Education
Doctorate of Education in Leadership and Policy, University of Kansas, 2021.
Masters of Education in Curriculum Leadership, University of Victoria, 2001.
Bachelor of Education (Secondary), University of Victoria, 1997.
Bachelor of Arts (Double Major English, Philosophy; Minor History), University of Victoria, 1992.
Professional Experience - Administration
2016 – present, Principal of Lake Trail Community Middle School.
2015 – 2016, District Principal of Innovation and Technology.
2010 – 2015, District Coordinator of Special Projects.
2009 – 2014, Vice Principal International Students Program.
2008 – 2015, Vice Principal École Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School.
2006-2008, Vice Principal École Apsen Park Middle School.
2003 – 2006, Vice Principal Lake Trail Middle School.
Professional Experience - Teaching
2016 - present, Lake Trail Community Middle School, Creativity and Critical Thinking 6/7; Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 8; Career Education 8; English Language Arts 8; Social Studies 8; English and Social Studies 10 as a blended program.
2006 - 2008, École Aspen Park Middle School, English 8, 9; Social Studies 8, 9; Math Essentials 8, 9.
2003 - 2006, Lake Trail Middle School, English 8, 9; Social Studies 8, 9
2001 - 2003, Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, English 9-11; Social Studies 9-11; Senior Business
2001 - 2003, CoNNect, Provincial Lead Marker in both English 10 and English Literature 12
2001 - 2003, North Island Elder College, BC History, Local History
2001 - 2002, North Island Distance Education School, English grades 11-12
2000 - 2001, Georges P. Vanier Senior Secondary School, Social Studies grades 10 and 11
1998 - 2000, Highland Secondary School, English grades 9-12, Social Studies 9-11, Career and Personal Planning 11, Marketing 12
1997 - 1998, Glenfir School, English grades 6-9, Social Studies grades 7-9, Information Technology grades 7-9
Honours and Awards
2020 Received two scholarships from the University of Kansas for someone who has demonstrated the capacity to become an outstanding administrator.
2009 Received Baillie Award from Queen’s University for Excellence in teaching at the Secondary Level.
Publications
Many articles have been published in professional periodicals such as BC Teachers of English Language Arts, Teacher (BC Teachers Federation Magazine), Adminfo (British Columbia Principals and Vice-Principals Association), and Education Leader (BC School Trustees Association) on a variety of topics ranging from improving literacy to creating innovative cultures.
Leaders and Learners Magazine by Canadian Association of School System Administrators (Summer 2014) Destination Learning for the 21st Century and (Winter 2013-2014) A Practical Plan for Building Resiliency.
Davies, Anne; Herbst, Sandra & Busick, Kathy with a forward by Rick Stiggins (2013) Quality Assessment in High Schools. Building Connections Publishing Inc.: Canada. Chapter 12 pp.137 - 150: “No Marks” Assessment.
Davies, Anne and Busick, Kathy (2007) What’s Working in High Schools? Building Connections Publishing Inc.: Canada. Chapter 16 pp.64-77 (book two): “No Marks” Assessment.
Presentations
2020 - postponed due to COVID19 - Using Inquiry to Change School Culture - uLead - International Summit of Educational Leadership in Banff, Alberta.
2018 - Empowering Your Child’s Creativity and Innovation – 10th Annual VIPC Conference – Parenting now for the future in Victoria, British Columbia.
2017 - Inquiring Districts Leading Change - Network of Innovation and Inquiry International Symposium in Richmond, British Columbia.
2017 - Inquiry Leadership – BC School Superintendents Association Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2016 - Continuous Reporting of Student Learning – Learning Forward Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2016 - Inquiry Leadership – Learning Forward Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2015 - Developing a K-12 Resilience Program – BC School Superintendents Association Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2015 - Developing Resilience in Students K-12 - Learning and the Brain Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
2015 - Teaching Creativity - Imaginative Education Research Group International Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2014 - 21st Century Learning - Ignite: Innovation for Education Conference in Dallas, Texas.
