Sector-Partnered

Experience (SPE)

Contents

What are Sector-Partnered Experiences (SPE)?

Coding

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship (ICE)

Mathematics

Planning an SPE

Appendix

Page 9-12

Page 17-19

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Spector-Partnered Experiences (SPE)

SPE activities are experiential activities co-delivered with a sector partner. All students pursuing a SHSM must complete at least one SPE.

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All SPEs are designed to support students in cultivating a mindset that includes:

Proposing ideas and solutions

Taking smart risks in a safe environment

Studying the results

Applying critical thinking

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship

Coding

Mathematical Literacy

All SPEs focus on one of the following areas:

ICE

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship training is an amazing opportunity for students to apply their creativity, connect with industry partners, and solve real world problems.

ICE Partner Examples

Business

Partner: Habitat for Humanity

Challenge: Students were presented with the challenge of assessing the store's floor layout and developing a solution that would allow for the best flow and exposure of products. Outcome: Students developed their solutions through conducting traffic studies, interviewing customers, and studying the store layout.

Arts & Culture

Partner: Guelph-Wellington Business Centre (or any local business)

Challenge: Students had the opportunity to visit a local business associated with the local business centre and observe their brand and location to design a series of posters that would attract customers to the business.

Outcome: Students designed and created individual posters that were shared with the company for use on social media and in their store. Students used a variety of mediums to design the posters including classic art methods like drawing and computer assisted programs like Canva.

Gear 2: Ideation and Prototyping

Lotus Blossom Brainstorming

Gear 1: Empathy and Need Finding

Observations

Gear 3: Strategy and Testing

Value Exchange

• Observe the business and its challenge
• Gain insight to how the users experience the challenge at hand

• Explore all of the possible benefits of their ideas by considering the impact on stakeholders

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• Brainstorm ideas to solve the proposed problem
• Encourage team to stretch their thinking
• Expand on central idea or problem

Example Activities

Sharing Innovations & Pitches

• Students present their idea back to the sector-partner

Appendix A-4

9:00am-9:15am

ICE Gear 2

Ideation & Prototyping

10:45am-11:45am

9:15am-10:00am

11:45pm-12:30pm

ICE Gear 1

Empathy & Fact Finding

10:00am-10:45am

ICE Gear 3

Strategy & Testing

Sample

ICE Day Schedule

(Appendix A-5)

12:30-1:00pm

12:30pm-1:30pm

Reflection

Final Remarks

12:30-1:00pm

Coding

Students have the opportunity to discover how coding is being used in the context of their potential future career. Students will learn the basics of coding through the exploration of sector-relevant games and activities.

Coding Partner Examples

Business

Partner: Habitat for Humanity

Overview: Students were asked to develop a solution that would allow staff at the Habitat ReStore to determine if donations were suitable before customers brought them into the store.

Outcome: Students developed an app that allowed customers to upload a picture of their donations to be evaluated before bringing them into the store.

Agriculture

Partner: Ontario Dairy Farmers (or any local farm)

Overview: Students have the opportunity to travel to a local dairy farm to learn about and engage in the operation of computer-controlled auto-milking devices and biometric tags.

Outcome: Students developed a better understanding of how coding is used in the agriculture sector.

Create your own Google logo

Developing an App

• Learn and practice the basics of events, sequencing, and loops
• create a google animated logo

• Develop an understanding of how computer programmers use coding to develop apps
• design an app concept

Appendix B-2

Appendix B-3

Example Activities

Sample

Coding Schedule

(Appendix B-1)

9:00am-9:15am

12:00pm-12:45pm

9:15am-10:00am

12:45pm - 2:30pm

10:00am-12:00pm

12:30-1:00pm

Mathematical Literacy

Helps students build valuable arithmetic, estimation, and budgeting skills through the facilitation of fun, career-related scenarios.

Mathematical Literacy Partner Examples

Not-For-Profit

Partner: Canadian Cancer Society

Overview: Students were presented with an overview of the financial information for a fundraising event that occurs annually and asked to analyze and develop strategies that would maximize the funds generated from the event.

Outcome: Students developed the skills necessary to build and balance a budget.

Construction

Partner: Ontario Home Builders' Association

Overview: Students could be hosted at a construction site and have the opportunity to apply mathematical principals of calculating the rise, run and length of roof rafters.

Outcome: Students learned the basic mathematical skills and formulas required to calculate the materials needed to complete a construction project.

Example Activities

Planning a Budget

Building Materials Cost Calculations

• Understand the basics of business financials
• Learn how to develop a budget with neatness and accuracy
• Examine and create a financial budget

• Understand the mathematical skills necessary to estimate materials needed for a construction project
• calculate the materials necessary to complete a construction project and the costs associated with the materials.

Appendix C-1

Appendix C-2

9:00am-9:15am

12:00pm-12:45pm

9:15am-10:00am

12:24pm - 2:30pm

10:00am-12:00pm

Sample

Mathematical Literacy Day Schedule

(Appendix C-3)

12:30-1:00pm

Benefits to Students

Students who participate in a Sector-Partnered Experience benefit by:

• Having the opportunity to engage with a sector partner and gain insights into the relationship between their SHSM sector and ICE/Coding/Mathematics

• Becoming more aware of current industry practices and are better equipped to understand the importance of developing skills and knowledge in these areas to reach their future learning and career goals

Students from ALL SHSM sectors can benefit from engaging in an SPE with peers from other SHSM sectors. Students who participate in an SPE with other SHSM sectors can:

Multi-Sector SPEs

gain a better understanding of how different sectors interact in the labour market

investigate how skills are used across different sectors

Planning an SPE

(Appendix D-1)

Appendix Contents

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship Materials

A-1 Activity: Observations

A-2 Activity: Lotus Blossom Brainstorm

A-3 Activity: Value Exchange

A-4 Activity: Sharing Innovations

A-5 ICE Schedule

Coding

B-1 Activity: Create your own Google logo

B-2 Activity: Develop an App

B-3 Coding Schedule

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Mathematical Literacy

C-1 Activity: Create a Budget

C-2 Activity: Building Materials Cost Calculations

C-3 Mathematical Literacy Schedule

Additional Resources

D-1 Planning an SPE Checklist

D-2 Schedule Template