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Priority Initiatives...Inspiring

Education

Inclusion

FNMI Success

Teaching and Leadership

Legislation

Research

Curriculum Redesign

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Inspiring EducationWhat we Heard

An Educated Albertan in 2030

Literacyand

Numeracy

Critical thinker

Life-long learner

Creative

Adaptable

Technology literate

Collaborative

Empathetic

Respectful

Communicator and team-builder

Environmental steward

Values diversity

Takes personal responsibility

Financially literate

Confident

Self-reliant

Resourceful

Resilient

Risk taker

Inspiring EducationWhat we Heard

Local contributor

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Fondements en carrières et technologies

Career & Technology Foundations

Competencies

Local Decisions

Assessment

Digitally Based

Synchronous

Collaboration

CTF is a project-based, hands-on, optional course for grades 5 to 9 that focuses on essential skills common to all 28 Career & Technology Studies occupational areas.

AnAn Engaged ThinkerEngaged Thinker and and Ethical CitizenEthical Citizen

with anwith an EntrepreneurialEntrepreneurial SpiritSpirit

shift: program of studies

In responses to challenging situations.

Foundation for CTS

Not Grade SpecificAccommodates Various Learning EnvironmentsCompetencies

Interdisciplinary Connections

Career and Technology Foundations is exploring interests, passions and skills while making personal connections to career possibilities and technologies.

CTF/FCT is designing, creating, and appraising solutions to challenging situations.

CTF/FCT is working independently and with others through the exploration of careers and technology.

CTF/FCT is articulating the learning that has occurred through the exploration of careers and technologies.

The Essence of CTF/FCTThe Essence of CTF/FCT

Career and Technology Foundations is exploring interests, passions and skills while making personal connections to career possibilities and technologies.

I demonstrate skills associated with occupational areas and technologies I establish the safety requirements associated with careers possibilities and technologies

CTF/FCT is designing, creating, and appraising solutions to challenging situations.

I utilize a decision making process to respond to challenging situations I adapt to change and unexpected events when responding to challenging situations

Learning OutcomesLearning Outcomes

Draft Levelled Draft Levelled Outcomes Outcomes Outcome Level 1 - acquire Level 2 - apply Level 3 - adapt

CTF/FCT is designing, creating, and appraising solutions to challenging situations

I utilize a decision making

process to respond to challenging situations

I acquire the information needed to make decisions

to respond to challenging situations

I make decisions based on acquired

information

I adapt decisions based on how they

impact the challenging

situation

I adapt to change and unexpected events when responding to challenging situations

I acquire strategies for dealing with

change and unexpected events when responding to

challenging situations

I employ strategies for dealing with

change and unexpected events when responding to

challenging situations

I refine the strategies for

dealing with change and unexpected

events when responding to challenging situations

shift: learning & teaching resources

Sample Projects

Download & Customize

Reinforces Professional Learning Communities

shift: assessment

Student Specific

Levelled Assessment

Individualized & Flexible

Pre-Populated Rubrics

Draft Levelled Draft Levelled Outcomes Outcomes

I utilize a decision making

process to respond to challenging situations

I acquire the information

needed to make decisions to respond to challenging situations

I make decisions based on acquired

information

I adapt decisions based on how they

impact the challenging

situation

I adapt to change and unexpected events when responding to challenging situations

I acquire strategies for dealing with change and unexpected events when responding to challenging situations

I employ strategies for dealing with change and unexpected events when responding to challenging situations

I refine the strategies for dealing with change and

unexpected events when responding

to challenging situations

OutcomeLevel 1 - acquire

Level 2 - apply Level 3 - adapt

CTF/FCT is designing, creating, and appraising solutions to challenging situations

shift: total integration

The CTF Digital Curriculum is used to...

Fondements en carrières et technologies

Career & Technology Foundations

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Development

Scaling to Implementaton

Targeted Potential Provincial Implementation September 2014

Next Steps

1) From the perspective that you bring to this forum, how does this approach to education help to build the new millennium learner?

2) What advice would you give Alberta as we more forward with this approach to learning?