Educational Issues Presentation

Lesson Plan
Issues Topic

How do we accommodate student interests in CTF courses and what

benefit does this have for student?

Group
Members

Tanner, Rachel, Scott, Barbra

Learning
Objectives
What do you want
your classmates to
learn?

Assessment
How will you know
your classmates
have learned?

Materials
What resources will
you need for your
presentation?

Date

June 1, 2015

Students will:
Have an understanding what CTF Courses are
Understand the wide range of options that CTF Courses
provide
Understand the benefits of CTF Courses for students.
Through discussion students will demonstrate that they
have an understanding of the benefits of incorporating
student interests into potential CTF Course.

Timer
Raymond CTS Survey

Activity: Speed Dating (5-7 min)

o Begin by asking question
o What option classes did you take in high school or wish
you could have taken? Why?

Introduction

o What was the value of these courses?

Body

Background information on CTF courses

o Briefly share what a CTF course is, and its difference from
a high school CTS course (1-2 minutes)

Show video on CTF courses in Coaldale. (3 minutes)

Think-Pair-Share (7-8 minutes):

o How do you think your school could have better
accommodated interests in CTF courses?
o What do you think are some of the benefits of
incorporating student interests in CTF Courses?
o Have 2-3 groups share their ideas.

Closure

Conclusion (2-3 min)

ED 2500 Orientation to Teaching

Instructor: Kurtis Hewson

o One thing we found was that Raymond High school offered

a survey for potential CTS course and then decided based
on the interest from the students.
o Show copy of the results from survey

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ctsg/wi/wi_compass.html
https://education.alberta.ca/media/8863024/4ctf28occupationalare
asandpossibleoccupations.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_embedded&v=Qoa42HUq9A8
Key
Resour
ces
(5-10
resource
s)

http://albertactf.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2015/02/CTF_Implementation_Models.mp4
http://education.alberta.ca/media/8863028/5ctforganizationalstruct
ure.pdf
http://education.alberta.ca/media/8863039/6implementationmodel
s.pdf
https://vimeo.com/76349390

Profes
sional
Refere
nces
(2 APAreferenc
ed
resource
s)

Alberta Education (2014). CTF essence statements and learning

outcomes. Retrieved May 20, 2015 from
https://education.alberta.ca/media/9323866/1%20ctf%20essence
%20statements%20and%20learning%20outcomes.pdf
Government of Alberta (2013). Department of Education: Ministerial Order
#001/2013. Edmonton, AB. Retrieved May 20,
2015 from https://education.alberta.ca/media/6951645/skmbt_c3641305070
7450.pdf

ED 2500 Orientation to Teaching

Instructor: Kurtis Hewson