Page 11 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

Technological Education Courses, Grades 9 and 10*
Grade
Course Name
Course Type
Course Code**
Prerequisite
9
Exploring Technologies†
Open
TIJ1O
None
10
Communications Technology
Open
TGJ2O
None
10
Computer Technology
Open
TEJ2O
None
10
Construction Technology
Open
TCJ2O
None
10
Green Industries
Open
THJ2O
None
10
Hairstyling and Aesthetics
Open
TXJ2O
None
10
Health Care
Open
TPJ2O
None
10
Hospitality and Tourism
Open
TFJ2O
None
10
Manufacturing Technology
Open
TMJ2O
None
10
Technological Design
Open
TDJ2O
None
10
Transportation Technology
Open
TTJ2O
None
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9 AND 10 | Technological Education
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* Each Grade 9 and 10 course has a credit value of 1. (Half-credit and multiple-credit courses may be developed according to conditions described in this document.)
** Course codes consist of five characters. The first three characters identify the subject; the fourth character identifies the grade (i.e., 1 and 2 refer to Grade 9 and Grade 10, respectively); and the fifth character identifies the type of course (i.e., O refers to “open”).
† The Grade 9 course may be adapted to create an additional course or courses that focus on any one of the technological education subject areas listed on page 9. For more information, see page 13.
Options for Course Delivery in Grade 9
The Grade 9 course, Exploring Technologies, bridges the gap between the elementary science and technology program and the Grade 10 courses in the ten broad-based tech- nological subject areas represented in the curriculum. Exploring Technologies is intended to introduce students to technological education in general, exposing them to a range of subject areas. Students in this course work on projects that encompass several different technological areas, using a range of equipment and resources suited to the various areas.
Schools that offer courses in numerous technological subject areas in Grades 10–12 may choose to develop more than one Exploring Technologies course on the basis of the expec- tations outlined in this document. Each course could cover a particular selection of sub- ject areas. For example, “Exploring Technologies 1” might cover construction technology, technological design, and green industries; “Exploring Technologies 2” might address computer technology, manufacturing technology, and transportation technology; and “Exploring Technologies 3” could be dedicated to communications technology, hair-
styling and aesthetics, health care, and hospitality and tourism.3 Students select the course that best suits their interests. They may earn credit for only one such course.
Some schools may find a “shop rounds” approach to the delivery of Exploring Technologies effective. In this approach, students focus on particular subject areas for a few weeks at a time throughout a semester or school year (e.g., on health care for three weeks, green industries for three weeks, and so on).
3. Schools may add a sixth character to the course code specified in this document to indicate additional information. In the example above, the three alternative Exploring Technologies courses could be identified as TIJ1O1, TIJ1O2, and TIJ1O3, respectively.