Launch Event – Ottawa School Board Participates in OECD Survey

The OCDSB will host a launch event to discuss the Ottawa results of an international study exploring students’ social and emotional skills.

In 2019, the OCDSB joined the area’s school boards, OCSB, CECCE and CEPEO, to participate in an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) International Survey on Social and Emotional Skills. More than 5,600 students in 5th and 10th grade attended from nearly 150 schools in the city – including 2,500 from 67 OCDSB schools.

Ottawa was one of 10 cities internationally participating in this study that identified and assessed the conditions and practices that promote and hinder the development of social and emotional skills for 10- and 15-year-old students.

In September 2021, the OECD published the results of the international study. The report describes students’ social and emotional skills and how they relate to individual, family, and school characteristics. The report also examines broader political and socio-economic contexts related to these skills and sheds light on ways to help education leaders and policy makers monitor and promote students’ social and emotional skills.

On November 29 at 11.00 The OCDSB will hold a webinar to discuss the Ottawa results in detail.

OCDSB is very pleased to announce, together with our colleagues at OCSB, CECCE and CEPEO, the launch of the OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES): Ottawa (Canada). This national report for Canada is part of the series of reports for each of the 10 cities / countries that participated in OECD international study.

Register now: For those interested in attending the webinar, please sign up here.

If you are unable to attend the event, the recording will be posted on the OCDSB website.

Panelists will include:

• Andreas Schleicher, Director of the Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD
• Dr. David Tranter, Associate Professor at Lakehead University and Scientific Director at the Center for Relationship-Based Education
• Heather Woods, PhD candidate and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the results of the study and to develop our understanding of the development of social and emotional skills.

Read the OECD study on social and emotional skills: Ottawa report: English | French
Read the international OECD report In addition to academic learning: First results from the study on social and emotional skills.

Visit this page to learn more about the Ottawa results and the OECD survey.

Panelists:

Andreas Schleicher (Director of the Directorate for Education and Skills of the OECD) Andreas Schleicher is Director of Education and Skills and Special Adviser on Education Policy to the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He initiated and oversees the International Student Assessment Program (PISA) and other international instruments that have created a global platform for policy makers, researchers, and educators across nations and cultures to innovate and transform educational policies and practices. He has worked for over 20 years with ministers and education leaders around the worldrld to improve quality and equality in education.

Dr. David Tranter (Associate Professor at Lakehead University and Scientific Director at the Center for Relationship-Based Education) Dr. David Tranter has been teaching and working in mental health, wellness and education for over 30 years. As a researcher, professor and scientific director of the Center for Relationship-Based Education, Dr. Trants widely with educators, parents and mental health professionals across Canada and beyond to support students at all grade levels to reach their highest potential. He is a dynamic and thought-provoking speaker who has challenged educators to think differently about their role and to understand students’ needs on a deeper level. He is a co-creator of The Third Way, a pedagogical framework that promotes both student well-being and academic achievement. His book, “The Third Way: A Relationship-based approach to student well-being and achievement ”has been widely used by educators across Canada.

Heather Woods (PhD graduate and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa). Heather Woods (she / she) is a part-time professor and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Her work explores how social and emotional learning is implemented and developed within Canadian schools through research, politics, and practice. More generally, her interests lie in promoting students ‘and teachers’ own social and emotional skills across lifelong learning, and how these skills affect leadership and organizational climate (s). In addition, Heather has currently developed and teaches graduate courses that explore social and emotional learning across lifelong learning and how social and emotional competencies can be utilized in distant leadership environments. Heather openly shares her podcast and research work at www.sel-in-action.com.