Graduation Transitions PlanPlanning

Updated January 2012

Information from: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/grad_certificate.htm

Graduation Transition Plan• All B.C. secondary school students who are

enrolled in Grade 10, 11 or 12 as of September 1, 2007, must complete Graduation Transitions.

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What you need to graduate• Ministry of Education document here.

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Why?• Graduation Transitions is intended to prepare students for a

successful transition to life after secondary school. In order to meet this goal, Graduation Transitions encourages students to:– take ownership of their own health and learning– examine and demonstrate connections between their learning and their future– create a plan for their growth and development as skilled,

healthy, knowledgeable, participating citizens– exhibit attributes of a model B.C. graduate

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What?• All B.C. secondary school students must demonstrate they have

met the following requirements for: – Personal Health - maintain a personal health plan and participate in at

least 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.– Community Connections - participate in at least 30

hours of work experience and/or community service and describe what was learned.

– Career and Life - complete a transition plan and present significant accomplishments.

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Personal Health• Engage in at least 150 minutes a week of regular

physical activity in addition to PE 10.• Develop a healthy living plan appropriate to your

lifestyle that describes:– Sound nutritional habits– Regular exercise routines– Emotional health management– Positive health decisionsPage 6

Documentation• 150 minutes a week of physical activity– Walking to and from school– A school sport– A sport outside school [club teams]– Walking your dog– Running– Going to a gymPage 7

Community Connections• Participate in at least 30 hours of work

experience and/or community service.• This can be at your workplace.• This can be volunteer time at the school

or in the community.

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Documentation• Describe your on the job duties and show how

the experience connects with your developing employability and life skills.

• or• Describe the community event or activity and

task(s) performed and the benefit to community and you!Page 9

What to keep for documentation• For 30 hours of work or volunteer experience:– Letter from your supervisor– Certificates for participation [volunteer activities]– Photos – Pay slips

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Career and Life• Develop a plan that indicates you are prepared

to successfully transition from secondary school.• Identify and communicate skills that can

be transferred to life after school.• Present your transition plan to a designated

teacher/administrator at the school.Page 11

Documentation• Create a plan to transition to work or post-

secondary including:– A budget– Information about jobs and/or programs that work

for you

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Who?• Students are responsible for planning and preparing

their education, career, and life goals through Graduation Transitions.

• Schools are responsible for ensuring that students have opportunities to meet the Prescribed Learning Outcomes.

• Teachers are responsible for assessing and providing feedback to students. Page 13

Remember• A large part of the Graduation Transitions is

self-directed.• You have a personal responsibility to collect

evidence and keep it in a safe place.• Your Graduation Transitions is a reflection

of who you are and who you want to be.Page 14

Where can you get more information?• Government of BC’s Graduation Transitions

Program document here.• Spectrum’s GTP Information

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Your Assignment• Create a “Word Cloud” with words from the Graduation Transition Plan. Total marks available are

30!• Your Word Cloud must contain the words Graduation Transition Plan in large text or 3 marks will

be deducted. This will serve as your title! • I have provided a sample for you on a subsequent slide.• If you include a minimum of 30 words that describe what you have learned about the Graduation

Transition Plan you will qualify for 20 marks out of the total 25 available for the word list.• If you want to maximize your mark, provide an additional 10 words for a total of 40 which

qualifies you for the full 25 word list marks.• In addition, there are 5 marks available for adding colour to this assignment. No colour=zero out

of 5 for this portion.• You must provide a numbered list of the words you use on the back of the paper I will provide for

this assignment! No list = no mark!Page 16

A Word Cloud SampleCreated with Wordle

• Sample• Want to see this one online:

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3044807/GTP-Spectrum

• Want to create one online like mine?• Go here: http://www.wordle.net/.• For the assignment, you can go online at home and use the

Wordle website to create this project. You will need to print at home as well!

• Remember maximum marks for this project are 30!Page 17

My Sample*Note how the text goes every which way and how colour has been used to add emphasis and interest?

*In order to show you this sample, I had to do a Print Screen, paste it in Word, crop the image and then paste it here. Unfortunately, you cannot copy and paste the image from the website to a Word document Page 18