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It's easy to assume that our studentsunderstand the purpose of
learning.The connections between today,slearning and tomorrow's
careeropportunities may be obvious to us.But perhaps we need to be
moredeliberate in pointing out theselinks to our students.
Maniwaki Woodland is a K- l I school and many ofits 200 students
come from First Nations communi_ties. Our socio-economic ranr-ing
is 9 and student engage-ment is a frequent challenge.
Every high school student isassigned a teacher/advisor
who follows his or her progress throughout thesecondary
years.Through one of these,,advisories,,we learned that five of our
Secondary lll studentswere interested in photography. Fortunately,
weknew of a professional photographer who hadgrown up in
Maniwaki.
Alice Beaudoin readily agreed tocome to the school and explore
thiscareer possibility with the girls. Shealso challenged them to
go out andtake photos that reflected theircommunity and bring back
theirfavourites for critiquing.
Coincidentally,the girls learned of aphoto contest sponsored by
theQu6bec Anglophone Heritage
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themselves convincingly.This may well be a turn-ing point in how
they perceive education and theirrole as contributing members of
their community.
GOAL has this power to engage students. lt isn,tsomething we
should do only on a Friday after-noon.We need to integrate it into
the curriculum atevery level.
Ann Addleman isthe principalof theWestern
Qu6bec School Board's Maniwaki Woodland School.
down a cockroach's leg and causes it to move.This is hands-on
science, come ro life before theirvery eyes. And to quote the
reaction ofone Lavalscudent: "Wow! My mind is blown!,,
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'Trades in Motion" invites youngstudents to "come, see, do."
RSB students give their reasons forstaying in school.
Eight ways to get GOAL Inro yourclassroom
Entrepreneurshiptraining is plannedfor this fall.
Qu6bec, and the National ArrGallery in Ottawa where the;viewed
the work of award-winningphotographers and media artists.The
studentscelebrated the end oftheir project by hosting avernissage
oftheir photographs at the localcultural centre.
Mentoring and support
Because of Alice's mentoring and the community,ssupport,these
girls have done some serious hanos_on learning.In their photo
shoots_and in organiz_
a ing their vernissage-they have had to express
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Students exposed to BrainReach have touched acalfs brain.
They've seen how a life-size mould of ahuman brain (made from
edible gelatin and pud_ding!)can be sliced ro expose its different
parrs.And by the end ofthe school yeal they will havewarched in
real time as an elecrrical impulse rravels
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McG.ill's Integrated Program in Neuroscience (lpN)rs bnnging
classroom science to a whole new level inseveral Montr6al-area
schools.
Making DreamsCome True
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RSB takes a fun opprocrch to a serious subjectby Malcolm
MacPhee, Career Education Consultant, RSB
Riverside School Board's first "Hooked on School" week got
students tothink about-and voice-their reasons for staying in
school.
illght ways to be ara\ht . ' I " r{.rUA L- | nS0 | feO tea
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by Brent Callahan, Beaconsfield High School
& Pl"n early (l start in August) and idenri! rhree orfour
activities peryear that will let your studenrstouch, smell or
visualize the real-life connections royour sublect.
S Teachers can't know everything. Invire an expertto your class
and watch kids light up when that per-son's specialized knowledge
brings real-world rele-vance co the curriculum. lf experts can't
come to you,use the technology in your school for a virtual
link-up.
CI Ask srudenrs to build somerhing as pan o[aTechnology/Science
project. I had studencs who wanr-ed to create a desk that would
also act as the shell ofa computer. I didn't know where to start,
but I founda retired engineer who ended up working with themfor
several months. They built the desk! Budget: g0
S Have your POP class organize a career fair for theyounger
students in the school.
S Read a book by a local author in English orFrench. Invite the
author to discuss the book, andhis/her writing career, with your
class. Or visit a TVstudio or newspaper to see flrst-hand the many
rolesinvolved in media production.
@ ntt a vice-principal, another teacher or a col-league with
Human Resources experience to do mockjob interviews with your
students. You can tie theinterviews to your subject area.
& Co outside the box. An ethical compurer hackercame to my
Ethics class to talk about the legal outletsfor this skill in
police work or forensic accounring.
A Encourage students to volunteer at a localchariry. They'll
quickly learn that volunteering is asdemanding as paid work, but
often personallymore rewarding.
Brent Callahan has taught every subject except nusic and
French. This article is based on a worl
