Teaching
The Elder Project: A Way Toward Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Morton
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 21-[23]
Description
Elders tell life stories which students turn into poetry.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 21.
An Emerging Decolonizing Science Education in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Dean Elliott
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 321-338
Description
Describes developments in science education since 2006 related to an agenda to decolonize the Pan-Canadian Science Framework by recognizing Indigenous knowledge as being foundational to understanding the physical world.
Empowered Learning: Bringing Culture into the Classroom
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elise Krohn
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Discusses new teaching methodologies that include a hands-on and multi-sensory style with interactive activities, games, and group projects.
Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Consortia
Description
Website developed to provide support for educators by increasing "awareness, understanding, application of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and ways of knowing for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools education and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action for education".
Engaging Indigeneity and Avoiding Appropriation: An Interview with Adrienne Keene
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Keene
Eve Tuck
Karyn Recollet
English Journal, vol. 106, no. 1, 2016, pp. 55-57
Description
Interview provides a definition of cultural appropriation and some analysis of how it affects Indigenous communities; discusses what teachers and educators can do to address issues of appropriation while engaging with contemporary Indigenous cultures.
Engaging Teacher Candidates About Aboriginal Education Perspectives In Ontario
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Angela Mashford-Pringle
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014, pp. 52-66
Description
Makes a compelling case for increasing awareness and education of teachers on Aboriginal cultures, languages and worldviews.
English First Peoples: Grade 10-12 Resource Guide
Alternate Title
FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Includes advice for non-Indigenous teachers teaching the class, list of recommended texts, and instruction and assessment units. Course conforms to the British Columbia curriculum, but incorporates literature from across Canada and the United States.
English First Peoples: The Course We Can't Ignore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naryn Searcy
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 43-[45]
Description
Provides observations about the challenges of implementing the English First Peoples curriculum.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhet Diessner
Edwin E. Rousculp
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [17-24]
Description
Project shows that word processing with computers can improve students' writing.
English Language Acquisition and Navajo Achievement in Magdalena, New Mexico: Promising Outcomes in Heritage Language Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Betty Ansin Smallwood
Erin Flynn Haynes
Keri Jame
Description
Students received instruction for English as a second language, Navajo, and cultural teachings resulting in increased involvement, improved reading, math and science skills.
"Ethnic" Assimilates "Indigenous": A Study in Intellectual Neocolonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Stevenson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 33-51
Description
Explores the effects of colonization on ethnic groups and presents a case against combining Ethnic Studies and Native Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Ethno-Science and the Gifted
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Albert J. Snow
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 2, January 1977, pp. [27-30]
Description
Research indicated that achievement is enhanced when examples of materials and topics relevant to Native American culture are presented.
Exchanges Between Two Rivers: Possibilities For Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Jane Catlin
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 119-143
Description
Non-Aboriginal teacher reflects on own experiences with Indigenous oral tradition on methods to teach writing.