Treaties: Where to Begin?
This is the fourth post in a series as I reframe how I teach grades 7 and 8 Canadian History so that Indigenous perspectives are centered. I am not Indigenous and have worked at building
Connecting Worldview to Story – Fostering Indigenous Perspectives in Language
This is the third post in a series describing my attempt to prioritize Indigenous Perspectives as I, a non-Indigenous teacher, reframe teaching and learning in my grades 7 and 8 Language/History/Geography classes. Today, I really
Reframing ‘Story’ in 7/8: Indigenous Perspectives
Last week, after exploring our mental models of Canada and considering why Indigneous knowledge doesn’t appear on those maps, we took time to honour Orange Shirt Day. I would like to express deep gratitude to
Reframing Canadian History – Indigenous Perspectives
I write this from my perspective as the teacher in the room teaching during Covid-19. . Students will have a different point of view and assessment of how things are going. I will also add
Shifting Worldviews
This year I am primarily teaching grades 7 and 8 Language, Art, History, Geography. Our return to school during the pandemic learning experiences have so far focused on well-being, socializing, and the Arts which I
Surprise
It took a pandemic to revive The Amaryllis. It doesn’t need to be said, but I will anyway. This has been a challenging start to the school year. No one can ever be prepared for
Chug. Chug. Chug.
How to describe the horror of finding oneself in a ‘back to basics’ world where the priority is … drinking. i still remember that 2 a.m. call, “We’re ok … we’ve been hit by a
It’s in no one’s interest for governments to fail.
‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is
Forays into complexity theory with students at the centre of data actions and decisions.
A constant education question for over 100 years has been: What are the knowledge, skills, and dispositions students need in an age of rapid technological, environmental, social, and political change and where the future of
Conceptual Frameworks as a Starting Point for Teaching
One thing I’ve come to appreciate over the past 3 years while working at the Ontario Ministry of Education as an Education Officer (lol to that job title – no policing ever occurred) are conceptual