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Join us for an informative session on the TCDSB Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs, offering pathways in various economic sectors. Learn about bundled credits, certifications, experiential learning, reach ahead opportunities, and essential skills for career success.
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Welcome New TCDSBSHSM Programs May 1st, 2013 Msgr. Fraser Norfinch
Prayer In a world which ignores the human thirst for God… we are called to share the living waters of faith. In a time when there is little reverence for the image of God in the human person… we are summoned to care for human life with ultimate respect. In a culture where communication is increasingly commercialized… we are invited to prayer and worship. In a world marked by personality cults… we are called to bear witness to Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord and to reverence Him in the poor, the lowly and the marginalized. In a time which often seems to be without goals or ennobling aspirations… we are called to declare goals and values to dedicate lives to their achievement. ~Amen
Pathways Team Patrick Keyes Superintendent Student Success Carm Giardini Pathways Department Coordinator Catherine Moynihan SHSM, Dual Credits & SWACTobin Walsh SHSM, Dual Credits & SWAC Vince Bellissimo SHSM & Tech Education Luciano Di Loreto OYAP Lead Teacher Rose Lenardon Guidance & Career Education K – 12 Tini Cotrupi Co-operative Education & Career Education Sheila Gilkinson Student Success Lead Teacher
Agenda • Prayer, Welcome, Introductions • Ministry Reporting & Data Collection • Bundle of Credits: Recruitment, Pathway Chart – Major Credits, Supporting Credits, CLAs, Co-op • Break! • Certifications & Training: Compulsory & Elective, Budget • Reach Ahead Opportunities: At all 4 Post-Secondary Destinations • Lunch! • Experiential Learning & Career Exploration • Essential Skills & Use of the Ontario Skills Passport • Your SHSM Team: Tracking & Monitoring to Red Seal Graduation • Resources & Next Steps
TCDSB Offers 36 SHSM Programs in 12 Economic Sectors • Arts & Culture (2) • Business (3) • Construction (3) • Energy (1) • Environment (1) • Health & Wellness (4) • Hospitality & Tourism (2) • Justice, Community Safety & Emergency Services (1) • Information & Communications Technology (3) • Non-Profit (4) • Sports (8) • Transportation (4)
Components of an SHSM Program 1. Bundled credits A defined bundle of credits consisting of eight to ten Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits, including cooperative education and the completion of Contextualized Learning Activities in specified courses 2. Certification and training Sector-recognized certifications and training courses and programs 3. Experiential learning and career exploration activities Experiential learning and career exploration activities within the sector 4. Reach ahead experiences Learning experiences connected with the student’s postsecondary plans 5. Essential Skills and work habits Development of Essential Skills and work habits required in the sector, recorded using the tools in the Ontario Skills Passport
Ministry Reporting & Data Collection • Occurs 3 times per year: • November • February • July
Ministry Reporting: Beginning of Semester 1 (November) • Beginning of semester 1 student numbers • Credits attempted for semester 1 • Dual Credits attempted for semester 1 • Identification of students with an IEP • Proposed budget expenses • New Program Pathway Chart submitted for review and approval
Ministry Reporting: End of Semester 1 (February) • End of semester 1 student numbers • Beginning of semester 2 student numbers • Credits attempted for both semesters • Credits achieved for semester 1 • Dual Credits attempted and achieved • Identification of students with an IEP • Number of SHSM Diploma Graduates • Interim budget report: spending to date • CLA Implementation Plan (new this year!)
Ministry Reporting: End of Semester 2 (July) • End of semester 2 student numbers • Credits attempted for both semesters • Credits achieved for semester 2 • Dual Credits attempted and achieved • Identification of students with an IEP • Number of SHSM Diploma Graduates • Final budget report • CLA Implementation Plan (new this year!)
Bundled Credits • A defined bundle of credits consisting of eight to ten Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits, including: • cooperative education (2 credits) • the completion of Contextualized Learning Activities in specified courses (typically 3 CLAs)
Contextualized Learning Activities Delivered in the “other required courses” A minimum of 6 hours of learning that contextualizes the subjects’ curriculum expectations to the SHSM sector Environment – MEL 3E Budgeting for Energy Efficiency Sports – HSP 3MMental Health and Athletes: The Importance of Sports Psychology Justice, Community Safety & Emergency Services – ENG 4UChildren’s Literature Crime Analysis and Rhetorical Speech
Options for Co-Operative Education Day School Night School Summer School One credit at a time (i.e. one credit in the summer before grade 11, one credit the summer prior to grade 12)
Co-op Course Linkage SHSM students must have their cooperative education credits linked to a credit within the bundle. Linked to one of the major courses Linked to the “other required credit” – refer to sector guideline (policy document) If the student is taking coop in 1st semester of grade 11 or the summer before grade 11, it can be linked to GLC 2O3 if necessary
Co-op Course Linkage cont’d Please avoid… Linking co-op to a course the student has not taken or is not concurrently taking Linking co-op to a course the student has failed Linking co-op to a course that is not within in the bundle of credits (with the exception of GLC 2O3 if necessary)
Activity #1 – Pathway Chart Review and possible revision of Pathway chart
Recruitment & Marketing Centrally, working with graphic designer to develop marketing materials (i.e. posters, banners, graduation plaque) for each economic sector Blessed Cardinal Newman’s portal site – an example of marketing at the school level for attracting students to their SHSM programs Parent Teacher Interviews Grade Level Assemblies Newsletters Signboard/television monitors inside/outside school Banners – outside school, in front foyer