2014 - British Columbia’s Education System – OEC Global Education in Bangkok, Thailand and in Hat Yai, Thailand.
2013 - British Columbia’s Education System – Canadian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2009 - Creating Programs for Gifted Education - Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
2009 - Effective Formative Assessment for Student Learning – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
2008 - Formative Assessment for Learning and Literacy Leadership – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Calgary, Alberta.
2006 - No-marks Assessment and Leading Large-Scale Projects – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Calgary, Alberta.
Committees and Other Leadership
2019 - present, Serve as a member of the National Farm to School Framework Development Committee
2019 - present, Serve as member of BC Community Schools Advisory Committee
2019 - present, Serve as Past-President for BC Original Minds Association and consultant with Destination Imagination International
2017 - present, Chair the Steering Committee for our District work on Inquiry Based Learning
2015 - present, District lead for Inquiry Leadership Project with Superintendents from 14 other districts
2008 - present, Chair of the Comox Valley Principals and Vice Principals Association Contract Committee
2019 - 2020, Served as part of a Food Aggregation Research Committee
2018 - 2019, Led initiative to bring Food Literacy partners together to create a strategic plan
2017 - 2019, Co-led transition of our school to becoming a viable Community School
2013 - 2019, Served as President for BC Original Minds Association and consultant with Destination Imagination International
2017 - 2018, Member of committee responsible for defining Roles and Responsibilities for Principals and Vice Principals and drafting policy document
2017 - 2018, Member of committee responsible for defining and creating policy for Alignment and Coherence in School District #71
2015 - 2018, Served on District Budget Leadership Committee
2011 - 2018, Chaired Structural Transition Committee focused on implementation of BC's Redesigned Curriculum
2016 - 2017, Part of District Leadership Team for designing and implementing Framework for Enhancing Student Learning
2016 - 2017, Qualified as an Office 365 Trainer – led workshops and seminars
2015 - 2016, Facilitated Communication of Student Learning steering committee
2015 - 2016, Facilitated our district’s Student Round-table
2015 - 2016, Co-developed a strategic plan for growing district capacity for using blended learning
2015 - 2016, Designed the district plan to develop Framework for Enhancing Student Learning
2015 - 2016, Led transition for the elimination of need for District Principal of Technology
2015 - 2016, Chair of Imaginal Learning leadership committee
2010 - 2016, North and West Vancouver Island Regional facilitator for BC Student Voice
2011 - 2015, Chair of committee to implement district-wide resiliency program that became a pilot project for the BC Ministry of Education
2011 - 2015, Continued to develop a program for individual, independent, integrated student learning program – more than 200 students involved
2011 - 2015, District Lead for Secondary French Immersion Program
2007 - 2015, District Lead for Secondary Gifted Program
2012 - 2013, Chair of joint committee to develop a district-wide Professional Learning Committees
2012 - 2013, Served as Vice President of BC Original Minds Association
2009 - 2013, Chair of District Secondary Public Speaking Program
2009 - 2011, Member of the Board of Examiners for the Ministry of Education
2005 - 2011, Chair of District Heritage Fair Committee
2008 - 2010, Co-Led district team for Critical Thinking
1999 - 2010, Marked English 12 Provincial Exams
2007 - 2009, Served on provincial committee for increasing Critical Thinking in the classroom
2007 - 2008, Developed Professional Learning Community in closing school that became a district model
2007 - 2008, British Columbia Principals and Vice-Principals Association Island Representative for French Immersion Administrator’s Committee
2006 - 2008, Comox Valley Principals and Vice-Principals Association Chapter Council Representative
2003 - 2007, District Literacy Group – looking at literacy throughout the district with a focus on instruction, resources, and research
2004 - 2006, District Math Leadership Group – looking at numeracy throughout the district with a focus on instruction
2004, Led a thorough review and subsequent redesign of delivery of Learning Assistance program at the Middle Level
Doctorate of Education in Leadership and Policy, University of Kansas, 2021.
