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their learning plan, students create and reflect on their learning goals, plan how they will achieve the goals, and devise success criteria to help them to monitor their progress.
The development of the learning plan helps students determine the types of learning opportunities (i.e., tasks, activities) that they will participate in, where those opportunities will occur, the timelines within which the experience will take place, the resources that will be required, and the nature and extent of support and feedback the students will need. When students play a significant role in the development of their learning plan, they are more likely to be engaged in their learning, and they develop a sense of ownership of their learning and a sense of belonging in the community.
The Student’s Cooperative Education Learning Plan informs the teacher’s evaluation of the student’s learning (see “Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning”, pages 28–29, and “Evaluation”, pages 45–46).
For a student who has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), the Student’s Cooperative Education Learning Plan must be developed with direct reference to the IEP. Teachers must take into account the strengths, needs, learning expectations, and accommodations identified in the student’s IEP, including the transition plan. The student’s special education teacher should be consulted wherever appropriate. Because the learning plan, rather than the IEP, will be the principal guide for the student’s placement supervisor, it is important that any special accommodations and any modifications of curriculum expectations required in the IEP be clearly identified in the student’s learning plan.
For both Cooperative Education Linked to a Related Course (or Courses) and Creating Opportunities through Co-op, the Student’s Cooperative Education Learning Plan includes the following:
• the student’s name and contact information
• the name and address of the community partner/organization and the placement supervisor’s name and contact information
• the course name and course code of the cooperative education course – that is, Creating Opportunities through Co-op (DCO3O); or the course name(s) and course code(s) of the related course(s) for Cooperative Education Linked to a Related Course (or Courses)
• the credit value of the cooperative education course and, where applicable, the related course(s)
• a specialized program designation, where applicable (e.g., Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program)
• accommodations and/or modified expectations reflecting the student’s IEP, where applicable
• the student’s role or position in the placement
• the overall expectations, learning goals, success criteria, and plans for achieving the learning goals
• learning opportunities (i.e., tasks, activities) that will enable the student to apply, refine, and extend the skills and knowledge described in the curriculum expectations
• any expectations and requirements outlined by the community partner/organization (e.g., policies and procedures related to the acceptable use of technology or the protection of confidentiality)
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