Transcript PART 1 CReqLesson Nov5 2014 at MCI
Welcome to Middlefield Collegiate Institute!
Your Guidance Team…
Ms. J. Tang Ms. M. Shanmugarajah Ms. K. Morin Mr. N. Escoffery
Creating Pathways to Success
Learning Goal:
To prepare our incoming Grade 9 students with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively request courses for your first year of high school.
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Course Request 1O1: “The Basics”
Nov. 5th, 2014
Course Request : Career Cruising
Jan. 7 th -14 th , 2015
Grade 8 Information Night @ MCI
Jan. 15 th , 2015 @ 6:30pm
Diploma Requirements (O.S.S.D.) for your 4 years 18 Compulsory Credits + 12 Optional Credits = 30 Total Credits + Successful Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test + 40 hours of Community Involvement
Course Type Grade ENG 1
P
1 Subject MCI Specific
Understanding Course Codes
• • • • Applied Academic Open Locally-Developed Grade 9 & 10 Course Types
Applied (P)
• • • • A practical, more hands-on approach with some theory Smaller class size More teacher interaction to ensure focus and direction of task
e.g. CGC 1 P L
Academic (D)
• • • • • Theoretical in Approach Abstract Thinking Self-Directed Learning/Independent Learner Larger Class Size
e.g. SNC 1 D 1
• • • • An opportunity to explore an area of interest for all students Examples: Art, Music, Drama, Integrated Technology, Family Studies, Business, Physical Education, Learning Strategies (GLS) Choose your area of interest/strength/need
e.g. PPL 1 O 8 / PPL 1 O 9
Open (O)
Courses
Requiring Special Permission and/or Advice • • • Grade 9: Locally-Developed ESL Learning Strategies (GLE) • • • • • • Later: Co-Op e-Learning Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) – 3 Sectors Dual Credit Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement
• • • • For highly-motivated students Great interest in Math & Science Pre-AP: Grade 11 Advanced Placement: Grade 12 – Exams
Course Planner/Course Request
6 or 7 compulsory + 2 or 1 electives 3 additional music IF desired If no music, maximum of 3 spares entered 3 alternates Submit electronically Print – Signatures Hand to homeroom teacher
How do you wisely determine which courses are best for YOUR Grade 9 year?
• • Research Consult • Reflect Courses can be found in : MCI Course Offering Booklet (Inside the Planning Guide)
ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS!
Career Cruising Website via YRDSB Website York Region Course Directory (online)
Plan Ahead in
Career Cruising!
• Make entries into your Individual Pathways Planner (IPP)
Start Tomorrow
• Explore course offerings on
Career Cruising Start Dec. 20 th
• Create a rough draft of your course requests before January’s classroom visits and MCI Open House.
Start December 21 st
IPP-Individual Pathways Plan
• • • • • • Helps YOU plan your current and future pathways within Career Cruising Educational information for ALL of Canada – Apprenticeships, Colleges, Universities Careers Assessments Resume-building
What’s next?
• Guidance Counsellors will visit your school
January 7-14th, 2015
• See you and your parents/guardians
Thursday January 15th, 2015 6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.
Where? Middlefield C.I. Cafeteria
Booley HOOLEY
Grade 9 Registration Booklets • All registration booklets due to MCI on •
Mon. February 2 nd , 2015
PRINT NEATLY !!!
We LOVE to meet deadlines!!!
All
electronic Career Cruising
course requests due on
February 23 rd , 2015.
Signed hard copy
course requests forms due on the same day
February 23 rd , 2015.