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Partnerships for
Seamless Learning
The Transformation Journey…
Inclusion
FNMI Success
Teaching and Leadership
Inspiring
Education
Inspiring
Action
Priority
Initiatives...
Research
Legislation
Curriculum
Redesign
Framework for
Student Learning
Inspiring Education
Policy Shifts
To achieve the vision of an educated Albertan in 2030,
Albertans said we need to make the following shifts in policy:
Inspiring Education
What we Heard
An Educated Albertan in 2030
Risk taker
Critical thinker
Resilient
Resourceful
Life-long learner
Programs
of
Study
Self-reliant
Confident
Literacy
and
Numeracy
Financially literate
Competitive
Creative
Adaptable
Technology literate
Collaborative
Takes personal responsibility
Values diversity
Environmental steward
Local Contributor
Empathetic
Respectful
Communicator and team-builder
Directions for Future Curriculum
Less
Content-focused
Prescriptive curriculum with
limited flexibility
Primarily focused on
summative assessment
Print-based
Ministry-led development
Sequential development
More
Focus on
competencies
Opportunities for
local decision making and
greater depth of study
Balance among formative
and summative assessments
Digitally based
Collaborative and
co-development
models
Synchronous
development
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TRI-MINISTRY INITIATIVE
Enterprise and
Advanced
Education
Education
Human Services
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Dual Credit Opportunities
Education and Advanced Education and
Technology collaborated to support dual credit
opportunities, including the following:
Calgary Catholic Schools and Calgary Board of
Education and the Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology
– Pharmacy Technician Retail certificate;
NorQuest College and Edmonton Public Schools
– Print Media Production Program.
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Dual Credit Opportunities
Education also provided support for dual
credit opportunities, including the following:
Chinook’s Edge School Division and Olds
College
– The Community Learning Campus
(welding, machining, carpentry,
technician basics, equine science and
fashion marketing); and
Paving Health Pathways: A Health Services
Strategy
– two school jurisdictions were dual
credit programs.
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EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Prepare yourself for a career in health care with our two year
Foundations of Health Sciences program. You’ll explore the
health care field, develop an understanding of how the human
body works, and learn basic skills regarding patient care.
You’ll also earn certificates including First Aid and CPR, and
develop skills, attitudes and behaviours to assist you in future
job prospects. Upon completion, you may choose to continue
on with post-secondary studies in one of the Health Sciences an exciting field with countless career opportunities.
Foundation of Health Sciences is a two course sequence.
Prerequisites are aligned to prepare you for post-secondary
opportunities.
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CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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CHINOOK’S EDGE
Dual Credit Programming
What is Dual Credit?
Dual credit allows high school students to earn credits in high
school and college at the same time.
Olds College and Chinook's Edge have offered dual credit by using
CTS and college credit in welding, equine, carpentry, machining,
fashion and landscape construction on-site, online, and in blended
environments.
Who is eligible?
Grade 11 and 12 students are eligible for dual credit.
Students need to be prepared for the expectations and rigors of a
post-secondary course.
Students interested in participating must be approved by their high
school. Students then complete an application package, including a
responsibility agreement and a written statement of intent.
What courses will be available?
In 2011-2012, we have tentative plans to offer courses in welding,
machining, landscape construction, equine, and fashion marketing.
Final course information and application packages will be available
from your high school before the end of May for the first semester
and before the end of November for the second semester.
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CHINOOK’S EDGE
CLC launches hairstylist apprenticeship
15 Feb
The newest dual credit program has brought together new funding
partners, business professionals and a full roster of eager students
from throughout Chinook’s Edge, as the Community Learning
Campus launches a Hairstylist Trade pre-employment
apprenticeship program.
“There has been a great deal of interest in this program and we
were pleased to see it fill so quickly,” said Jean Madill, Executive
Director of Campus Alberta Central, which is funding the pilot
program. “Our mandate is to provide opportunities for adult learners
throughout the Central Alberta region. We wanted to support the
efforts to bring in this new opportunity for students to learn a trade,
to determine if it is a viable program to offer to adult learners.
Judging from the response so far, I would say the investment is a
success.”
Above-average growth is predicted in the hairstyling trade in the
coming years, making job prospects attractive for graduates. Once
they have completed the program, which utilizes a blend of online
and hands-on training over two semesters, graduates will receive
CTS credits through their high school and pre-employment trade
credits through Olds College.
http://www.chinooksedge.ab.ca/News.php?news_id=1684
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BUFFALO TRAIL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
For more information on the courses or our partnerships with
Lakeland College, please contact your school's principal OR:
Brent Allen, Curriculum Principal-at-Large
Buffalo Trail Public Schools
Work: 780-842-4481
brent.allen@btps.ca
COURSES AVAILABLE:
• Welding
• Mechanics
• Electrician
• Carpentry
• Interior Design
• Drama
• Aesthetics/Cosmetology
• Fire Fighter Program
http://www.btps.ca/programs/partnerships/Lakeland_College_Trade
s_and_Specialized_Courses/
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HIGH PRARIE SCHOOL DIVISON
Students can get a real jump start on their careers. And, they can
do so virtually free of charge!
High Prairie School students -even those students who are
returning after commencement (under 20 years of age on
September 1, 2012)- can now earn college and high school credits
at the same time. Students can experience high quality, practical
experience and can even complete career entry training and
certification before completing high school.
