What you will learn in Skilled Trades 10
In Skilled Trades 10, you learn about the tremendous impact the skilled trades have on society, find out what life in the skilled trades is really like, and experience how rewarding it is to work with both your mind and your hands.
Skilled Trades 10 is designed to help you to build on the math, science, and language arts skills you already have in a relevant way. Find out "why do I need to know this?"
How you will learn in Skilled Trades 10
Classes in Skilled Trades 10 introduce you to the on-the-job realities faced by apprentices when they begin training.
You use professional-grade hand tools, and, like an apprentice, spend much of your time working on practical activities and real-life projects. This experience quickly gives you a strong sense of the physical and mental demands of skilled trades work. During the course, you demonstrate your mastery of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that you have learned by working on a Capstone Project with a partner.
As you complete course projects, you learn how to perform the following tasks:
If, after exploring Skilled Trades 10, you decide that the skilled trades aren't for you, you will still walk away with skills that will serve you later in life.
Where you will learn Skilled Trades 10
Because Skilled Trades 10 so directly models the realities of skilled trades life, it is delivered in a new learning environment called the Skilled Trades Centre. The Skilled Trades Centre converts the space normally occupied by traditional classrooms into a construction site, workshop, and classroom.
Set yourself up for great summer jobs
The hands-on lessons and projects you will complete in Skilled Trades 10 develop a broad base of skills. You can apply these at home and also turn them into great summer job opportunities.
Once you have completed Skilled Trades 10, you can continue to build on these valuable skills by enrolling in future courses, such as Construction Trades 11 (for which Skilled Trades 10 is a pre-requisite). Eventually, you might follow the path all the way to a paid apprenticeship.
Assessment and Evaluation:
Both teacher and student learn from assessment. The teacher learns what further instruction a student needs; the student learns their strengths, their challenges and what must be done to improve.
Assessment will track progress in the following areas:
Late Assessments:
Students are responsible for completing assignments by specified due dates so that teachers can provide timely feedback. A due date is given for each assignment. If the student does not hand in the assignment on the due date, the student may consult with the teacher regarding a possible alternate due date. This must be done in a timely manner. If the alternate due date is granted but not met, the student will have missed the opportunity to demonstrate achievement towards the outcomes and the student’s grade may be affected.
Missed Work During Absences:
If a student misses one or more classes due to illness, travel, sports, extracurricular activities, etc., the following process will be followed:
1. Upon returning to school, the student is responsible to contact the teacher to find out what work was missed.
2. The student is responsible for obtaining notes for missed classes and completing all work that was done on the day(s) missed.
3. If an assignment was due, or a test/quiz was to be written on the day of the absence, the student will hand in the assignment or write the test/quiz on the first day back to school, provided that the missed day was an excused absence.
4. If an assignment was given on the day of the absence, the student should contact the teacher to determine the deadline for handing in the missed assignment.
Appropriate Language:
Maintaining ESDH's respectful learning environment requires certain expectations regarding the use of appropriate language throughout the building and school property. Appropriate language is courteous, non-intimidating, and excludes swearing or cursing. Inappropriate language cannot be tolerated as it has a negative effect on the learning environment.
Skilled Trades 10 will provide for a variety of ways in which students can demonstrate their achievement of the course outcomes.
Quizzes Practical work Graphic work
Tests Oral testing Work sheets
Written assignments Assignment Sheets
Terms 1 & 2
Safety (written and practical) 30%
Skilled Trades Realities 15%
Measurement & Calculation for the Skilled Trades 15%
Tools & Materials for the Skilled Trades 40%
100%
Course Marking
Term 1 40%
Term 2 60%
100%
Bring pencils, pens, ruler to every class.
In Skilled Trades 10, you learn about the tremendous impact the skilled trades have on society, find out what life in the skilled trades is really like, and experience how rewarding it is to work with both your mind and your hands.
Skilled Trades 10 is designed to help you to build on the math, science, and language arts skills you already have in a relevant way. Find out "why do I need to know this?"
How you will learn in Skilled Trades 10
Classes in Skilled Trades 10 introduce you to the on-the-job realities faced by apprentices when they begin training.
You use professional-grade hand tools, and, like an apprentice, spend much of your time working on practical activities and real-life projects. This experience quickly gives you a strong sense of the physical and mental demands of skilled trades work. During the course, you demonstrate your mastery of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that you have learned by working on a Capstone Project with a partner.
As you complete course projects, you learn how to perform the following tasks:
- work safely and work as part of a team
- interpret and understand trades-specific printed and schematic matter (like blueprints)
- make precise measurements and calculations
- estimate materials requirements
- handle and store materials
- communicate effectively
If, after exploring Skilled Trades 10, you decide that the skilled trades aren't for you, you will still walk away with skills that will serve you later in life.
Where you will learn Skilled Trades 10
Because Skilled Trades 10 so directly models the realities of skilled trades life, it is delivered in a new learning environment called the Skilled Trades Centre. The Skilled Trades Centre converts the space normally occupied by traditional classrooms into a construction site, workshop, and classroom.
Set yourself up for great summer jobs
The hands-on lessons and projects you will complete in Skilled Trades 10 develop a broad base of skills. You can apply these at home and also turn them into great summer job opportunities.
Once you have completed Skilled Trades 10, you can continue to build on these valuable skills by enrolling in future courses, such as Construction Trades 11 (for which Skilled Trades 10 is a pre-requisite). Eventually, you might follow the path all the way to a paid apprenticeship.
Assessment and Evaluation:
Both teacher and student learn from assessment. The teacher learns what further instruction a student needs; the student learns their strengths, their challenges and what must be done to improve.
Assessment will track progress in the following areas:
- Safety
- Tools and materials of the skilled trades
- Physical Dexterity/hand-eye coordination/balance
- Measurement and calculation
- Employability skills
- Skilled trades living
Late Assessments:
Students are responsible for completing assignments by specified due dates so that teachers can provide timely feedback. A due date is given for each assignment. If the student does not hand in the assignment on the due date, the student may consult with the teacher regarding a possible alternate due date. This must be done in a timely manner. If the alternate due date is granted but not met, the student will have missed the opportunity to demonstrate achievement towards the outcomes and the student’s grade may be affected.
Missed Work During Absences:
If a student misses one or more classes due to illness, travel, sports, extracurricular activities, etc., the following process will be followed:
1. Upon returning to school, the student is responsible to contact the teacher to find out what work was missed.
2. The student is responsible for obtaining notes for missed classes and completing all work that was done on the day(s) missed.
3. If an assignment was due, or a test/quiz was to be written on the day of the absence, the student will hand in the assignment or write the test/quiz on the first day back to school, provided that the missed day was an excused absence.
4. If an assignment was given on the day of the absence, the student should contact the teacher to determine the deadline for handing in the missed assignment.
Appropriate Language:
Maintaining ESDH's respectful learning environment requires certain expectations regarding the use of appropriate language throughout the building and school property. Appropriate language is courteous, non-intimidating, and excludes swearing or cursing. Inappropriate language cannot be tolerated as it has a negative effect on the learning environment.
Skilled Trades 10 will provide for a variety of ways in which students can demonstrate their achievement of the course outcomes.
Quizzes Practical work Graphic work
Tests Oral testing Work sheets
Written assignments Assignment Sheets
Terms 1 & 2
Safety (written and practical) 30%
Skilled Trades Realities 15%
Measurement & Calculation for the Skilled Trades 15%
Tools & Materials for the Skilled Trades 40%
100%
Course Marking
Term 1 40%
Term 2 60%
100%
Bring pencils, pens, ruler to every class.