 Familiarization with the general education programs and competencies in the Work-Oriented Training Path Main orientations Broad areas of learning and cross-curricular competencies General education programs: concepts that seem abstract but that lead to concrete learning  Pedagogical approaches: illustration of a learning and evaluation situation Examples of application

BROAD AREAS OF LEARNING Formerly The educational aims were dealt with in courses based on detailed objectives. Today These educational aims are integrated into subject-specific instruction. Focuses of development are provided. Strong point The integration of the broad areas of learning (BALs) allows students to make connections between learning in school and situations in everyday life. This is a source of motivation for students. Pour aller plus loin, Conseil supérieur de l’éducation, March 2007 Challenge The integration of the BALs, a shared responsibility of the whole school team, requires consistency and greater collaboration. Potential pitfall Treating the BALs as elements of the situation without addressing the knowledge related to them.

Much more than situations  Self-knowledge  Understanding of the world of work  Training plan  Basic needs  Personal choices related to health and well-being  Active lifestyle and safe behaviour  Consequences of collective choices  Active relationship with the environment  Critical judgment: consumer rights and responsibilities and the environment  Democratic process in the class and school  Openness to social integration What support should the school team provide?  Languages used by the media; active use of media  Acquisition of critical capacities to resist techniques of persuasion

Cross-curricular competencies They support students' overall development. They are developed primarily in the subject programs in interaction with the broad areas of learning. How should teachers relate them to the subject programs? Knowledge They are the most important factors in educational success.They are the most important factors in educational success. They are indispensable in the world of work. They are indispensable in the world of work.

Programs of study: Programs of study: concepts that seem abstract but lead to concrete learning

The general education programs: –continue from those in elementary school and Secondary Cycle One in terms of the competencies to be developed –allow for placing a different weight on each competency in a program (e.g. second language) –provide compulsory elements of content (a broad menu) for teachers to draw from, taking into account each student’s level of competency development (pedagogical differen- tiation) –provide elements of content and examples of application related to practical training –are as consistent as possible with each other, while respecting the subject, in order to make it easier to read them Programs of Study: Prework Training

The general education and practical training programs: –are designed to promote integration into society and the job market in the short term –are intended to be accessible to teachers in general, using non-specialist language and concepts –propose the best pedagogical practices Programs of study Prework Training (cont.)

Competencies... and a different way of planning learning A subject program (in general education) Learning targets for the end of training in PT End-of-cycle learning targets in TST Evaluation criteria Competency

Programs of Study: Concepts That Seem Abstract Technological and Scientific Experimentation Start from situations that are close to the students' reality. Understand and explain phenomena.

Programs of Study Autonomy and Social Participation themes HEALTH SOCIETY CONSUMERISM FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE HOUSING TRANSPORTATION Francais: les rubriques Démarche de réponse Stratégies Démarche d’écriture Repères culturels Ressources langagières Textes

Aim To adopt a positive attitude to language and to become aware of its importance as a tool for acquiring other knowledge and a means of personal expression. In situations related to information In situations related to critical thinking In situations related to creativity

Starting point: a concern of the students e.g. finding a well-paying job How to plan learning so as to prevent dropouts? Examples of application

AN EDUCATIONAL AIM TO BE PURSUED (BAL) Career Planning and Entrepreneurship Have students undertake and complete projects aimed at self-fulfillment and integration into society. A subject program that serves the educational aim: English Language Arts A subject-specific competency to be developed: Reads and listens to spoken, written and media texts Cross-curricular competency: Uses information Students read texts in various media (advertisements, Web sites) in order to make judgments on deceptive offers. Cross-curricular competency: Exercises critical judgment Media Literacy Encourage students to show critical judgment with regard to the media. Examples of application Students read texts in various media (articles, CD-ROMs, Web sites) to find out about their job possibilities, in order to create a resource bank to be used in their job search. Pedagogical aim

Understands the characteristics of his/her home territory. Forms an opinion of territorial development and seeks forums at which that opinion can be expressed. Shares the values of Québec society. Becomes open to difference and participates in discussion of social issues. Understands that human action leads to change. Three themes: residential occupation, employment and leisure Three themes: basic rights and freedoms, citizen-state dynamics, economic development Aim To prepare students to exercise their role as citizens and workers, to make them aware of their rights and responsibilities, and to help them to understand the world and integrate harmoniously into it. Competency 1: Builds a sense of belonging to his/her home territory Competency 2: Builds a sense of belonging to Québec society

Starting point: a concern of the students e.g. successful integration into the job market Towards the decompartmentalization of the subjects Examples of application

AN EDUCATIONAL AIM TO BE PURSUED (BAL) Career Planning and Entrepreneurship Have students undertake and complete projects aimed at self- fulfillment and integration into society. A cross-curricular competency Exercises critical judgment During a visit to a recreational centre, students become familiar with the way the work is organized and later share this information with their classmates. Examples of application The student describes places where he or she can do recreational activities in order to take a position on the quality of the services provided. Preparation for the Job Market Competency 2: Gains an understanding of the job market Geography, History and Citizenship Education Competency 1: Builds a sense of belonging to Québec society in relation to the theme of leisure Pedagogical aim

Familiarization with the general education programs Examples of application Activities related to the programs in Prework Training (PT) and Training for a Semiskilled Trade (TST).

A B C in order to familiarize yourself with a different way of planning learning in order to familiarize yourself with a different way of dealing with content in order to familiarize yourself with the subject-specific competencies From educational to pedagogical aim PT and TST Program content PT and TST Overview of the Activities Consider questions PT

Plan learning: -taking into account decisions made by the cycle team -based on the competencies to be developed -selecting from the compulsory content those elements that will allow each student to acquire relevant, lasting learning -using real learning contexts In short...

S.A.E Competency report S.A.E S.E S.A.E S.E S.A.E S.E Communications report card, competency report, other forms of communication Adapted from "Planning learning and evaluation," Evaluation of Learning at the Secondary Level – Framework, Preliminary Version), p One path, two learning options: the evaluation context