Teaching

Discusses the results and analysis of a study that looks at factors, issues, and problem affecting teacher recruitment, retention, attrition, and student achievement in one provincial school system and schools in one Tribal Council in Saskatchewan.

Topics include planning for instruction, instruction and assessments units, and text recommendations.

Teacher's Guide to accompany legends.

Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1986.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2002.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Territory University, 1998.

Comments on the women who persisted as teachers despite gender and material barriers.

Highlights emerging issues for First Nations teachers in Saskatchewan.

Mathematics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Montana State University, 2008.

File contains five negatives from the "Teachers Institute at an Indian School" presumably a conference of teachers held at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 21, 1965. The scanned image shows a large group of teachers at the conference apparently listening to a speaker.

Looks at successful teaching practices used by Fist Nations and non-Aboriginal teachers for reading and writing in a cross-cultural class.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montana, 2008.

Looks at what was integrated, how it was integrated and the challenges. Includes recommendations for policymakers and educators for designing approaches.

Comments on the importance of making education and schooling a good experience. Article located by scrolling to page 9.

Discussion of the interrelationships between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal concepts of science.

Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Explores the changing occupational nature of teaching in relation to initiatives to improve education for Aboriginal people.

Looks at the introduction of Aboriginal literature and contemporary critical theory to Grade 12 students.

Looks at a curricular initiative in which teachers integrated Aboriginal perspectives into their teaching by providing students with alternative viewpoints on contemporary issues.

Describes course delivered to nurses aides, volunteers and family at the Royal Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Comparative study reviewing materials available to teachers in 1973 and 1981 regarding Native American cultures.

[Education] Thesis [M.Ed.] -- Evergreen State College, 2007.

Examines the differences and difficulties in teaching American Indian studies courses to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students at Iowa State University.

Author describes using the work of the Wendat Philosopher George Sioui as a foundation for teaching Autohistory. Article explores the integration of subjective morality into the study of history and the results for individuals and communities.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Study involves uncertified Aboriginal teachers-in-training practicing in band schools while getting their teaching credentials.

Topics include acculturation, curriculum, teaching strategies, values, identity, healing, and culture. Some material specific to the Navajo tribe.

Book review of: Teaching as Activism: Equity Meets Environmentalism edited by Peggy Tripp and Linda Muzzin.

Author shares experiences of being a high school teacher in Tununak, Alaska.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Prince Edward Island, 2001.

Describes case study of three primary-level teachers (two Mohawk, one non-Aboriginal) and analyzes how cultural identity and language influence teaching practices.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lehigh University, 1997.

Emphasizes the importance of being able to speak the language before attempting to read English.

Discussion of program which seeks to deal with problems such as broadening students western cultural knowledge to improve language usage and encouraging students to express their personal feelings verbally.

Looks at three projects which were designed to build capacity with students enrolled in Native American and Indigenous Studies courses and to promote tribal sovereignty.

Outlines responses of various teachers in regards to the extensive work that remains to be accomplished in constructing inclusive and respectful school environments for Aboriginal learners.

Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities.

Book review of: Teaching in a Cold and Windy Place: Change in an Inuit School, by Joanne Tompkins.

Handbook developed to assist first time teachers in a First Nations school familiarize themselves with specific issues and aid in the transition to a new teaching environment.

Teaching and Teacher Education (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1988.

Discusses how courses delivered at tribal colleges not only support sovereignty, nation building, and college missions, but also provide an appropriate environment for students learning about the often emotionally-charged history of federal law and policies.

Data drawn from semi-structured interviews with 50 current and former Australian teachers highlights knowledge in three areas: Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous learners' lives beyond the classroom and building relationships

Website has links to conferences, books and articles related to indigenous languages world wide.