Masters of Education in Curriculum Leadership, University of Victoria, 2001.
Bachelor of Education (Secondary), University of Victoria, 1997.
Bachelor of Arts (Double Major English, Philosophy; Minor History), University of Victoria, 1992.
Professional Experience - Administration
2016 – present, Principal of Lake Trail Community Middle School.
2015 – 2016, District Principal of Innovation and Technology.
2010 – 2015, District Coordinator of Special Projects.
2009 – 2014, Vice Principal International Students Program.
2008 – 2015, Vice Principal École Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School.
2006-2008, Vice Principal École Apsen Park Middle School.
2003 – 2006, Vice Principal Lake Trail Middle School.
Professional Experience - Teaching
2016 - present, Lake Trail Community Middle School, Creativity and Critical Thinking 6/7; Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 8; Career Education 8; English Language Arts 8; Social Studies 8; English and Social Studies 10 as a blended program.
2006 - 2008, École Aspen Park Middle School, English 8, 9; Social Studies 8, 9; Math Essentials 8, 9.
2003 - 2006, Lake Trail Middle School, English 8, 9; Social Studies 8, 9
2001 - 2003, Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, English 9-11; Social Studies 9-11; Senior Business
2001 - 2003, CoNNect, Provincial Lead Marker in both English 10 and English Literature 12
2001 - 2003, North Island Elder College, BC History, Local History
2001 - 2002, North Island Distance Education School, English grades 11-12
2000 - 2001, Georges P. Vanier Senior Secondary School, Social Studies grades 10 and 11
1998 - 2000, Highland Secondary School, English grades 9-12, Social Studies 9-11, Career and Personal Planning 11, Marketing 12
1997 - 1998, Glenfir School, English grades 6-9, Social Studies grades 7-9, Information Technology grades 7-9
Honours and Awards
2020 Received two scholarships from the University of Kansas for someone who has demonstrated the capacity to become an outstanding administrator.
2009 Received Baillie Award from Queen’s University for Excellence in teaching at the Secondary Level.
Publications
Many articles have been published in professional periodicals such as BC Teachers of English Language Arts, Teacher (BC Teachers Federation Magazine), Adminfo (British Columbia Principals and Vice-Principals Association), and Education Leader (BC School Trustees Association) on a variety of topics ranging from improving literacy to creating innovative cultures.
Leaders and Learners Magazine by Canadian Association of School System Administrators (Summer 2014) Destination Learning for the 21st Century and (Winter 2013-2014) A Practical Plan for Building Resiliency.
Davies, Anne; Herbst, Sandra & Busick, Kathy with a forward by Rick Stiggins (2013) Quality Assessment in High Schools. Building Connections Publishing Inc.: Canada. Chapter 12 pp.137 - 150: “No Marks” Assessment.
Davies, Anne and Busick, Kathy (2007) What’s Working in High Schools? Building Connections Publishing Inc.: Canada. Chapter 16 pp.64-77 (book two): “No Marks” Assessment.
Presentations
2020 - postponed due to COVID19 - Using Inquiry to Change School Culture - uLead - International Summit of Educational Leadership in Banff, Alberta.
2018 - Empowering Your Child’s Creativity and Innovation – 10th Annual VIPC Conference – Parenting now for the future in Victoria, British Columbia.
2017 - Inquiring Districts Leading Change - Network of Innovation and Inquiry International Symposium in Richmond, British Columbia.
2017 - Inquiry Leadership – BC School Superintendents Association Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2016 - Continuous Reporting of Student Learning – Learning Forward Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2016 - Inquiry Leadership – Learning Forward Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2015 - Developing a K-12 Resilience Program – BC School Superintendents Association Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2015 - Developing Resilience in Students K-12 - Learning and the Brain Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
2015 - Teaching Creativity - Imaginative Education Research Group International Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2014 - 21st Century Learning - Ignite: Innovation for Education Conference in Dallas, Texas.
