Tag Archives: FPPL

M2. P2

In a video that I watched recently titled, “If not here, where?” the speaker said, “Success for me is when we don’t need Aboriginal Education, we just have Education.” This reminded me of how we decide assessment or the “how will we know they get it” part of our lessons and units. It speaks to the future date of how will we know the Government gets it in terms of reconciliation and I think it’s a powerful phrase that needs to be shared.

The image below is something I came across while reading the Aboriginal Resources Guide from the Surrey School District. I think this visual is really important for us and our students to see the differences and begin to practice them within our everyday lives.

Surrey Schools

Link to video here

M2. P1

I’ve been spending a lot of time reframing my final project platform and topic to focus solely on developing a Unit that speaks to the First People’s Principle of Learning; How learning requires exploration of one’s identity

On my search for resources into how best to develop education around this principle, I came across a number of fantastic readings/videos, and sites. The first is from SET-BC which is a Ministry of Education Provincial Outreach Program which was created to “assist school districts in educating students who require or would benefit from using technology to access the curriculum.”

What I was most interested in was their Blog page which is where I found a post titled, “Classroom Technologies and First People’s Principles of Learning.” On this page, it provided a series of Modules that focussed on one particular principle. Each module includes audio, video, resources, and a breakdown of the content which can be used to fit your classroom. You can view the page by either clicking HERE or you can scroll through it below – EDIT (apparently iframes are not supported on this blog although I have used them many times before…so you can just see what the front page looks like instead or click above!)

M1P2: British Columbia’s FPPL

First People’s Principles of Learning

Looking forward to referencing this document and incorporating these principles into my classroom, and seeing how they can align with Alberta curriculum.
I also found this link as an “informational URL” on the BC Government’s website, offering suggestions for how teachers can include the FPPL in their classrooms.
- https://firstpeoplesprinciplesoflearning.wordpress.com/

Module 1 Post 5: First People’s Principles of Learning

First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) is a Vancouver-based organization dedicated to creating resources and supporting First Nations learners in British Columbia. Their resource, First People’s Principles of Learning, has been a hallmark of B.C.’s curriculum for the past couple years. FNESC suggests the FPPL acts as a “respectful and holistic approach to teaching and learning”. Learning, in this case, can refer to learning inside or outside the classroom. The principles listed prompt us as human beings to engage with oneself in a constant and consistent cycle of exploration and reflection. Learning (and therefore living) is intimately tied to ones well-being and connectedness. The FPPL is worth exploring no matter where one might be in life.