Trillium: Common Course Request • Could be used to identify students who may be interested in the program • Report Launcher • Select All Reports Listed by Name • Select Common Course Requests • From the list of available courses make your course selection • Build Report • Results of the search will be displayed
Certifications Typically 3 – 5 Compulsory (i.e. First Aid, CPR, WHMIS) Typically 2 – 4 Elective – choose from list (i.e. Non-Profit sector: Customer Service, Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics, Equity & Inclusion, Proposal/Grant Writing) Ideally 1 – 2 each semester of the program Must be inputted regularly in Trillium Ministry is looking at certifications through ONSIS reporting to ensure funding is being appropriately assigned
Certifications & Training Example:Sports
Certifications & Training Example:Construction
Budget Start-up funds are different for each program and are based on enrollment and maturity Budget allocation information will be communicated to program leads and principals in September $300 per student, per year registered in the program for Certifications & Training, transportation $1200 per program, per year, for support of CLA implementation $1400 per program, per year, to support partnership development (i.e. release time to meet with potential co-op employers)
Activity #2 – Certifications & Training Using the information your SHSM team included in your application to the Ministry, and the chart in your sector policy guide, work through the Activity #2 handout in your package
Reach Ahead Opportunities • Opportunities to take the next steps along their chosen pathway • Related to their planned post-secondary destination • Apprenticeship: visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent in the sector • College: interviewing a college student enrolled in a sector-specific program; taking a dual-credit course • University: observing a university class in a sector-related program; workshop • Workplace: interviewing an employee in the sector
Sample Reach Ahead Opportunities Seneca College – Health and Wellness SHSM Day (Health & Wellness) George Brown College – Health in Action (Sports, Health & Wellness) Georgian College – Automotive Show (Transportation, Business) Local 27 – Industry Tour (Construction) MLSE – Marlies Career Forum (Sports, Arts & Culture, Business, Non-Profit) Humber College – Anatomy Workshop (Sports, Health & Wellness) University of Toronto – Environment Conference (Environment, Energy) Centennial College – ICT Professional Learning (ICT) Girls Learning Code – Photoshop, Web Design, Video Editing Workshops (ICT) Medieval Times – SHSM Program (Business, Hospitality & Tourism)
Experiential Learning & Career Exploration As personalized as possible – to meet individual student needs/interests Examples from the Construction Sector: one-on-one observation of a cooperative education student at a placement in the construction sector (example of job twinning) a day-long observation of a skilled tradesperson in the construction sector (example of job shadowing) a one- or two-week work experience with an individual employed in the construction sector (example of work experience) participation in a local, provincial, or national Skills Canada competition a tour of a municipal planning department attendance at a construction sector trade show, conference, or job fair a volunteer experience with a non-profit organization such as Habitat for Humanity
Activity #3: Reach Ahead & Experiential Learning Opportunities Using the information your SHSM team included in your application to the Ministry, and the chart in your sector policy guide, work through the Activity #3 handout in your package
Essential Skills & Work Habits:Use of the Ontario Skills Passport Ontario Skills Passport www.ontario.ca/skillspassport
Use of the OSP – ICT Example cont’d Web Designer and Developer – NOC 2175 http://www.skills.edu.gov.on.ca/OSP2Web/EDU/DisplayNocDetails.xhtml?nocid=2175 Computer Programmer – NOC 2174 http://www.skills.edu.gov.on.ca/OSP2Web/EDU/DisplayNocDetails.xhtml?nocid=2174
Updating Trillium • Grade 10 students should not be added to participation lists until they are in grade 11 • Please update your assigned SHSM student participants in Trillium at the beginning of each semester • This includes: • Demitting students no longer participating in the program please print the SHSM Student Record Card prior to demitting a student; for Record Card Paper please email catherine.moynihan@tcdsb.org • Adding students in grade 11 or 12 who are new participants
myBlueprint SHSM Planner Ben Shiroky, Support Manager www.myBlueprint.ca/TCDSB ben.shiroky@myBlueprint.ca
Your SHSM Team… Exit Card – Preparing for Next Steps Part A: Keeping in mind the SHSM program deliverables, use the chart paper provided to suggest how the roles and responsibilities for your SHSM program could potentially be divided to achieve a successful implementation. (i.e. Student use of myBlueprint – major subject teachers) Part B: Between now and the end of June, how will you communicate the information from today to the following stakeholders: a) the rest of your SHSM team members b) the other staff in your school c) the student body d) the parent community
Resources • Ministry of Education – SHSM Site www.ontario.ca/SHSM • Policy & Implementation Guide • TCDSB Portal http://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/StudentSuccess/SuccessPrograms/Pathways/SpecialistHighSkillsMajor/Pages/default.aspx • Ontario Educational Resource Bank – CLAs https://resources.elearningontario.ca/ • User id: tcdsbteacher • Password: oerbt
Resources cont’d myBlueprinthttp://www.myblueprint.ca/http://www.myblueprint.ca/shsm-planner/ Foundation for Education Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ze7D6JHL4Y http://twitter.com/TCDSBPathways
Evaluation Please complete the Professional Learning Evaluation included in your package and return it to one of the Pathways team members
Contact Information Catherine Moynihan catherine.moynihan@tcdsb.org 416.222.8282 x2739 Tobin Walsh tobin.walsh@tcdsb.org 416.222.8282 x2731 Vince Bellissimo Vincenzo.bellissimo@tcdsb.org 416.222.8282 x2735