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Secret Life of Water – M3P1

In my search to find ways of incorporate Indigenous ways of thinking and learning, it’s been hard to find resources that, in my opinion, would make a non-Indigenous teacher comfortable with implementing it in their class.  I find that often it assumes a lot of previous knowledge, or assumes that you have a sense of where the students could take the learning.  This source, which is more Ontario based, lays out different options that all revolve around a general essential question. The mix and match resources are easily laid out with suggestions and extensions as well as starting teachers off with a great explanation of how to use the resource and what challenges and mindset they might find helpful.  Overall, having this would be a great balance between teachers who would appreciate a step-by-step approach and the openness of Indigenous ways of learning.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/secret-life-of-water-1.5257931

Module 2, Post 4

Using Inquiry in the classroom to help boost teacher confidence

Trevor Mackenzie’s Books on Inquiry in the Classroom

 

Trevor Mackenzie is a leader when it comes to using Inquiry-based learning in the classroom. His books have strategies and lessons that can be applied to any classroom setting. An area of research for my project is to create confidence in teachers to implement Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. Several peers commented at the beginning of this course that they don’t feel confident teaching Indigenous material. I believe that Mackenzie’s approach to teaching through inquiry will help teachers feel like they are on the learning journey with their students and not feel the pressure to know everything beforehand.