Careers 8

Personal Development

• goal-setting strategies
• self-assessment for career research
• reflection
• project management

Connections to Community

• local and global needs and opportunities
• cultural and social awareness
  
• factors affecting types of jobs in the community
• career value of volunteering

Life and Career Plan

• graduation requirements
• role of mentors, family, community, school, and personal network in decision making
• influence of technology in learning and working
• workplace safety
• hazard evaluation and control
• rights and responsibilities of the worker
• emergency procedures
• role of community, school, personal network, and mentorship in career planning
  

Digital Literacy 8

• elements of digital citizenship
• ethical and legal implications of current and future technologies
• strategies for curating personal digital content, including management, personalization, organization, and maintenance of digital content; e-mail management; and workflow
• search techniques, how search results are selected and ranked, and criteria for evaluating search results
• strategies to engage with personal learning networks
  

Electronics & Robotics 8

• uses of robotics in local contexts
• types of sensors
• user and autonomous control systems
• uses and applications of end effectors
• movement- and sensor-based responses
• program flow
• interpretation and use of schematics for assembling circuits
• identification and applications of components
• various platforms for robotics programming
  

Art 8

• ​manipulation of elements, principles, and design strategies to create mood and convey ideas in the arts, including but not limited to:
• ​​visual arts: elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form (visual arts), value; principles of design: pattern, repetition, balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm (visual arts), movement, variety, proportion, unity, harmony
• processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, strategies, and techniques to support creative works
• image development strategies
• symbolism and metaphor to explore ideas and perspective
• traditional and contemporary Aboriginal arts and arts-making processes
• a variety of national and international works of art and artistic traditions from diverse cultures, communities, times, and places
• ethical considerations and cultural appropriation related to the arts
• personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing, or presenting in a safe learning environment