Resources for Educators

All Elementary schools in the Western Quebec School Board have "Paws in Jobland". This ignites interest in career awareness and exploration for elementary school students.

All secondary schools have Career Cruising. This is a comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource that provides the information a student needs to make the right career choices. If you require a password to get onto and use these internet based applications please contact kbutler@wqsb.qc.ca with your name and school. Before clicking on the buttons below.

More Resources Below!

Welcome to the resources page for educators. Here you will find resources for integrating GOAL into your subject area as well as themes and projects at all levels. There are also websites to go to that are related to career development.

Below are career resources to help teachers integrate GOAL into the classroom and the rating of each site.
                                                      ***** = Excellent
                                                       **** = Good
                                                         *** = Average

Vocational Information Centre: Career Curriculum Resources *****

http://www.khake.com/page93.html
This site lists a number of other sites which link to many lessons plans activity sheets and more related to careers

Elementary Career Awareness guide ****:

http://icdl.uncq.edu/ft/060200-01.html
this has instructional resources and student activity sheets in pdf that can be downloaded.

Support for Learning *****

http://www.support4learning.co.uk
This is a web site with resources for advisors, students, and everyone else involved in education, training and communities

Elementary award winning web site *****:

Practical Money Skills by Visa *****

Biz World Website *****

www.bizworld.org
BizWorld provides schools with hands-on programs including resources and lesson plans, for use in grades 3 through 8, designed to add relevancy to academics, while improving the understanding of entrepreneurship and money management.

Tomatosphere *****

http://www.tomatosphere.org Learn about survival in space and on Mars by participating in Tomatosphere, a unique and exciting educational experience for students in grade 2-10

The Astrobiology Curriculum *****

http://astrobio.terc.edu/
TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary year long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure. Here you will find all the resources you need including a series of inquiry based activities along with an entire curriculum to set the project up.

Eco Academy Curriculum *****

http://www.ecoacademy.org/contents.asp#three
This 157-page, searchable, on-line Eco Academy Curriculum, A guide to Working and Learning in the Environment, was produced by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps. It includes lessons, activities, worksheets and "how to" instructions on the following environmental science and political themes:

• The Human Environment
• The Human Environment Recycling
• The Human Environment - Impacts on Urbanization
• Community Greening
• Teaching Environmental Service

Financial Literacy Curriculum ****

http://www.youthbuild.org/members/login/nefe.html 
Building Your Money Skills Taking Charge of Your Future
This seven-week, hands-on YouthBuild financial education program is designed for young adults, ages 16 to 24. The program introduces participants to basic financial planning concepts such as goal setting, making a spending plan, building an emergency fund, and the wise use of credit. In addition, each participant receives a 68-page youth guide. The chapters in the youth guide correspond to the seven units in the program.

North West LINCS Lesson Plans ****

http://www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/Lessons.htm

Online Lesson Plans ****

http://www.lhup.edu/ablenet/profdev/lessons/lessonplans.htm
Lesson plans for literacy and basic education.

KQED Education and Learning

http://www.kqed.org/topics/education/educators/lessons/adult-learning.jsp These are lesson plans designed for classroom use by teachers that have been organized in three modules including:

• Study Skills
• Memoir Writing
• Media literacy