A couple of weeks ago we used our discussion of a News Article entitled “Winnipeg School Division pulls plug on ’Virtual School‘ program” as an opportunity to describe how post-pandemic most jurisdictions have reverted back to pre-pandemic levels and trajectories for K-12 e-learning. Late last week this initiative from the Yukon came across our electronic desk.
Integrated Outcome Strategy for Yukon Learners
We want students in the Yukon to have the skills they need to succeed. The Integrated Outcome Strategy for Yukon Learners is the Government of Yukon’s long-term plan to help make that happen. We developed this strategy with input from Yukon First Nations, education partners, families and students. It’s a response to the 2019 Auditor General of Canada report on Kindergarten to Grade 12 education in the Yukon, which recommended that the Government of Yukon develop a plan to:
- Understand the problem by identifying why some students have poor outcomes.
- Set goals to define clear targets for student success.
- Take action by implementing plans to help students reach those goals.
- Measure progress by assessing whether the plans are working and adjust as needed.
Essentially this is a plan to improve the learning outcomes of students in the Yukon education system – and there is no reference to any of the following words:
virtual, online, distance, remote, hybrid, blended, flexible
If we want “students in the Yukon [or anywhere else for that matter] to have the skills they need to succeed,” can we really create an educational strategy void of these terms?