Heritage Academy

Ms. Sun

Learning Strategies 9:
Skills for Success in Secondary School
Course Code: GLE1O
Term: Winter 2016
Grade: 9
Credit Value: 1.0
Teacher: Ms. Sun
Email: sun@heritage-academy.com
School: Heritage Academy of Learning Excellence
Description
This course focuses on learning strategies to help students become better,
more independent learners. Students will learn how to develop and apply
literacy and numeracy skills, personal management skills, and interpersonal
and teamwork skills to improve their learning and achievement in school,
the workplace, and the community. The course helps students build
confidence and motivation to pursue opportunities for success in secondary
school and beyond.
Strands
Learning Skills
Personal Knowledge and Management Skills
Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills
Exploration of Opportunities
Evaluation Strategies
70% of the grade will be based on assessment and evaluation conducted
throughout the course. These may include journal writing, presentations,
projects, tests and quizzes.
30% of the grade will be based on a summative evaluation administered
towards the end of the course. The summative evaluation will take the form
of two performance tasks.

Evaluation
In Class Evaluation
Area Evaluated
Weight
Knowledge and
25%
understanding
Thinking and inquiry
25%
Communication
25%
Application
25%
100% of
Total
70%
Final Evaluation
Open Book Test
15%
Creative Project
15%
Total
30%
Expectations
The overall expectations for each strand have been taken from the Ministry
of Education and Training documents as a basis for describing the Learning
Strategies course. Strands may be taught in an independent or an
integrated manner; they are listed in no particular order below. Different
interpretations of the curriculum will arise in schools based on the needs of
their student population or program needs.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
Learning Skills
identify and use a variety of literacy skills and strategies to improve
reading, writing, and oral communication in everyday contexts;
identify and use a variety of numeracy skills and strategies to improve
their practical application of mathematics in everyday contexts;
demonstrate an understanding of learning skills and strategies required
for success in school.
Personal Knowledge and Management Skills
apply knowledge of their personal skills and learning strengths to develop
strategies for success in secondary school;
identify and describe personal-management skills required for success,
and explain their use to help maximize learning;
demonstrate the use of personal-management skills and strategies to
enhance learning.

Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills

identify and describe the knowledge and skills necessary for successful
interpersonal relations and teamwork;
assess their interpersonal and teamwork skills and strategies, and explain
how those skills requiring further development affect their learning;
demonstrate the ability to apply appropriate interpersonal and teamwork
skills in a variety of learning environments.
Exploration of Opportunities
apply their knowledge of school, work, and community involvement
opportunities to develop a personal learning plan;
demonstrate an understanding of school and community resources and
how these can be utilized to support their learning needs;
develop a portfolio of documents pertaining to self-assessment, research,
and career exploration that are necessary for planning a pathway for
secondary school success.
Nature of Course
Assignments
All assignments will have specific due dates and students are expected to
respect these dates. Assignments must be submitted at the beginning of
the class on the due date.
Extensions may be granted to students under special circumstances
provided they negotiate this with their teacher at least one day prior to the
due date.
If a student is absent due to illness, the assignment must be handed in on
the day the student returns to school.
If a student does not hand in an assignment of the arranged date, contact
with a parent or guardian will be made, and alternate evaluation
opportunities will be explored.
Tests and Quizzes
Students are expected to be present on test days. Those students who
know in advance that they will be away on the day of a test are expected to
make alternate arrangements with their teacher to complete the test.
Students who have a legitimate reason for missing a test will be given the
opportunity to complete a test on the day of their return. (If the test has

already been given back to the class, teachers should consider giving an
alternate test.)
Students who do not have a legitimate reason for missing a test may be
given a mark of zero.
In cases of school business such as a field trip, the student must notify the
subject teachers in advance of the field trip.
The subject teacher may provide an opportunity for the student to write the
test at an alternate time. Students are expected to complete all
evaluations. If a student chooses not to complete a task, a mark of
0 may be assigned.
Homework
Students will be assigned homework regularly and it is their responsibility to
know what was assigned and to complete the work. It is important to use
your agenda to record your assignments.
Attendance
Regular attendance is necessary for success! A phone call or note from a
parent is needed to justify an absence.
Three unjustified absences result in a referral to the Vice-Principal. All
missed work is to be made up. Additional work may be assigned at the
discretion of the teacher.
Notebooks
Students will be required to keep a separate binder for their Learning
Strategies notes. This notebook must be present for each Learning
Strategies class and it must contain the following: all handouts given in
class, all notes taken, all homework assignments, and all tests and written
assignments. Notebooks should be neatly organized and they should use
dividers for each section. Notebooks will be checked on a regular basis.
Agenda
Students will be given an agenda during homeroom, which must be present
during every class. Learning to organise your time is essential for success.
As such, students will be required to record their homework in their agenda
each day use it to plan long term assignments.