr. Don Klinger focuses on the role of the evaluator increasingly as advisor or partner, collaborating with the program users to determine how best to make a program effective.

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers
  • Board researchers and analysts

The Friendly Face of Program Evaluation Facilitator's Guide (PDF 62KB)

Video: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. The Friendly Face of Program Evaluation (Length: 11 minutes)
Putting Research into Action: From Evidence-Based Decisions to Systemic Educational Improvement – Dr. Carol Campbell

Dr. Carol Campbell, Chief Research Officer with the Ontario Ministry of Education

Dr. Carol Campbell's keynote address at the Spring Research Symposium, Putting Research into Action: From Evidence-Based Decisions to Systemic Educational Improvement (March 2008), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre.

In the video segments below, Dr. Campbell focuses on the importance of evidence-based and evidence- informed decision making throughout educational practice. Her presentation addresses:

  • The relationship between evidence and decisions
  • The role of research, evaluation, and data
  • Research-informed practice
  • Using research and data from individual schools to inform systemic practice
  • An update on the Ontario Research Strategy

Suggested Audience

  • Directors
  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers
  • Board researchers and analysts

Putting Research into Action: From Evidence-Based Decisions to Systemic Educational Improvement Facilitator's Guide (PDF file, not yet available)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 3 minutes)
  2. Using Evidence (Length: 4 minutes)
  3. Research-Informed (Length: 6 minutes)
  4. Research Use (Length: 4 minutes)
  5. How to Move Forward (Length: 3 minutes)
  6. Barriers and Enablers (Length: 3 minutes)
  7. Strategies and Mechanisms (Length: 2 minutes)
  8. Provincial Research Use (Length: 4 minutes)
  9. Highlights of the Ministry Strategy (Length: 6 minutes)
  10. Summary (Length: 2 minutes)
Getting from Here to There: Evidence to Action – Karen Hume

Karen Hume is an educator, author, professional workshop leader, and keynote speaker. Her recent books include Start Where They Are: Differentiating for Success with the Young Adolescent and Supporting and Sustaining Differentiated Instruction: An Administrator's Guide. For further information, visit www.karenhume.ca.

The purpose of this webcast, Getting from Here to There: Evidence to Action with Karen Hume, is to help you and your colleagues use your own school's data to construct meaningful action-oriented conversations that will support student success.

Getting from Here to There: Evidence to Action Facilitator's Guide (PDF 103KB)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 1/2 minute)
  2. Mapping the Journey (Length: 5 minutes)
  3. Determining Your Starting Point (Length: 2 minutes)
  4. Sharing the Trip with Others (Length: 6 minutes)
  5. Are We There Yet? (Length: 1 minute)

Additional Resources

  1. Mapping Your Journey One Sheet (PDF 57KB)
  2. Choose Your Destination Task Card (PDF 35KB)
  3. Who Is on the Bus? One Sheet (PDF 88KB)
  4. RAFT One Sheet (PDF 86KB)
  5. Making the Trip Task Card (PDF 50KB)
  6. Success for Every Student Model (PDF 128KB)
Learning Driven Schools: Creating a Culture of Professional Inquiry – Dr. Steven Katz

Dr. Steven Katz is a director with the research and evaluation firm Aporia Consulting and is a permanent faculty member of the Human Development and Applied Psychology department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto.

Dr. Steven Katz's keynote address at the Fall Research Symposium, Learning Driven Schools: Creating a Culture of Professional Inquiry (October 2008), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre.

In the video segments below, Dr. Katz focuses on the characteristics of effective learning communities, with particular emphasis on the concept of a culture of inquiry as the engine of a learning driven school. The focal point centres on building and supporting effective school-based learning communities that enable focused professional learning in relation to the defined student learning needs.

Suggested Audience

  • MISA leads
  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers

Learning Driven Schools: Creating a Culture of Professional Inquiry Facilitator's Guide (PDF file, not yet available)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Introduction (Length: 10 minutes)
  2. New Learning for Changing Practice (Length: 15 minutes)
  3. Three Principles of Knowledge (Length: 15 minutes)
  4. Creating the Conditions for Focused Professional Learning (Length: 6 minutes)
  5. Capacity Building (Length: 12 minutes)
  6. School Improvement Plan (Length: 2 minutes)
  7. High Leverage Focus (Length: 5 minutes)
  8. Instructional Leadership Capacity (Length: 9 minutes)
  9. Focused Collaborative Inquiry (Length: 19 minutes)
Action Research to Inform a Research Based Practice – Dr. Bill Hunter

Dr. Bill Hunter was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Education at UOIT, and served as dean until 2007. He is currently a full professor engaged in teaching and research related to educational technology. Dr. Hunter was once a high school English teacher and has taught courses for university departments of mathematics, nursing and psychology. His career has included positions in Ohio, Rhode Island, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Ontario.

Dr. Bill Hunter's keynote address at the MISA /Student Success Research Day, Action Research to Inform a Research Based Practice (April 2009), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre.

In the video segments below, Dr. Katz focuses on the characteristics of effective learning communities, with particular emphasis on the concept of a culture of inquiry as the engine of a learning driven school. The focal point centres on building and supporting effective school-based learning communities that enable focused professional learning in relation to the defined student learning needs.

Suggested Audience

  • MISA leads
  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers

Learning Driven Schools: Creating a Culture of Professional Inquiry Facilitator's Guide (PDF file, not yet available)

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Research Skills (Length: 12 minutes)
  2. Ministry Research Strategy (Length: 5 minutes)
  3. What do I need to do? (Length: 14 minutes)
Evaluation of the Ontario Ministry of Education's Student Success/Learning to 18 Strategy - Ruth Baumann

Ruth Baumann has been a teacher and a school administrator. She was Secretary/ Treasurer of the Ontario Teachers' Federation, where she was the chief administrative officer, and she served as Chair of the Education Network of Ontario Board of Directors. In addition, Ms. Baumann was Field Director for the evaluation of secondary school student success programs conducted by the Canadian Council on Learning for the Ministry of Education.

Her keynote address at the Spring Research Symposium, Evaluation of Ontario's Student Success/Learning to 18 Strategy (June 2009), was sponsored by the Barrie Region MISA Professional Network Centre.

In the video segments below, Ruth Baumann focuses on the formative evaluation of Student Success/ Learning to 18 at the provincial level undertaken by the Canadian Council on Learning.

Suggested Audience

  • Superintendents with elementary and/or secondary responsibilities
  • Administrators (elementary and secondary)
  • Teachers
  • Board researchers and analysts

Video Segments: (Streaming Windows Media)

  1. Historical Context (Length: 5 minutes)
  2. Changing Expectations (Length: 4 minutes)
  3. Evaluation Context (Length: 2 minutes)
  4. Purpose (Length: 6.5 minutes)
  5. Findings (Length: 29 minutes)
  6. Values (Length: 4 minutes)
  7. Recommendations (Length: 10.5 minutes)


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