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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
NOW & IN THE FUTURE
OCEA Fall Symposium, October 2004
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION NOW
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
Learning Plan Project
– Web training--Curriculum Services Canada
– Exemplar project:
PPLPs and Quality Assessment Tasks for 23
new plus 17 previously published courses
Posted on CSC and OCEA websites January
15/04
Emphasis on Health and Safety:
Live Safe! Work Smart! for Teachers of Students
with Special Learning Needs
Passport to Safety
Tip Sheets for Employers, Parents and Students
STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM
Announced March 2003 - $50 M in ongoing funding
through Learning Opportunities Grant
Support improved student achievement in literacy &
numeracy for students in Grades 7 – 12
Improve pathways to graduation for students
Reduce number of drop outs in secondary school
 Expert Panels on Literacy, Numeracy & Program
Pathways have been released
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Student Success Program (Cont.)
Student Success Leaders produce Annual Action Plans
in October/November and report back on these plans in
June
 This year’s plan includes a set of key indicators on:
Credit accumulation
Pass rates in compulsory credits
Literacy success rates
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Student Success Program (Cont.)
Courses run, student enrolment and proportion of
schools offering:
– Workplace preparation courses
– College preparation courses
– Provincially developed compulsory credit courses
in English, Math, Science, and History
Student Success Program
Proportion of schools running & number of students
in new Grade 10 & 12 Guidance & Career Education
courses (Co-op related courses)
Annual School Leaver Rate
Total number of students at risk in Grades 7 & 8
based on those working at Level 1 or below in
English and Math
Two new courses
Guidance and Career Education
Student Success Program
WHY WERE THE COURSES DEVELOPED?
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Building Pathways to Success, Grades 7 – 12 document – The
Report of the Programs Pathways for Students At Risk Work
Group:
Successful program pathways built upon a foundation of
comprehensive, coordinated career education programs.
Effective program pathways include a broad range of
experiential learning opportunities.
Curriculum lacked courses focusing on essential skills to serve
as both a stand-alone course & a related course for Co-op.
Students would benefit from early & multiple workplace
experiences
New Guidance & Career Education Courses
Two new courses with emphasis on essential skills & experiential
learning
Discovering the Workplace (GLD 20) – Grade 10
Navigating the Workplace (GLN 40)– Grade 11
 Released on Ministry Website September 2004
 Course Profiles available at www.curriculum.org, January 2005
 Regional Training: **Thunder Bay – November 22, 23
**London – November 24/25 and December 2 & 3
**Barrie – December 6 & 7
**Ottawa – December 13 & 14
**Sudbury – December 14 & 15 **Toronto – January 12 & 13
GLD 20 – Discovering the Workplace
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Course will allow the student to:
Acquire the workplace essential skills and work habits
necessary for success in the workplace;
Get practical experience through experiential learning
activities at school and in the community;
Gain a better understanding of the work environment;
Use workplace authentic resources.
GLD 20 – Discovering the Workplace
Course is open to all students
 In particular, meets the needs of students who:
– Fit the profile of students considered at-risk;
– Would benefit from learning the skills required for
success in the workplace and demonstrating
those skills both inside and outside the
classroom;
– Require a related course for Co-op as part of a
School-Work Transition (Pathways) program.
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GLN 40 – Navigating the Workplace
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Course allows the student to:
Learn/apply workplace essential skills/work habits;
Prepare for workplace experiences;
Explore a variety of careers through information
interviews, job shadowing, work experience, virtual
work experience;
Learn independently based on their career interests.
Learn how to plan a smooth transition between high
school and their first post-secondary destination
Navigating the Workplace:
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Course meets the needs of a variety of students
Related courses for Co-op in any placement;
Adds to menu of related courses for students in
school-work transition programs with multiple Co-op
placements.
Allows the student to explore the workplace through
a one-credit course, in order to determine his/her
choice of a postsecondary destination.
How are these courses different
from other guidance courses?
Focus on HRSDC workplace essential skills
 Focus on experiential learning within the school, the
community and the workplace
 Opportunities for multiple and varied work experiences
 Use of authentic workplace materials
 Incorporation of Ontario Skills Passport
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How/when can you offer them?
Available now on the website, course profiles in
January.
 Courses can be offered as stand-alone 110 hour full
credit courses or packaged with other courses to allow
more time for experiential learning
 Part of a School-Work Transition Pathway—Program
Pathways Student Success
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Links with Literacy and Numeracy
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These courses focus on the literacy and numeracy skills
essential in any workplace;
– Literacy strategies (oral communication, reading
of instructions and professional resource
documents, use of authentic documents);
– Numeracy strategies (e.g. counting money,
budget and accounting operations, number-based
prediction, calculations).
Links with Ontario Skills Passport
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The Ontario Skills Passport is an Internet tool that has been
designed based upon research on essential skills done by
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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The use of the OSP by the student allows him/her to track his/her
progress in the acquisition of essential skills.
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The Ontario Skills Passport provides:
Clear descriptions of the skills required for entry-level
positions in today’s job market;
A list of important job-related skills.
Success Factors
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Teaching focused on experiential learning and activities geared
towards the development of essential work skills and habits
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Scheduling
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Marketing plan
WHO SHOULD TEACH THEM?
Teachers with:
 Background in Cooperative Education, Guidance and/or
Special Education
 Knowledge of current literacy and numeracy strategies;
 A passion for student success;
(Also desirables): empathy, resilience, comfort with a variety
of engaging teaching strategies, good knowledge of
workplace and strong classroom management skills.
Scheduling
Recommended scheduling:
At the end of the day to allow a more flexible timeperiod for workplace experiences;
As part of a package with another course such as
Business, Technology or Career Studies to enable
students to have blocks of time in the workplace;
As part of package with a Cooperative Education
credit.
Marketing
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Courses are tailor-made for inclusion in program Pathways—
School-Work Transition programs.
Make students, parents, the school team, the school board team
and the community aware of the availability and value of these
courses.
Link with local Business Education Councils to assist with
employer contacts
Make links to Student Success Program and « Choices Into
Action » Guidance program.
Discovering the Workplace/Navigating the
Workplace
Allow students to develop the skills that are essential
for the workplace;
Are accessible to all students--have no prerequisite;
Comply with the principles of the Building Pathways
to Success, Grades 7 – 12 document;
Promote success and school achievement for all
students.
CO-OP IN THE FUTURE
Key Ingredients:
More students with opportunities for experiential
learning
Valuing learning in different settings
A variety of delivery models
Maintaining the standards for Co-op credits
 Learning to 18?
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IT’S YOUR TURN
ISSUES AND CONCERNS