ED3601 CTS Module Plan Assignment

Component 1: Description and Rationale

Student Teacher(s): Todd Bullock

CTS Module(s) WLD1060: Wilderness Navigation
CTS Cluster(s) NAT
Occupational Area(s) Wildlife
Level(s) Intro
Prerequisite(s) None

Description: (address what your module plan design is all about)

Purpose of CTS:
CTS modules are designed to provide students the opportunity to engage in material of interest
through hands on, learner centered material. These modules directly translate to career and
post secondary opportunities outside of high school. By taking CTS modules, students are able
to explore different pathways and find areas of interest to them that may be worth pursing after
high school in both post-secondary and career opportunities.

CTS Cluster: NAT – Natural Resources

 In this cluster, students develop the motivation and commitment to work
individually and collectively as private citizens and members of the workforce
toward the conservation and responsible use of air, energy, forests, land,
minerals, water and wildlife.

Occupational Area: Wildlife (WLD)

Within the NAT cluster there is five occupational areas: Agriculture (AGR),
Environmental Stewardship (ENS), Forestry (FOR), Primary Resources (PRS), and
Wildlife (WLD). Each occupational area offers introductory (1000), intermediate (2000)
and advanced (3000) level courses. These occupational areas offer students an
opportunity to study some of the most important regions and resources in Alberta. Many
students will follow career paths that are related to these occupational areas.

The Wildlife (WLD) occupational area has many relatable and practical module choices.
These modules include topics such as wilderness navigation, wildlife diversity,
bowhunting education, hunting and fishing management, boating safety, outdoor
cooking and survival skills and many others.

CTS Module
The WLD 1060 Wilderness Navigation module is designed to provide students the
opportunity to develop skills related to:
 Different navigational techniques
 Identifying and describing different types of maps
 Map reading
 Using different navigational devices
 Basic wilderness navigation
Students will demonstrate mastery of the module by identifying navigational techniques
and applying them to real life scenarios. Students will also demonstrate their ability to
successfully use navigational tools such as maps and compasses to accomplish tasks
related to orienteering.
Rationale: (address why your design is important and your reasoning for specific design
choices)

The WLD1060: Wilderness Navigation module provides students with an excellent

opportunity for hands-on learning experience with tools and techniques that could
potentially be lifesaving. The skills and techniques learned in this module will give
students a general understanding of navigation, a sense of what to do in an emergency
situation, and the confidence in themselves to follow through with the skills and
techniques they have learned. Focusing the module on hands-on learning activities will
help students put theory to practice and give them the experience they need in order to
remember the skills being taught.

Assessment in this module will primarily focus on the hands-on learning activities as
well as some individual work to assess basic understandings within the module. The
following assessments will be used:
Assessment 1: Digital map scavenger hunt
Assessment 2: Topographic mapping contour lines (worksheet)
Assessment 3: Degree and distance
Assessment 4: Orienteering compass exercise 1 & 2 (worksheet)
Assessment 5: Roll the dice
Assessment 6: Street Navigation
Assessment 7: Treasure map challenge

Throughout the assessments students will have the opportunity to put theory to practice
by participating in outdoor activities that involve reading maps, calculating pace length,
using a compass, navigating city streets, and creating a treasure map that includes
planning waypoints that must be reached before the end goal. These assessments
allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the material by physically using
the tools and resources available to them. The skills learned in WLD1060 will directly
translate to any navigational situation such as hiking, hunting, street navigation, and
emergency situations. Examples from class will serve as a beginning point for student
led learning. Students will also participate in scenarios related to navigating in different
circumstances. These scenarios will give students relativity to the information they are
receiving and putting into practice through the activities.