GLC2O Unit 4: Pathways and Destinations

Students learn what each of the five postsecondary destinations involves (apprenticeship, college, community living, university and the workplace) and meet five invented role models from a range of backgrounds. They test common myths, rate how well each destination fits their profile, learn a five-step research process, judge career information for credibility and compare options in a weighted matrix. They then learn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma requirements, course codes, course types and prerequisites, map a Grade 11 and 12 pathway to a preferred destination, and plan which specialized programs (co-op, SHSM, dual credits, OYAP) and school and community supports could help. Everything goes into the Pathways section of the Career Portfolio. The summative, Destination Comparison, is worth 12% of the final grade.

Assessment of learning: Destination Comparison: research and compare two or three postsecondary options and map the secondary school pathway to your preferred one.

Lessons

1. Five Destinations
2. Researching My Options
3. My Secondary School Pathway
4. Programs and Supports

What you get

• A teacher lesson plan for every lesson: curriculum expectations, learning goals and success criteria, a timed sequence, differentiation, look-fors and answer guides
• Detailed slideshows (15 to 18 slides per lesson) with speaker notes on every slide: what to say, what to ask, what to look for and how long to spend, plus warm-ups, worked examples, model answers and answer-key slides
• Student handouts, organizers and exit tickets, with original scenarios and examples
• Editable Word and PowerPoint files, plus PDFs
• A unit overview and the summative task with a rubric and teacher guide

Built for the Ontario curriculum (Career Studies, Grade 10, Open, GLC2O, 2024, including the mental health literacy expectations) and Ontario's 2026 evaluation policy (65% classroom work, 15% culminating task, 5% financial literacy graduation requirement, 15% attendance and participation), and easy to adapt for any Canadian career education course.

Need just one lesson? Single lessons from this unit will also be available for CA$3.99 each.