Transition event for our elementary gifted learners into secondary school.

1. Mrs. Gollan-Wills, Gifted Itinerant—Secondary Programming

2. PART I: Secondary Enrichment
 Enrichment Programming: ELOPE
 Curriculum Compacting
 WISE and AP (Advanced Placement)
 IDC 3O, 4O, 4U
 SPARK! Conferences
 Outreach, Community Partners
PART II: Secondary Courses
 Planning for Secondary School
 Choosing Courses

5.  Mix of credit and non-credit programs/services
 Enrichment Programming: ELOPE
 Curriculum Compacting
 WISE and AP (Advanced Placement)
 IDC 3O, 4O, 4U
 SPARK! Conferences
 Outreach, Community Partners
Note: every school offers enrichment in different capacities; these
are some of the enrichment opportunities available. Please get in
contact with either myself or the secondary school’s gifted teacher
contact to obtain more in-depth information on programs and
services offered at that particular school.

6.  Extended Learning Opportunities through
Progressive Enrichment
 Completely voluntary
 Workshop-style IN the school
 Student-interest driven
 Can lead to larger outreach opportunities
 Range of activities: novel studies, debates,
philosophical discussions, guest speakers, poetry,
critical thinking, problem-solving, among others

7.  COMPACTING: accommodation
(acceleration + enrichment)
 Student works through the curricular material at a
quicker pace with extension and enrichment
 Completes all assessment criteria
 Remains in teacher’s class (on role) or on roll of a
gifted teacher contact*, but can work in an alternate
area (supervised)
 Frees up time to complete other elective courses, AP,
enrichment opportunities, study for SATs, among
others
 *Importance of planning backward!
 New! Course bank through D2L/online

8.  Advanced Placement
 University level credit (and/or advanced standing) by exam
 Various phases of support/delivery
 Students:
 Purchase study guide/text
 Pay for exam fee ($93 USD 2017)
 Are set up with a mentor/master teacher in the subject area
 Write an exam in May
 Levels 4 and 5 are typically rewarded with a transfer credit*
 Postsecondary institutions decide what credit to award once
you are a university student

9.  Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence
 Who can apply: high school students in Grades 11-12
(must have min 22 credits achieved; completed 1.0+
4U or 4M credits; overall 80% in Grades 10-12; 85%
average in Grades 10-11)
 What: pursue a university level credit at the
university campus or distance studies while in high
school (FREE tuition!)
 Please note that students must be nominated by a
guidance counsellor, teacher, and/or principal, which
is part of the application process

10.  Interdisciplinary studies; for credit; some* designated enriched classes at select
schools (1.0 credit each)
 IDC 3O/4O “Scholarly Productions”
 IDC 4U(T) “Honours Thesis”
 Three strands:
 Theory and Foundation (reading, concepts, perspectives, organization)
 Process and Methods of research (research, planning, and presentation of information)
 Implementation, Evaluation, Impacts, and Consequences (critiquing, evaluating, analysing,
communicating, writing, real-world applications)
 Student-interest focus for summative (ISP)
 Develop and consolidate the skills required for knowledge of different
subjects/disciplines:
 How to conduct proper research
 How to properly write about research conducted/ formulate effective research questions
 How to communicate findings and defend position
 NEW! Honours Thesis course; course housed in D2L b-learning

11.  Extension of ELOPE sessions; based solely on student-interest
 LARGE-scale enrichment conferences
 Again, completely voluntary
 Like-minded peers across the board
 Some currently available:
 Engineering SPARK! with PEO and IEEE “Communications Challenge: Real
World Issues”
 Economics, Business, Mathematics (EBM) SPARK!
 The Study of Food SPARK! (Science, Business, Health & Nutrition) at
Brescia UC;
 Interdisciplinary Studies SPARK! (SJPS, SW, DS, CSI) at King’s UC;
 The REAL Criminal Law SPARK! (Crown, Justice, Defence; AIDWYC; CCLET;
IHL/RedCross);
 The Representation of Crime through Lit and Soc SPARK! at King’s;
 Physics and Art of Sound SPARK! (Drummer and DJ);
 Earth Sciences SPARK! (Geophysics/Seismic Hazards; Soft Rock
Exploration; Paleontology; Meteorites) with Western;
 Ologies SPARK! with Brescia UC (Psych, Crim/Soc, Anthro, Poli Sci);
 Among others!

12.  Different faculties at universities (i.e. Western University: CPSX, Ivey, BMI,
Music, Anthropology, Linguistics etc.) and community partners
 Conducted onsite or offsite at the universities
 Some currently available:
 Active History at Huron UC at Western
 Anthropology Outreach at Western SS
 Linguistics Outreach at Western SS
 Gamer Outreach with Mikutech
 Dragon’s Den/Entrepreneurship at Ivey
 Engineering challenges with PEO
 Foundation Year/Liberal Arts with King’s
 Waterloo Unlimited (Grades 10-12)
 Queen’s ESU (formerly E-MC2)
 Shad Valley
 House of Commons Page Program (Jr. and Sr.)
 Encounters with Canada
 Among others…

15. 1. CHC 2P1
2. CGC 1D1
3. ADA 101
4. PPL 10F
5. ENG 3UE
6. ENG 4E1
7. CLU 3M1
8. MDM 4UA

16.  Secondary school works in credits attained; must have
30 credits to obtain O.S.S.D.
 Compulsory courses: required courses (18^)
 Elective courses: choice courses (12)
 ^ some elective courses are part of “Groups”
 =Group 1 (additional English, French, Social Science,
Canadian and World Studies, Guidance or Career, Coop
credit)
 =Group 2 (additional Phys. Ed., Arts, Business, French,
Coop credit)
 *=Group 3 (additional Science, Technology, French,
Computer Science, Coop credit)
 40 hours of community service
 OSSLT in Grade 10
 Keep prerequisites in mind

17.  You need 30 credits!!

18.  Step #1: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with
your compulsory courses for Grade 9;
 Step #2: Look in the course calendar for Grade 9
electives (1.0 credit);
 Step #3: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with
your Grade 10 compulsory courses;
 Step #4: Begin to look in the course calendar for Grade
10 electives (3.0 credits);
 Step #5: Consider the stream and destination for 11-
12 (only brainstorming here; this is not definite!)

19. M.Gollan-Wills@tvdsb.on.ca