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The Explo competencies An explanation of KEP A short video on the use of KEP Resource | GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

 

The Explo competencies

The Exploration of Vocational Education program – or Explo – is comprised of 2 competencies:
Competency 1:
The student — explores vocational training.
Competency 2:
The student — contemplates his/her suitability for vocational training.

An explanation of KEP

Download a poster which summarizes the Explo learning and evaluation process (PDF)

• These two competencies are developed simultaneously in the classroom.
• To facilitate the implementation, or putting into action of these competencies, a learning and evaluation process was identified, as seen in the poster. This process is commonly referred to as KEP.
  
• The process is made-up of three phases that a student undergoes in each vocational exploration.
  
• The phases are:
• • Know Yourself more
  • Explore
  • Ponder

These phases put into action both competencies and their key features.
Students may begin a vocational exploration at any point of this learning and evaluation process and may return several times to a phase.

A short video explanation on the use of KEP

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Resource | GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

A graphic organizer (GO) is a visual learning tool that helps students organize their thoughts, either alone or in a group. A graphic organizer visually chunks a task into manageable segments or steps, guiding a student to think through each step in the process. In terms of artifacts, GOs make visible the invisible thinking processes a student uses at various points in a career exploration.

Completed graphic organizers become evidence, artifacts, of student learning as they are engaged in their various tasks. These artifacts represent the learning processes students engage in.

Click on each phase to download graphic organizers.

The graphic organizer resources are available in two formats:

• PDF  - Intended to be printed and completed by hand
• Writable Word documents - Intended to be downloaded onto the computer and to be completed in Word

Know Yourself   more	Explore	Ponder

^{1 KEP is an acronym and in no way replaces the language used in the Explo program. For instance, Explore is referred to as exploring and experimenting; Ponder is referred to as reflection in the program. The KEP acronym is meant to facilitate the recall of such program terms, and not replace them.}

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Last update: Monday, June 11, 2012