Teaching

Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.

Discusses prior practices of teaching history in the context of the Māori–Pākehā (Māori–White) or them—us dichotomies they create; and the challenges to that binary way of thinking. Explore new methods for teaching history that breakdown narratives of modernization, settler colonization, and racialized beliefs of superiority.

Article describes the author’s perception of the tenure process, and the systemic racism embedded in it, and their advocacy for an Indigenous colleague from their position as non-Indigenous faculty member.

Information Management Thesis (M.I.S.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2013.

Identifies several communication-related factors interfering with parent involvement in the public school system.

Study results show several themes: staff work to live positive assumptions and beliefs; invitation and hospitality are based on ownership; trust and relationship are addressed by the individual, the school team and broader school community.

Comments from a bilingual teacher about his experiences and concerns.

Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.

Offers practical suggestions for involving parents in school's policies, programs and operations.

Educational Technology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1996.

Remarks from a speech on the virtues of patience, faithfulness, reaction rather than action, being rather than having, and the value of harmony with your environment.

Teaching and Teacher Education Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Arizona, 1997.

Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.

Uses two examples of critical heritage discourses—social media debate surrounding Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, and an undergraduate history education course which focused on the production of counter histories—to illustrate how critical heritage studies can expand the discussion and challenge traditional thinking around national memory and settler-colonial narratives.

Project to combat illiteracy among adults residing in Toronto and methods used to address it.

Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Alberta, 2009.

Authors share their reflections of the journey to teaching courses at a remote fishing lodge in northern Ontario.

Author discusses his experience with incorporating humour into an undergraduate class where the majority of students were not Indigenous.

Teacher's guide designed to bring issues affecting Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people into the classroom, in a manner that speaks directly to youth.

Studies student learnings in four categories: curriculum planning and evaluation, discipline and classroom management, pupils and pupil-teacher interactions, and the profession of teaching.

Using interviews from Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan principals to discuss their roles in student success through promoting Indigenous learning and values.

Analysis of a questionnaire given to upper primary and lower secondary years students indicated the need for teachers to form strong relationships with their students to ensure their educational success.

Reports national results as well as regions and selected states. See Part II - The Educational Experiences of Fourth and Eighth Grade American Indian and Alaska Native Students: Statistical Analysis Report.

Reports on results of survey of 10,000 participants in reading assessment and 10,300 in mathematics assessment. Compares results to National Indian Education Study for 2005. See Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report.

Performance consisting of five linked scenes each attempting to represent a different aspect of developing a curriculum for cultural diversity in teacher education curriculum.

Den Deane, through workshops and conferences, educates others by sharing his own experience with HIV/AIDS.

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Discusses three examples of Sámi mathematics which could be part of a possible Sámi mathematics syllabus.

Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Ontario, 2016.

Examines classroom teaching and learning strategies to uncover what might make science and mathematics more attractive to Indigenous and minority students.

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Oklahoma, 1991.

Provides Indigenous perspective on six principles important in guiding education.

Physical Education and Recreational Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.

Takes a look at Pitka Point's school and teachers.

Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Looks at ways communities can organize and confront issues to allow youth to achieve their potential.

Historical review of education by the people of the Plains prior to European contact.

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1995.

Looks at how policy and leadership effects a group of American Indian high school students from the Pueblo Nation. Provides recommendations for research.

Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2010.

Methodists and Ojibwa cooperatively developed a system, which included bilingual instruction, some Ojibwa teachers and the Pestalozzi teaching method that seemed more suitable for the learning styles.

Discusses the political and historical issues surrounding the teaching of ethnic American literature amid the Hawaiian activist movement and racial tensions in a multicultural state. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

In July and August of 2018 290 students were asked about how the Calls to Action had affected their educational experience. Themes which emerged were: educational funding; culture, identity and belonging; professional development for staff; Indigenous content; racism, isolation and marginalization; emotional labour; best practices; and mentorship and support.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2004.

Article reveals that some unique approaches exist and raises a series of challenges including: implementing goals, evaluation, relevance, access, completion rates and Indigenous control.

Recommends several considerations for development of a program: spirituality, traditional values, TEK (traditional ecological knowledge), maintain high standards, recognize differences in beliefs with western science.

Report draws seven conclusions from the data collected and presents recommendations that seek to continue the work that was started by the PoP project.

Results of survey conducted to compile information on what core and administrative competencies are needed by Aboriginal literacy workers, and how skills are acquired and recognized.