b'EDUCATIONThe launch of the resource could not have come at a better time. The housing crisis is in the news daily, so how we build communities is top of mind. In schools, there is the new pressure of de-streaming Grade 9 classrooms. Previously, there were two strands of the courseacademic and applied. Now teachers must respond to the full range of students in one class, in one course. The new OSSGA resource helps them do this, with (for example) a lesson about careers in the skilled How do we balance our needs and wants with sustainabletrades that use OSSGA-supported Job Talks videos on construction. resourcedevelopment?It is also why the resource has been designed with hands-on activities and includes a raft of video resources, websites and career bios.What criteria should we set for the extraction and developmentAnother OSSGA first for the resource is how it is presented. Heather of Canadas natural resources?Waterworth, from Creativeworth Branding + Design, came up with Which resources and industries would you consider to be thethe idea to design the entire resource on Google Slides. This enables most valuable toCanada? students to use the resource directly on their own tablets or computers and share their work with their teachers electronically. And it is exactly CGCs interview process sought to answer these questions fromwhat educators are looking for.aggregate professionals so the educational resource could marryThanks to all the industry professionals who so generously and the curriculum with real-world expertise. selflesslyprovidedtheirtimeandexpertise,thisOSSGAresource The first thing educators want to know is whether a resource theyprovides an immediate and accurate portrait of the aggregate industry. are using is built upon the foundation of the curriculum. TeachersIt is already being embraced by educators, and full implementation also indicated the need to have students apply the geographic skillswill occur in 2023.required in the curriculum. These are mapping and GIS skills. TheThelastwordbelongstoPaulHackl,leadgeographyteacher students need to know why they are learning these skills and whatat the Toronto District School Board and organizer of the fall 22 career pathways they leadto.OAGEEConference.This educational resource provides real-world, hands-on activitiesMost impressive!It is extensive and loaded with detail. There will thatengagestudentsintheeverydayrealityoftheaggregatebe many happy teachers out there thanks to you and your team. industry. Interviews revealed what aggregate professionals do day by day. This means that students can use the same material for theirMarcia Cunningham and John Gregory are partners at CGC Educational inquiries that professionals do. They look for potential aggregateCommunications.sites. They investigate the water table. They study local flora and fauna as an ecologist would.Wow! This is quite the read, said one member of the industry review team, And when you watch the videos and read the articles hyperlinked, this is very in-depth.Literally from the beginning of time through to today. Im not sure that most of the professionals in our industry would have the knowledge that was put together for this curriculum.BALANCED APPROACH ROCK OSSGAhasassembledanextensivebankofresourcesonitsSOLID.GravelFactssite.Thisneweducationalresourcefullydraws uponGravelFacts,theinformaticsandthevideos.CGCwas heartened to hear a teacher at the OAGEE Conference share his discovery of a video on Gravelfacts. He was already using it in theMost reliable crushers.classroom, citing its balanced approach to the issues inherent in24/7/365 support.aggregate extraction.EducationaboutaggregatebenefitsallOntariohouseholds.Kleeman crushers are the longest lasting, most reliable Stone, sand and gravel is the most used natural resource in Ontario,machines on the marketperiod.Combine that with afterwaterabout14tonnesperpersonperyear.Ontariosunmatched fuel efficiency and Brandts 24/7/365 after population is expected to grow by 5.2 million (36 per cent of oursales support, and youve got a lineup that cant be beat.current population) over the next 27 years. We will increasinglyThats Powerful Value. Delivered.depend upon aggregate to meet this community growth challenge. In fact, this is the key challenge given to students in this resource. Educators are extremely pleased with how the resource makesbrandt.ca/MineralTechnology Grade 9 geography exciting again. It has been losing its lustre in1-905-789-3835comparison to STEM careers, yet careers linked to geography offer so much more.WINTER 2023AVENUES 35'