COURSE SELECTION: GRADE 11 STUDENTS

Grade 11s choosing Grade 12 courses for September 2016

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▶ BYOD and myBlueprint▶ Credit History / Diploma Requirements▶ Planning for Grade 12▶ Choosing Your Courses▶ Planning for Post-Secondary Destinations▶ Final Thoughts

AGENDA

BYOD and myBlueprint

▶ used for important communication between you and the school

▶ this email address and password are used to choose your courses through myblueprint.ca/peel

Your BYOD Email Address

o Your email address is: studentnumber@pdsb.org

Accessing the BYOD Website

You can access your myBlueprint account

right from your “BYOD PAGE”

Click the ‘Resources’ tab at the top, and then

find the ‘myBlueprint’ tab at

the bottom right

As long as you are using a school computer, you don’t need your myBlueprint login info

Credit History / Diploma

Requirements

you will have access to your credit information once you login to: www.myblueprint.ca/peel

make sure you are on track to graduate

By the end of Grade 11, you should have accumulated 24 credits:17 should be compulsory

Have you met the credit requirements from the 3 ‘additional groupings’? You need 1 credit from each of these groupings.

By the end of Grade 11, you should have at

least 24/30 credits

Credit Requirements to Graduate

Additional Credit Requirements for Programs French Immersion Students:

◦ 9 F.I. credits by end of this school year SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) Students:

◦ ensure you have your core courses, co-op, additional qualifications and certifications, and CLAs

Community Involvement – 40 Hours student responsibility acceptable activities outlined on the back of the

tracking sheet tracking sheets are available in Student Services,

on dsssonline.com or on www.peelschools.org completed hours tracking sheet must be signed

by your parent/guardian before submitting should have 30+ hours by the end of this year

Literacy Requirement you must pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

or successfully complete the Ontario Literacy Course (after you have been unsuccessful on your first attempt at the test)

if you are unsuccessful on your first attempt at the test: Option 1: Re-write the Literacy Test on March 31st, 2016 Option 2: Sign up for the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC4O)

Planning for Grade 12

first resource: myBlueprint.ca (post-secondary planning)

University in Ontario: Six grade 12 U or M courses

www.electronicinfo.ca College in Ontario: Grade 11&12 U/M/C/O www.ontariocolleges.ca Applied Degrees: Six Grade 12 U or M

courses www.ontariocolleges.ca Apprenticeship: OSSD - Diploma

–math/science? www.apprenticesearch.com Other Destinations - Outside Ontario/Canada? www.pennybissett.org

Destination Planning

Think about….. academic achievement so far teacher RECOMMENDATIONS commitment to academic success your interests, passions, learning style possible destinations and requirements review with your parent/guardian prerequisites – RESEARCH!!! ...be realistic

Which Course Type in Grade 12?University, College, Workplace, Mixed

Course Codes: COP 2XC (2 credits) and COP 4XC (4 credits)• Pre-class sessions• Pre-placement classes• Work placement and regular monitoring• Integration classes• Assignments• Final/exam

Dual credits (4-credit option only) OYAP (Culinary Arts, Construction, Child Development,

Plumbing, and more….) SHSM students (at least 2-credit co-op needed)

Co-Operative Education (co-op)

Grade 11/12 Math Courses

Learn About Courses www.myblueprint.ca/peel www.dsssonline.com ( > Student Services >

Course Selection > Student Friendly Course Descriptions)

subject teachers guidance counsellor friends / other students

Choosing Your Courses

6-8 credits 1 compulsory credit

◦ - English (ENG4U/4C/4E); up to 7 optional credits SHSM students: must select PAL4O OSSD requirements and post-secondary

requirements make realistic choices (ability, post-

secondary plans, interests) research post-secondary programs

www.myblueprint.ca/peel www.electronicinfo.ca www.ontariocolleges.ca

Choosing Your Courses

www.myblueprint.ca/peel login using your BYOD email account click on ‘High School Planner’ box select courses submit

Course Selection Website

if you have selected a course for which you are missing a pre-requisite it will appear pink

you cannot take this! You must change this before submitting

Missing Pre-Requisites

Submit Courses

once you have selected all your courses, click ‘Submit’

print verification sheet and have parent/guardian sign it

hand in signed sheet to guidance

Course selection website opens:Monday, February 1st, 2016

Course Selection website will close:Friday, February 12th, 2016

Courses selected using myBlueprint will not get uploaded to the information system after this date (you will not have any courses!)

course selection is done on a first-come, first-served basis (date and time stamped)

Deadline to Select Courses

‣if a course you really want is full, you will be put on a waitlist

‣no guarantee you will get into this course

‣to minimize chances of being put on a waitlist: o Select your courses earlyo Make appropriate choices

Waitlists

▶ timetable changes are very difficult (and sometimes impossible) once the semester starts

▶ the whole school timetable is built based on YOUR choices!

▶ be certain about the courses you are choosing

▶ optional course change requests will not be considered in September

Timetable Changes

student's responsibility options:o 40% or higher: 2-weeko Below 40%: full-montho Brand new: full-montho Summer co-op: 2-credits (applications come

out in March; must have 20 credits by end of school year to apply*)

summer school information – available in April summer school runs for month of July from 8am-

1:30pm

Summer School Information

Planning for Post-Secondary Destinations

research on myBlueprint visit open-houses attend David Suzuki Secondary School post-

secondary fair pathways night May 12th

Post-Secondary Research

student’s responsibility create accounts at scholarshipscanada.com

and yconic.com also:

◦ dsssonline.com◦ announcements◦ twitter on additional / and in some cases exclusive,

scholarship opportunities

Scholarships

Final Thoughts

login to your myBlueprint account research be realistic about your choices select courses online by Friday, February

12th, 2016 you will receive feedback about your

course selections at a later time and will be able to make changes then

Final Thoughts

see your Guidance Counsellor if you need help Guidance Counsellors will be available in the

Learning Commons during the first-half of both lunches on Monday, February 11th, and Tuesday, February 12th to help you with the process if you need it

Need Help? Questions?

You can check out the latest information at:

◦David Suzuki Secondary School’s website under the Student Services tab (dsssonline.com)

◦Follow @DSSSGuidance on Twitter

Be Informed