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INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS PLANNING SESSION GOALS● Access ‘My Pathway Planner’ and further develop my High

School Plan prior to Course Selection

● Learn how to use ‘My Pathway Planner’ as a ‘Forwards Planning’ tool

● Learn how to use ‘My Pathway Planner’ as a ‘Backwards Planning’ tool

● Explore and compare post-secondary opportunities as they relate to my High School Plan

● Document and reflect on this learning in ‘My Pathway Planner’ portfolio

EXPLORING & PLANNING FOR POST SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES WITH

MY PATHWAY PLANNER

COURSE SELECTION REMINDERS

Gr 9-12 SUBMIT COURSES in My Pathway Planner: Feb 11th to 22nd

Gr 12 Students NOT planning to return to NHS in September 2019

are asked to submit their plan during IPP today!

Sign-Off Sheets due to Guidance by Wednesday, February 27th!

COURSE SELECTION REMINDERS

Refer to the ‘TIPS FOR ONLINE COURSE SELECTION’ section of the NHS Course Selection Handout if you need help. This can be found in the NHS Guidance Webpages.

IPP Sess ion 2Ne w m a rk e t Hig h S c h o o l

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on My Pathway Planner icon…

…then use your YRDSB student number and YRDSB password

to log in. Be sure to use EDU as the

Domain.

Ex plor ing Post -S e c o n d a ryOp p o r t u n it ie s

NHS IPP Session 2

Planning FORWARDS• Complete your High School Planner with the NHS courses that best meet your

graduation requirements, interests, and abilities. • Use the ‘Pathway Eligibility’ tool to explore the post-secondary opportunities

available to you should you stick with that high school plan.• Create more than one plan to see how your opportunities might change.

Unsure what you would like to do after high school?Interested in exploring a variety of options?

From your Dashboard, click “Portfolios”.

On the next page, click on “Add Portfolio”.

Type in a title: e.g. “Exploring

Post-Secondary Opportunities – IPP

Session 2”, then click “Add Portfolio”.

In the navigation menu, click “High School” then “View Plans”.

If you already have a high school plan, click

“Add New Plan” OR click on the three

dots next to an existing plan then select

“Copy Plan” to adapt it.

Be sure to name it as “My “Forwards” Plan”.

Create a full high school plan that meets all

graduation requirements based on your interests

and academic preparation.

Click on the course boxes to explore the

course options that will meet your graduation

requirements.

Use “Search” to find courses that you know

or click on the different disciplines to find courses related to

your interests.

HINT: Not sure what to add? Check out the

KNOWLEDGE SURVEY (go to ‘Who Am I’ in the navigation menu) to learn more about which courses are a good match for you!

If you add a course and it appears red in your plan, then there is an

issue with the selection. Place your cursor over the red circle to clarify

the issue (e.g. a prerequisite course

might be missing), then correct it accordingly.

Click on “View Progress” on your

“Graduation Indicator” to make sure your plan meets all graduation requirements. If any

check marks are grey, update your high school

plan to include these courses.

Now look at your “Pathway Eligibility”. Click on the number beside the different

pathways to see a list of post-secondary

programs that you are eligible for based on the

courses in your plan.

Review the programs in the list and find two that interest you. Click the

heart on those program boxes to add them to

your list of “Favourites”.

Use the filters and keyword search at the

top of the page to narrow down the list of

program options.

Click on the three dots in the top-right corner of

each program and select “Compare”. At the top of the screen, click the “Compare”

button to see a side-by-side comparison of both

programs.

Review the program details (program length,

tuition, education required, and so on).

Click on the pin button for each program to add them to your portfolio.

While reviewing and comparing programs, be sure to scroll down each

page to explore the different occupations you could transition to as a graduate from this program. Click “View

More” to see even more related occupations.

Click on the occupations to learn more about

them, and click on the hearts to add them to

your favourites.

Be sure to add at least two occupations to your

portfolio.

Using the navigation menu, expand the

“Home” options then click “Portfolios”).

Open the portfolio you created earlier: “Exploring Post-

Secondary Opportunities – IPP

Session 2”. You should see the all of the

programs and occupations you have added to this portfolio.

Click “Add Box”, then select “Add from

myBlueprint”. Add your High School Plan to

your portfolio.

Click on “Add Box” and select “Add Journal”.

Respond to the following questions:

1. “How did planning FORWARDS help you find an occupation that caught your interest?”

2. “What are the pros and cons to this plan?”

Planning for Post -S e c o n d a ryOp p o r t u n it ie s

NHS IPP Session 2

• Identify occupations of interest and their required education• Browse, review, and compare potential post-secondary programs• Identify specific programs of interest and their admission requirements• Review and update your High School Plan to include any missing

requirements

Planning BACKWARDS

Does a particular occupation interest you? Perhaps more than one?Want to be sure you are selecting the ‘right’ high school courses to be

eligible for specific post-secondary opportunities?

In the navigation menu, click on “Work” and then

select “Occupations”. Use the search bar to find the occupation(s)

that you want to explore.

Click on the occupation and read through the information provided.

Click the heart on the occupation boxes to add

them to your list of “Favourites”. Be sure to

also add them to your new portfolio.

HINT: Not sure what to pick? Try choosing from the list of

Occupation Matches unlocked by the LEARNING STYLES,

PERSONALITY, & INTERESTS SURVEYS that you completed in

our IPP Session 1.

(Go to ‘Who Am I’ in the navigation menu)

Click on “Requirements” and read through the information provided.

Scroll down to “Potential Programs” and click

“View More”.

Review the programs in the list and find two that sound interesting. Click

the heart on those program boxes to add

them to your list of “Favourites”.

If there are too many options, scroll to the top and use the filters and

keyword search to narrow down the list of program options (for

example, the province that you want to study in, subjects that you

like, and so on).

Click on the three dots in the top-right corner of

each program and select “Compare”.

At the top of the screen, click the “Compare”

button to see a side-by-side comparison of both

programs.

Review the program details (program length,

tuition, education required, and so on).

Click on the pin button for each program to add them to your portfolio.

Click on one of your “Favourite Program”

boxes. Scroll down the page and then click

“View More”.

When the next page opens, click on

“Requirements”. Make note of any course requirements not

currently met by your existing high school

plan (the are grey and don’t have a green

checkmark).

From the navigation menu, select “High

School” and then click “View Plans”.

If you already have a high school plan, click

“Add New Plan” (or click on the three dots next to

an existing plan then select “Copy Plan” to

adapt it).

Start adding the missing required courses to your plan. Add the grade 12 courses first, followed

by the prerequisite grade 11 courses.

Any courses that are missing prerequisites will be flagged in red.

Continue adding courses working

backwards to your current grade.

Click on “View Progress” on your

“Graduation Indicator” to make sure your plan meets all graduation

requirements.

If any check marks are grey, update your high school plan to include

these courses.

Return to “My Education and Career/Life Plan” in

your “Portfolios”.

Click on “Add Box” and select “Add Journal”.

Respond to the following questions: 1. “How did planning

BACKWARDS help you create a plan that leads

to an occupation you are interested in?”

2. “What are the pros and cons to this plan?”

All finished?Try customizing your

portfolio with an avatar and banner. You

might also opt to move the boxes around into an organization that

works for you!

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CONGRATULATIONS!

You have completed IPP Session 2: Exploring

and Planning for Post-Secondary Opportunities

in MY PATHWAY PLANNER!