1. Secondary Curriculum CPC May 06, 2010

2. Educational Services Michael Chechile, Director Lise Charlebois, Assistant Director High School Consultants

3. Program 7:00 to 7:20 p.m. Presentation of Curriculum 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions A 8:05 to 8:35 p.m. Breakout Sessions B 8:40 to 9:30 pm Question Period in Boardroom

4. Curriculum at Secondary Portrait of present situation What are the guiding principles?

5. (In a complex and changing social context, to provide all students with the best possible education requiring a constant readjustment of educational practices)

6. The Six Subject Areas Languages Mathematics, Science & Technology Social Sciences (History and Citizenship, Geography) Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Dance) Personal Development (Physical Education and Health, ERC) Career Development (Explo, Pop, Entrepreneurship)

7. (Cycle 2-Diversification of 3 Pathways) General Path (ST) to understand more and make decisions about the world around them Focus: Scientific method and forming opinions Approach: Scientific phenomenon or issue Applied General Path (AST) to develop a deeper understanding of how things work Focus: Technological design process- how things work Approach: A technological application Work Oriented Training Path (WOTP)

8. (Cycle 2-Mathematics Options) Cultural, Social & Scientific (CST) Humanities, social sciences, communication and the arts. Technical & Scientific (TS) Technical fields related to business, nutrition, biology, physics, fine and graphic arts Science (S) Hard sciences and research by emphasizing abstract thinking

9. Provide Instruction SocializeQualify The triple mission of our schools Cross-Curricular Competencies The Quebec Education Program Employability Skills 2000+ The Conference Board of Canada Intellectual: to solve problems to use information to exercise critical judgment to be creative Manage Information Think and Solve Problems Learn Continuously Methodological: to use effective work methods to use ICT for learning purposes Ease with Technology Work Safely Personal and Social: to develop his/her personal identity to maintain harmonious inter-personal relations to work with others to demonstrate a sense of ethics Demonstrate Positive Attitudes and Behaviors Be Responsible Be Adaptable Team Player Participate in Projects and Tasks Communication related: to communicate appropriately Communicate/Presentation (Québec Schools on Course, Educational Policy Statement, MEQ,)

10. Paradigm Shift FromTo Access to AllSuccess for All Receiving knowledgeConstructing Knowledge MemorizingUnderstanding TeachingLearning KnowingDoing Mono-curricularCross-curricular Behavioural PsychologyCognitive Psychology Assessment of LearningAssessment for Learning

11. “We Learn... 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience 95% of what we teach others.” William Glasser (b.1925)William Glasser

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