Career and Technology Studies
These portlets link to CAREER CLUSTERS in the CTS Program of Studies. Career PATHWAYS that combine courses from various clusters are listed below.
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Identified Pathways
A pathway is a selection of courses to give students the opportunity to explore and acquire the attitudes, skills and knowledge for a career that is relevant to their interests. The following represent pathways for exploration, specialization and credentialing that combine courses from various Career Clusters.
Projects & Practicums
A CTS Project course develops student project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
A CTS Practicum course enables students to apply prior learning and demonstrate the attitudes, skills, knowledge and values required by an external organization to achieve a credential, articulation or credit awarded.
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Cochrane and Area Schools: ATB Fit for Life Days
- ATB is sponsoring admission to ALL drop-in programs on the first Monday of every month until February 2013 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sport Centre (SLSFSC) in Cochrane.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Education Resources
- CWF education programs are built on sound pedagogical foundations: a conceptual framework, curriculum links, piloting in Canadian classrooms, and the scrutiny of scientific experts. The programs are designed to meet the needs not only of teachers but also of youth leaders, park naturalists, and other conservation educators.
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2012 Skills Canada Alberta Information
- You and your students are invited to attend the many technology and trade programs this year including the Regional Skills Canada Competitions; the Provincial Skills Canada Competition; School tours of Skill City and Try a Trade; the valuable Girls Exploring Trades and Technology Conference as well as PL opportunities for teachers on Provincial Technical Committees. Schools are encouraged to register as a Skills School to receive information on lastest programs, events, scholarships and funding opportunities.
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Bring the 'Spoken Word Poetry' to your Classroom!
- The Spoken Word Festival is bringing the best SLAM and SPOKEN WORD artists to come and visit your school. This opportunity is for grades 7-12 students and their teachers. Presentations include a reading and/or poetry workshop. Artist availability is from Tuesday April 17 - Friday April 20, 2012.
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Relocation of the Southern Alberta CTS Learning and Teaching Resource Review Centre
- Alberta Education and the Calgary Board of Education invites educators to come to the Southern Alberta CTS Learning and Teaching Resource Review Centre to explore CTS resources and innovative teaching and learning technologies; gather, create and design CTS Learner Pathways and programs; share in professional learning opportunities.
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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame-Educational Programs
- Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is now open at Canada Olympic Park, featuring 12 galleries with 50 hands-on interactives, a 120-seat theatre, a collection of more than 95,000 artefacts and an Education and Resource Centre where students and teachers can experience our preserved sporting history, celebrate the contribution of sport to society, and be inspired by our nation’s sporting heroes.
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Design Exchange - Canadian High School Design Competition
- Design Exchange is proud to announce the 17th Annual Sears Canadian High School Design Competition. The aim of the competition is to promote the study and awareness of various design disciplines in schools across Canada. The competition is open to all high school students, at the junior (grades 10 and below) and senior (grades 11 and above) levels. Prizes will be awarded at the two levels, in each of the four categories – Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Architecture / Interior Design, and Graphic Design. Deadline for entries is 5 pm March 30, 2012.