2014 - British Columbia’s Education System – OEC Global Education in Bangkok, Thailand and in Hat Yai, Thailand.
2013 - British Columbia’s Education System – Canadian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2009 - Creating Programs for Gifted Education - Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
2009 - Effective Formative Assessment for Student Learning – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
2008 - Formative Assessment for Learning and Literacy Leadership – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Calgary, Alberta.
2006 - No-marks Assessment and Leading Large-Scale Projects – Teachers Association Professional Development Conference in Calgary, Alberta.
Committees and Other Leadership
2019 - present, Serve as a member of the National Farm to School Framework Development Committee
2019 - present, Serve as member of BC Community Schools Advisory Committee
2019 - present, Serve as Past-President for BC Original Minds Association and consultant with Destination Imagination International
2017 - present, Chair the Steering Committee for our District work on Inquiry Based Learning
2015 - present, District lead for Inquiry Leadership Project with Superintendents from 14 other districts
2008 - present, Chair of the Comox Valley Principals and Vice Principals Association Contract Committee
2019 - 2020, Served as part of a Food Aggregation Research Committee
2018 - 2019, Led initiative to bring Food Literacy partners together to create a strategic plan
2017 - 2019, Co-led transition of our school to becoming a viable Community School
2013 - 2019, Served as President for BC Original Minds Association and consultant with Destination Imagination International
2017 - 2018, Member of committee responsible for defining Roles and Responsibilities for Principals and Vice Principals and drafting policy document
2017 - 2018, Member of committee responsible for defining and creating policy for Alignment and Coherence in School District #71
2015 - 2018, Served on District Budget Leadership Committee
2011 - 2018, Chaired Structural Transition Committee focused on implementation of BC's Redesigned Curriculum
2016 - 2017, Part of District Leadership Team for designing and implementing Framework for Enhancing Student Learning
2016 - 2017, Qualified as an Office 365 Trainer – led workshops and seminars
2015 - 2016, Facilitated Communication of Student Learning steering committee
2015 - 2016, Facilitated our district’s Student Round-table
2015 - 2016, Co-developed a strategic plan for growing district capacity for using blended learning
2015 - 2016, Designed the district plan to develop Framework for Enhancing Student Learning
2015 - 2016, Led transition for the elimination of need for District Principal of Technology
2015 - 2016, Chair of Imaginal Learning leadership committee
2010 - 2016, North and West Vancouver Island Regional facilitator for BC Student Voice
2011 - 2015, Chair of committee to implement district-wide resiliency program that became a pilot project for the BC Ministry of Education
2011 - 2015, Continued to develop a program for individual, independent, integrated student learning program – more than 200 students involved
2011 - 2015, District Lead for Secondary French Immersion Program
2007 - 2015, District Lead for Secondary Gifted Program
2012 - 2013, Chair of joint committee to develop a district-wide Professional Learning Committees
2012 - 2013, Served as Vice President of BC Original Minds Association
2009 - 2013, Chair of District Secondary Public Speaking Program
2009 - 2011, Member of the Board of Examiners for the Ministry of Education
2005 - 2011, Chair of District Heritage Fair Committee
2008 - 2010, Co-Led district team for Critical Thinking
1999 - 2010, Marked English 12 Provincial Exams
2007 - 2009, Served on provincial committee for increasing Critical Thinking in the classroom
2007 - 2008, Developed Professional Learning Community in closing school that became a district model
2007 - 2008, British Columbia Principals and Vice-Principals Association Island Representative for French Immersion Administrator’s Committee
2006 - 2008, Comox Valley Principals and Vice-Principals Association Chapter Council Representative
2003 - 2007, District Literacy Group – looking at literacy throughout the district with a focus on instruction, resources, and research
2004 - 2006, District Math Leadership Group – looking at numeracy throughout the district with a focus on instruction
2004, Led a thorough review and subsequent redesign of delivery of Learning Assistance program at the Middle Level