The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12 - Ministère de l'éducation ...

Designing Your Future, Grade 11, Open (GWL3O)
Exploration of Opportunities
• analyse emerging social and economic trends and their impact on individuals, workplaces,
and career opportunities
Note: Learning related to the expectations in this strand can address trends such as globalization
and growing environmental concerns, as well as employment and entrepreneurial opportunities
that may emerge in connection with those trends.
Leadership and Peer Support, Grade 11, Open (GPP3O)
Interpersonal Knowledge and Skills
– demonstrate effective use of leadership skills in classroom groups and in planning school
or community events
Exploration of Opportunities
• demonstrate the ability to design and implement a plan or program that addresses needs
identified in the school or the community
Note: Environmental connections can be made by applying the requirements described in the
expectations above to school or community needs related to the environment.
Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success After
Secondary School, Grade 12, Open (GLS4O/GLE4O/GLE3O)
Exploration of Opportunities
– assess the effects of information technology on selected fields of work, including its
impact on educational and skill requirements, learning opportunities, how work is done,
and employment opportunities
– compare emerging work-style alternatives (e.g., contract work, telecommuting, talent
pooling) and other employment-related trends (e.g., changing composition of the labour
market, impact of education level on earnings and employment), and explain how these
trends may influence their education and career plans
Note: These two expectations allow for environmental connections related to conservation of
energy and resources and the influence of growing environmental concerns on employment
opportunities, respectively.
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