SECONDARY SCHOOL… HERE WE COME! Mrs. Gollan-Wills, Gifted Itinerant—Secondary Programming
SECONDARY SCHOOL…
HERE WE COME!Mrs. Gollan-Wills, Gifted Itinerant—Secondary Programming
AGENDAPART I: Secondary Enrichment Enrichment Programming: ELOPE Curriculum Compacting WISE and AP (Advanced Placement) IDC 3O, 4O, 4U SPARK! Conferences Outreach, Community Partners
PART II: Secondary Courses Planning for Secondary School Choosing Courses
WHAT DO ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES LOOK LIKE AT SECONDARY SCHOOL?
WHAT’S OUT THERE? Mix of credit and non-credit programs/services Enrichment Programming: ELOPE Curriculum Compacting WISE and AP (Advanced Placement) IDC 3O, 4O, 4U SPARK! Conferences Outreach, Community Partners
Note: every school offers enrichment in different capacities; these are some of the enrichment opportunities available. Please get in contact with either myself or the secondary school’s gifted teacher contact to obtain more in-depth information on programs and services offered at that particular school.
Extended Learning Opportunities through Progressive Enrichment
Completely voluntary Workshop-style IN the school Student-interest driven Can lead to larger outreach opportunities
Range of activities: novel studies, debates, philosophical discussions, guest speakers, poetry, critical thinking, problem-solving, among others
COMPACTING: accommodation (acceleration + enrichment)
Student works through the curricular material at a quicker pace with extension and enrichment
Completes all assessment criteria Remains in teacher’s class (on role) or on roll of a gifted
teacher contact*, but can work in an alternate area (supervised)
Frees up time to complete other elective courses, AP, enrichment opportunities, study for SATs, among others
*Importance of planning backward! New! Course bank through D2L/online
Advanced Placement
University level credit (and/or advanced standing) by exam
Various phases of support/delivery
Students: Purchase study guide/text Pay for exam fee ($93 USD 2017) Are set up with a mentor/master teacher in the subject area Write an exam in May Levels 4 and 5 are typically rewarded with a transfer credit* Postsecondary institutions decide what credit to award once you are a
university student
FYI WISE Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence
Who can apply: high school students in Grades 11-12 (must have min 22 credits achieved; completed 1.0+ 4U or 4M credits; overall 80% in Grades 10-12; 85% average in Grades 10-11)
What: pursue a university level credit at the university campus or distance studies while in high school (FREE tuition!)
Please note that students must be nominated by a guidance counsellor, teacher, and/or principal, which is part of the application process
Interdisciplinary studies; for credit; some* designated enriched classes at select schools (1.0 credit each) IDC 3O/4O “Scholarly Productions” IDC 4U(T) “Honours Thesis”
Three strands: Theory and Foundation (reading, concepts, perspectives, organization) Process and Methods of research (research, planning, and presentation of information) Implementation, Evaluation, Impacts, and Consequences (critiquing, evaluating, analysing,
communicating, writing, real-world applications)
Student-interest focus for summative (ISP)
Develop and consolidate the skills required for knowledge of different subjects/disciplines: How to conduct proper research How to properly write about research conducted/ formulate effective research questions How to communicate findings and defend position
NEW! Honours Thesis course; course housed in D2L b-learning
Extension of ELOPE sessions; based solely on student-interest LARGE-scale enrichment conferences Again, completely voluntary Like-minded peers across the board Some currently available:
Engineering SPARK! with PEO and IEEE “Communications Challenge: Real World Issues”
Economics, Business, Mathematics (EBM) SPARK! The Study of Food SPARK! (Science, Business, Health & Nutrition) at Brescia UC; Interdisciplinary Studies SPARK! (SJPS, SW, DS, CSI) at King’s UC; The REAL Criminal Law SPARK! (Crown, Justice, Defence; AIDWYC; CCLET;
IHL/RedCross); The Representation of Crime through Lit and Soc SPARK! at King’s; Physics and Art of Sound SPARK! (Drummer and DJ); Earth Sciences SPARK! (Geophysics/Seismic Hazards; Soft Rock Exploration;
Paleontology; Meteorites) with Western; Ologies SPARK! with Brescia UC (Psych, Crim/Soc, Anthro, Poli Sci); Among others!
Different faculties at universities (i.e. Western University: CPSX, Ivey, BMI, Music, Anthropology, Linguistics etc.) and community partners
Conducted onsite or offsite at the universities Some currently available:
Active History at Huron UC at Western Anthropology Outreach at Western SS Linguistics Outreach at Western SS Gamer Outreach with Mikutech Dragon’s Den/Entrepreneurship at Ivey Engineering challenges with PEO Foundation Year/Liberal Arts with King’s Waterloo Unlimited (Grades 10-12) Queen’s ESU (formerly E-MC2) Shad Valley House of Commons Page Program (Jr. and Sr.) Encounters with Canada Among others…
SECONDARYSCHOOL
PLANNING!
COURSE CODES… WHITEBOARD THROW DOWN!
1. CHC 2P12. CGC 1D13. ADA 1014. PPL 10F
5. ENG 3UE6. ENG 4E17. CLU 3M18. MDM 4UA
COURSE PLANNING Secondary school works in credits attained; must have
30 credits to obtain O.S.S.D. Compulsory courses: required courses (18^) Elective courses: choice courses (12) ^ some elective courses are part of “Groups”
=Group 1 (additional English, French, Social Science, Canadian and World Studies, Guidance or Career, Coop credit)
=Group 2 (additional Phys. Ed., Arts, Business, French, Coop credit)
*=Group 3 (additional Science, Technology, French, Computer Science, Coop credit)
40 hours of community service OSSLT in Grade 10 Keep prerequisites in mind
You need 30 credits!!
YOUR TURN! Step #1: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with your
compulsory courses for Grade 9;
Step #2: Look in the course calendar for Grade 9 electives (1.0 credit);
Step #3: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with your Grade 10 compulsory courses;
Step #4: Begin to look in the course calendar for Grade 10 electives (3.0 credits);
Step #5: Consider the stream and destination for 11-12 (only brainstorming here; this is not definite!)
QUESTIONS?