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Communication Skills for the Workplace

Communication skills are necessary for the development of self-advocacy and self-determination, important skills for lifelong success for all our learners. All students need opportunities to practice communicating their strengths and assets while learning how to minimize any perceived barriers to employment.

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Quarks and Leptons

The purpose of this lesson is to further explore the building blocks of matter. Before this lesson, students would have explored the kinetic molecular theory and early models of the atom. Students should be comfortable with the concept that the atom is made up of three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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Keeping it in Perspective

Students will understand that different perspectives influence the way local and provincial communities and economies use and conserve natural resources. Students will participate in discussions about the use of natural resources in their local community; conduct research; make inferences about the beliefs, values, and motivations of different natural resource stakeholders; and develop their communication skills through role-play, discussion, and debate. 

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How Does One Person Make a Difference?

Through this unit, students think about and reflect on how they can make changes in themselves, in their local community, and globally. The unit begins by asking students to identify who they are as a person and what makes them who they are. From this self-analysis, the unit moves on to examine how one person can affect the story of another person’s life, and then how that story can have an impact on a group, the community, and the world. 

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Rate of Perceived Exertion

Students develop  their ability to self-monitor and adjust their physical exertion levels. Throughout the year, students will have the opportunity to demonstrate various methods to achieve their desired levels of physical exertion based on the type of physical activity they are participating in. 

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Creating a Probablity Game

We were looking for a cross-curricular way to address probability content in Grade 4 Mathematics and content from Applied Design 4, which is new to the curriculum. We came up with the idea of making a game of chance, because we felt that the process of creating a game would reinforce new concepts in math and applied design by giving students an opportunity to apply these concepts in practice.  

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A Literacy-Based Approach in Core French

This instructional sample illustrates a sequence of lessons using a literacy-based approach in a Grade 6 Core French classroom. Although this particular sample was filmed in a Grade 6 classroom, the approaches demonstrated in the video are applicable to a range of grade levels. 

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