Curriculum

Catalogue of useful school library resources, organized first by appropriate grade level, then alphabetically by title, with subject areas and curriculum areas included.

Annotated list organized first by grade level, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.

Annotated list organized first by grade level, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.

Annotated list organized first by grade level, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.

Canadian Heritage and Development Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1999.

Annotated list organized into elementary, secondary, and cross-grades, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.

Annotated list divided into elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.

Argues that teaching must acknowledge colonization's impact on Indigenous peoples and the land.

Looks at education as one of the most important means to alleviate poverty and marginalization.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Harvard University, 1982.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1982.

Discusses Saskatchewan's mandatory treaty education program, called Teaching Treaty in the Classroom and Manitoba's Treaty Education Initiative.

"Second edition." Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.

Looks at a program for school children to improve their health through physical education. Article located by scrolling to page 13.

Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.

Reports on the Seven Oaks School Division study on Aboriginal perspectives of education by former students.

Parents discuss concerns for the health of their children and develop a project to promote mental and physical fitness in the village of Old Crow. Duration: 55:00.

Reports that using an educational counsellor to provide career education and stay-in-school initiatives from K-12 has had a positive effect on students.

Compares 1983 to 1992 findings which focused questions on the purpose of schooling, community loyalty, ethnic identity and schools.

By understanding the historical circumstances of education, paper aims to find solutions to unique cultural problems for American Indians such as equality of educational opportunity, local autonomy, community involvement, curriculum development and general schooling practices.

Focuses on public health research projects being conducted at two tribal colleges in North Dakota, including the development of a grade K-12 diabetes based science curriculum and looking at genetic research on toxemia.

Chapter 5 in: Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities by the Ontario School Trustees. Discusses education in First Nations communities and the role of school board.

Recommends curriculum which supports a learning climate involving teachers critically assessing their own power, privilege, biases, and misconceptions.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2014.

Indigenous Peoples Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.

Describes a school located in Powhatten, Kansas offering an open curriculum in grades seven to twelve.

Describes two curricula based on Indigenous models of learning and behavior change, as well as the development of a computer based version of intervention aimed at sexual risk prevention.

Study argues that historical consequences of colonialism have diminished Aboriginal youth's ability to get a higher education and employment. Also discusses current initiatives and solutions to problem.

Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, [2010].

Shows how textbooks were used as tools to manipulate and justify colonization in the educational context.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Argues that the fundamental changes needed in the way that diversity is dealt with in the classroom could be accomplished by moving from a lesson plan-centered approach to a inquiry-centered approach.

Looks at cases at three Inuit school communities that combine contemporary western science and traditional Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (knowledge).

"...support document for schools or regions in the Western provinces and the territories wishing to develop curricula, learning resources or strategies dealing with Aboriginal languages".

Website includes links to resource lists, lesson/unit plans, online resources, and Indigenous inquiry kits.

[Education] Administration and Policy Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1982.

Discusses whether the "First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model" is useful to address the learning needs of the community.

Compares attitudes of Swampy Cree students in a remote public school in Teulon, Manitoba, with Plains Cree and Saulteaux students from Peguis First Nation attending a locally controlled school.

Study done at the Standing Rock Community Elementary School, North Dakota.

Findings indicate that activity based curriculum is a more effective teaching method than the textbook oriented classroom setting.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Arizona State University, 2008.

Focuses on four areas: language needs, family and community involvement, alternative instruction techniques, culturally responsive schooling, and standards-based instruction.

Looks at the experiences of two science teachers at tribal schools in the United States, and outlines their struggle with the contradictions of oppression.