Programs are currently available in the following areas:
Carpentry / Electrician / Esthetician / Hairstylist / Health Care Aide / Millwright /
4th Class Power Engineering / Welding
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EDMONTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
The Career Skills Centre, housed at St. Joseph High School,
is Edmonton Catholic School District’s new centralized
technical and trade career education site. There are many
career training programs available including:
• Auto Body Repair
• Automotive Service
• Baking
• Building Construction/Cabinetry
• Communication Technology
• Cosmetology
• Culinary arts
• Fashion & Design
• Health Care Aide
• Welding
• http://www.ecsd.net/programs/focus/career_skills_centre.html
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GREATER ST. ALBERT CATHOLIC
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools has partnered with MacEwan
University to deliver university-level business courses to qualified students
at our three senior high schools. Students partaking in the GSACRD
International School of Business program will earn both high school and
university credits at the same time, allowing them to finish high school and
get a head start on university. Students who have completed English 30-1
and Math 30-1 or 30-2 will have the opportunity to take the following
courses:
• BUSN 201 - Introduction to Canadian Business (3 credits)
• ORGA 201 - Introduction to Management (3 credits)
• LEGL 210 - Business Law I (3 credits)
http://www.gsacrd.ab.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=
438&Itemid=420
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CREDENTIALED PATHWAYS
A pathway is a selection of courses to give students the opportunity to explore
and acquire the attitudes, skills and knowledge for future careers that are relevant
to their interests. Pathways can work toward goals that may include university,
college, apprentice training, or moving directly into the workforce.
Credentialed pathways are a series of specific courses selected to help the
student achieve a credential or credit awarded by a recognized community or
industry organization or post-secondary institution.
This document has been provided to assist teachers in the delivery and
completion of CTS credentialed pathways in Alberta schools. All
credential/journeyperson opportunities are external to Alberta Education, and it is
the responsibility of the student/teacher/school to ensure that the requirements of
the credentialing organization have been addressed.
http://education.alberta.ca/media/1238954/pathways.pdf
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COURSE COMPLETION SUMMARY
Note:
1. Students may complete a course than once in a school year. There, the
number of course completions may be inflated.
2. “Course Completion” does not mean a student has passed a course. IT a
student has a final mark on a record it is considered a completion.
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DUAL CREDIT Findings
• Dual Credit has been offered in Canada and
the United States over the past 30 years
• Dual Credit Programs offered in:
• Ontario
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Alberta Dual Credit opportunities
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DUAL CREDIT DEFINITION
• Dual Credit
Dual credit is where high school
students participate in apprenticeship training
or post-secondary, college or university
courses earning both high school and postsecondary credits for the same course.
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• Preferred placement: Post-secondary
institutions exempt students from courses
(often at the first-year level) in recognition of
coursework completed in high school (e.g.,
first-period apprenticeship, child development
assistant).
• Workplace certification: Provincial high
school curricula, particularly Career and
Technology Studies, provide students with
opportunities to achieve workplace
certification through pathways (e.g., medical
first responder, Adobe Certified Expert).
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Sample Pathway
4th Class Power Engineering
Grade 10 (19 Credits)
Legislation and Safety
CTR1010: Job Preparation
CTR1210: Personal Safety
CTR2210: Workplace Safety
ENM2100: Environmental Safety
Materials, Welding & Piping
FAB1010: Fabrication Tools & Materials
FAB1040: Oxyacetylene Welding
FAB1048: Semi-automated/Automated Welding
FAB2170: Pipe Fitting
Boiler Design & Operation
DES2060: Evolution of Design
DES2050: Technical Drawing Applications
CTR3040: Practicum A
Summer Internship 1
Career Internship 10 (3 credits)
Work Experience 15 (5 credits)
Grade 11 (20 credits)
Engines, Pumps & Compressors
MEC1130: Mechanical Systems
MEC2030: Lubrication & Cooling
MEC1040: Engine Fundamentals
MEC1110: Pneumatics & Hydraulics
Principles of Electricity
ELT1010: Electro-assembly 1
ELT1030: Conversion & Distribution
ELT2030: Branch Circuit Wiring
ELT3040: Generation/Transformation
Controls & Instrumentation
ELT1080: Control Systems 1
CTR2110: Project 2A
Hot Water & Steam Boilers
CTR2120: Project 2B
CTR3050: Practicum B
Summer Internship 2
Work Experience 25 (8 credits)
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Sample Pathway
4th Class Power Engineering
Grade 12 (18 credits)
Heating Systems & Controls
CON2090: Climate Control Systems
ELT2080: Control Systems 2
CTR3110: Project 3A
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
MEC3110: Climate Control
ENM2090: Energy Designs/Systems 1
CTR3120: Project 3B
CTR3130: Project 3C
Boiler & Powerhouse Maintenance
CTR3210: Safety Management Systems
CTR3140: Project 3D
Correlation of Academic Courses
CTR3060: Practicum C
Summer Internship 3
Work Experience 35 (8 credits)
Science 7 (Unit D: Structure and Forces)
Science 8 (Unit D: Mechanical Systems)
Science 7 (Unit C: Heat and Temperature)
Science 9 (Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change)
Science 10 (Unit A: Energy and Matter in Chemical Change)
Junior High English Language Arts
(General Outcome 4- Attend to Conventions)
Senior High English Language Arts
(General Outcome 4- Develop and present a variety of print and
non-print texts)
Science 7 (Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems)
Science 9 (Unit C: Environmental Chemistry)
Science 10 (Unit B: Energy Flow in Technological Systems)
Science 9 (Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies)
Science 30 (Unit C: Electromagnetic Energy)
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Discussion Question
Question 1
What did you find
intriguing from the
presentation on past or
existing dual credit
opportunities?
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Discussion Question
Question 2
What challenges and
opportunities are there in
your community to
develop dual credit
opportunities to support all
learners ?
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Contact Information
For further information please contact
Joe Shelast
Curriculum Manager Dual Credit
780-643-6419
Email: Joe.Shelast@gov.ab.ca