Nancy Battet is a Pedagogical Consultant with the Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) where she oversees the Community Partnerships, GOAL (Guidance-Oriented Approach to Learning), Entrepreneurship and ACGC (Academic and Career Guidance Content) dossiers.
November is Career Month!
November is the month to focus on careers! The Canadian Council for Career Development’s theme for “Canada Career Month 2018” is “I know I can, because…” The Let’s Talk Science theme is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As well, for November Let’s Talk Science has teamed up with the online career and […]
Financial Literacy Month: More Resources for Education
Every year, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) hosts Financial Literacy Month throughout November. Resources for teachers and students are available on the FCAC website, as well as through the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) which organizes “Talk With Our Kids About Money” and the “Money Fair.” The FCAC helps coordinate the efforts of, […]
Gisella Scalia available, eager, and ready to help
Gisella Scalia joined the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES) resource team which was assembled in the fall of 2017 to assist with the implementation of the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGCs) across Québec. Her title is almost as long as her career in education: Regional Resource Person for the Academic and Career Guidance […]
ACGC: Elementary Cycle Three Implementation
In August 2017 the Deputy Minister, Mme Sylvie Barcelo, announced the compulsory implementation of the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) in the 2017-2018 school year for Elementary Cycle Three. As well, the content items for Elementary Cycle Three have been revised, based on the experiences of the piloting schools. From the 11 that were […]
TWOKAM: Talk with Our Kids about Money, April 18, 2018.
It’s never too late to start.” Talk with Our Kids About Money Day is coming up soon – April 18, 2018. Did you register your Secondary Level 1 class?
Défi OSEntreprendre Application Deadline March 14
The completed electronic registration for this year’s Québec Entrepreneurship Challenge, “Défi OSEntreprendre,” must be officially submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The Défi OSEntreprendre 2017 site is up and running with a new fresh look. All the necessary resources are located under the first link in the menu: “Registration Student […]
EMSB Urban Beekeeping: Schools Collect their Honey!
September held a unique surprise for students returning to seven schools of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB). Travis Hall, Career Development Consultant at EMSB, reports that after installation and a successful series of workshops last year, the beehives set up in the spring were now stacked high with boxes filled with frames of honey.
What's New in ACGC
We are delighted to welcome back Gisella Scalia for her fourth year as Professional Resource Person for ACGC, Anglophone Sector. Gisella has been an outstanding advocate for the creation of English-language resources and has worked closely with the ACGC Community of Practice (CoP) to explain and clarify the content and develop Learning Situations (LS).
Implementation in Sec. IV and V has been postponed to 2021-22 due to COVID. However, as of this school year, the ACGC should be at full implementation in all schools in Grades 5 and 6 and Sec. I-III.
Some LS have been translated and posted on the Vibe site, while members of the CoP have created several in English which will be posted this Fall. CoP teams continue to develop more LS to cover all of the ACGCs.
Other English resources on Vibe include a template for writing LS, record-keeping tools akin to graphic organizers, updated implementation guides, and frequently asked questions. As well, all ACGC LS and materials in English are available on the LEARN site (ACGC Elementary, Secondary Cycle One, Secondary Cycle Two).
In spite of the challenges caused by COVID-19, this will be an exciting year for the implementation of ACGC, as it is rolled out to even more students.
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The GOAL Post Team and
the GOAL Network
October 2020
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