Communication Plan
Construction Technology 10 Course Outline and Communication Plan
Marine Drive Academy
2021-2022
Teacher: Mr. Carl Glawson
Phone: (902) 885-2777 Ext: 1591114
Email: cglawson@hrce.ca
Website: https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/mrglawsonsscienceandtechsite/home
Course Description (Overview): This hands -on course is designed to introduce students to the skills, knowledge and attitudes related to residential construction using construction materials, tools and processes. Students participate in building activities related to wood frame construction, energy efficient design, introductory residential plumbing systems, electrical systems and site planning. This course is aligned with twenty-first century skills and competencies.
Course Units and Timeline:
Unit Name
Approximate Time to Cover Unit
Types of Assessment
Construction Planning
September 9 –
October 4
Formal and informal observation, project reports, work samples, constructed products, inquiry, presentations, journals, questioning, group and individual assignments, peer and self assessment, anecdotal records, formative assessment, summative assessment
Wood Frame Construction
October 5-
November 8
Please refer above
Plumbing Systems
November9- December 15
Please refer above
Electrical Systems
December 16- January 25
Please refer above
Assessment: To determine how well students are learning, assessment strategies have to be designed to systematically gather information on the achievement of the curriculum outcomes. Both formative and summative assessments will be used to assess, support student learning and communicate achievement based on the specific outcomes to the course. Many types of assessment strategies can be used to gather such information, including, but not limited to,
Formal and informal observations
Experiments
Work samples
Project reports
Anecdotal records
Research projects
Conferences
Inquiry based activities
Constructed Products
Performance assessment
Portfolios
Peer and self assessment
Learning journals
Formative assessments
Questioning at various levels
Summative assessments
Student Progress and Evaluation
Student progress will be evaluated using a variety of formative and summative means. It will be based on assignments/classwork, presentations, projects, labs, teacher observation and unit tests. Term work will account for 80% of the final mark. There will also be a final exam valued at 20% of the final mark. Progress will be communicated to students through assignment marks and comments, on-going conferencing and verbal feedback, as well as Gradebook and report cards.
Provincial Achievement Levels: ( As reported on Powerschool/Gradebook)
4- In –depth knowledge and understanding of content and concepts. Able to extend the application of related skills to a variety of contexts.
3+ Competent +
3- Competent knowledge and understanding of the content and concepts. Appropriate application of the related skills.
2+ Developing +
2- Developing knowledge of the content and concepts. Developing in the application of the related skills.
1+ Limited +
1-Limited knowledge and understanding of content and concepts. Limited application of related skills.
*Professional judgement will be used to assess all student work and timely feedback will be provided in rubric and/or comment formats.
Textbooks, Resources and Technology used:
Technology Education Curriculum 2012
Mimio
Discovery Education
Video clips
Current periodicals
Multimedia presentations
Websites
Apps
Library resources
Ipads
The following documentation from the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture forms the basis of the curriculum outcomes for the grade 9 Science program. The documents that guide the program are:
1.
Public School Programs
2003-2004
2.
Foundation – Atlantic Canada Science Curriculum
3.
Nova Scotia Technology Education Curriculum Grade 10
April 2012
The specific outcomes for the CNT 10/12 curriculum can be viewed via the Department of Education (www.ednet.ns.ca) under “document depot” and “curriculum and textbook”, followed by “Learning Outcomes Framework”