Coding the Text – The first part of an Action Phase Strategy
Crissa HillIndigenous Instructional StrategiesApril 19, 2013—I have been most often frustrated as an educator when I have assigned reading to a class and have shown up the next day, ready to engage in the material... More
Concept attainment: An activating strategy
Crissa HillIndigenous Instructional StrategiesApril 11, 2013—Concept attainment games are excellent at activating students’ minds and orienting them toward learning. Why? Because everything they can tangibly experience is a concept. In fact, concepts are the building... More
Making it happen: cultural awareness in education
Sharon Meyer (Laflamme)Indigenous CurriculumApril 11, 2013—When I was a young educator teaching in a Catholic School I was expected to teach about the Byzantine Ukrainian rites. OMG! It was a personal challenge but, rather than... More
Creating Structure
Crissa HillIndigenous Instructional StrategiesMarch 28, 2013—In the classroom, the choices we make about how to introduce and teach a topic greatly influence the outcome. We all remember lessons that seemed to work flawlessly and others... More
The Instructional Journey
Crissa HillIndigenous Instructional StrategiesMarch 13, 2013—Differentiation operates with an understanding that although a group of students may be in front of us learning about the same topic at the same time, they do not all... More
Honoring murdered and missing Aboriginal women in the classroom
Sherryl MaglioneIndigenous Educational EnvironmentMarch 12, 2013—For example, the students will read about the Helen Betty Osborne story by reading the non-fiction text, Conspiracy of Silence, (McLelland & Stewart, 1989) written by Lisa Priest. They will... More
Medicine Wheel Teachings in the Saskatchewan Curriculum
Sharon Meyer (Laflamme)Indigenous CurriculumMarch 11, 2013—In my current position I am often invited into the classroom to assist, teach, or model knowledge about First Nation Worldview. There are many models, images, and teachings of the... More
