Curriculum Support Materials on the OSCA web site
(www.osca.ca/curriculum.htm)
Guidance Credit Courses: Support Materials
Learning Strategies GLS1O/GLE1O
Course profiles for public and catholic schools
Ontario Curriculum Exemplar
Career Studies GLC2O
Course profiles for public and catholic schools
Ontario Curriculum Exemplar
Complete Career Studies subject specific workshop materials
Career Studies provincial training materials
Designing Your Future GWL3O
Leadership and Peer Support GPP3O
Course profiles
Subject Specific Workshop materials
Additional Subject Specific Supports
Advanced Learning Strategies GLS4O/GLE4O/GLE3O
Course Profiles
Subject Specific Workshop
Additional Ministry of Education Curriculum Resources
Links to policy documents, course codes, course profiles, course descriptions, and other relevant
Ministry of Education resources.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition: PLAR
OSCA was involved in developing and delivering training in the 6 Districts of the Ministry in
December of 2001.
The following materials are available:
 Support Materials for the Challenge Process (complete contents of the training
binder, in MS Word, 1.9 MB)
 Background (PowerPoint Presentation)
 Challenge Assessments (PowerPoint Presentation)
 Facilitator's Guide
In addition, sample challenge assessments in Career Studies GLC 2O, Dance ATC 2O, Dramatic
Arts ADA 2O, Health & Physical Education PPL 2O, International Languages LWIAD/BD,
Manufacturing Technology TMJ2O, Mathematics MPM 2D, and Visual Arts AVI 2O are available
for download.
Annual Education Plan Resources
Our site contains links to the original AEP document in English and in French as well as
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Helping Students Plan Their Education
The Teacher-Adviser Program: A Guide to Implementation
Sample Activities for Developing Annual Education Plans: Grade 7
Sample Activities for Developing Annual Education Plans: Grade 8
Sample Activities for Developing Annual Education Plans: Grade 9
You’ll also find the complete Teacher Adviser Training Manual and Sample Activities Booklets for
Grades 10 to 12 that were used in provincial Teacher Adviser training workshops
Other Support Materials
Working with recent immigrants whose first language is not English?
The Newcomer’s Guide to Elementary Schools in Ontario: Information and Suggestions for your
Child’s Success in School
Available in 20 different languages in both public and catholic school versions this unique online
resource includes topics Getting Ready for School, Helping Your Child Adjust to a New School,
School Procedures, Teaching and Learning in Ontario, Classrooms, Education Policies, Student
Behaviour, The Report Card and more.
OSCA has worked with the Settlement Workers in Schools organization on the development of a
comparable document for Secondary Schools. It will be available soon from the OSCA site.
Student Workplace Safety
The complete Live Safe! Work Smart! Health and Safety Resources with specific activities and
materials for Career Studies, Leadership & Peer Support and Designing Your Future credit
courses.
Student Financial Planning
Your Money, Your Life, Your Way from the Ontario Women's Directorate is a financial planning
guide aimed at high school students. Available in French as Votre argent, votre vie, votre choix!
OSCA partnered with the Ontario Women’s Directorate and the Hastings Prince Edward District
School Board to develop bilingual Teacher’s Guides to accompany these materials.
Teaching Young Teens About Alcohol
Your Life: Your Choice! An Educational Resource for Teaching Young Teens about
Alcohol
OSCA hosts this site that was developed to improve the quality and breadth of alcohol abuse
prevention education in Canadian schools. It contains educational resource materials for 13-14
year olds that support the acquisition of information and the development of skills and attitudes on
the use, misuse and abuse of alcohol. The site contains sections for students, teachers and
parents, as well as an Information Resource Centre and a Gallery.
From June 1997 to January 2000, a team of university-based curriculum development specialists,
classroom teachers and students, addictions experts and evaluators developed, tested and
evaluated drafts of this site. The site features fun games and activities to help students
understand the effects of use, misuse and abuse of alcohol. Available in French as Tiens toi
Debout!