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Survey
Curriculum Guidelines - Page 1 General: - As in any other core curriculum, the Foundational Objectives of each module/unit must be achieved. -To enable each learner to succeed to the best of her/his ability, the application of the Adaptive Dimension empowers teachers to adapt the Learning Objectives, the instructional and assessment methods and the learning environment. - Prerequisite requirements must be fufilled. - Only PAA modules can be used for PAA Survey Courses. - Safety and career development are compulsory topics in PAA courses. When designing a Survey Course, learning objectives dealing with safety and career development should be integrated throughout the course as necessary and appropriate. - Job shadows, career research interviews, field trips, guest speakers, etc. could be used to make connections to the workplace in order to support work-based learning. - Recordkeeping is an essential part of offering Survey Courses at all levels. It is necessary to avoid repetition of modules, to assist with the transfer of information when a student changes schools, and to support post-secondary articulation, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) , and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). Recordkeeping templates are included in the PAA curriculum guides and also on this site to be downloaded for school use. A database is being developed to facilitate electronic recordkeeping of modules. Upon successful completion of the course, it is suggested that the recordkeeping form become part of the permanent student record. See Appendix B in the PAA Handbook for a generic recordkeeping template useful for Survey Courses. The Survey Guidelines, which contain the recommended modules for Middle and Secondary Levels, are part of the PAA Handbook. Some modules are not recommended for use as modules in Survey Courses because of Trade Advisory Board suggestions, equipment considerations and special subject council recommendations.
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