Indigeneity, Technology and Education
The following link, http://www.fpcfe.org/, is to a grassroots website with a focus to “improve and support teacher effectiveness in Native communities.”
The creators of the site believe in education as a means to empowering Native American self-determination.
To support this goal the site has resources and training available to teachers of Native American children.
Module 2, post 4.
This is a link to a pdf publication: http://www.fnsa.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/60889-FNESC-Capacity-Building-V5f-WEB.pdf
This document was prepared by Barbara Kavanagh for the First Nations Schools Association of BC. It has as a goal the development of First Nations control over First Nations Education. It came out of the findings of a Capacity Building Focus Group on First Nations Education.
Module 2, post 3
Here in BC there are approximately 130 First Nations Schools.
This website, http://www.fnsa.ca/, is created by the First Nations Schools Association. It exists as an advocacy group for these schools. Its directors are representatives from these schools.
This site offers a lot of different resources including curriculum for teachers, progress reports, and topical news in the area of First Nations Education.
I’ll be using this as a resource on First Nations Education Systems in my comparative research with 21st Century Learning.
Module 2, Post 2
This website: http://www.fnesc.ca/ is a hub for issues, discussions, and resources in First Nations Education.
This committee came out of a 1992 Provincial First Nations Education Conference. It was there that they “determined the need for a First Nations-controlled collective organization focused on advancing quality education for all First Nations learners, and they set out FNESC’s commitment to supporting First Nations in their efforts to improve the success of all First Nations students in BC.”
Resources for teachers interested in integrating/incorporating Aboriginal content and ways of learning are available on this site.
For my research on comparing 21st Century Learning and Aboriginal Education systems this site provides valuable input on the latter.
Module 2, post 1
In my school, we have used the Circle of Courage woven throughout everything we teach. It was developed originally as a program to help at-risk First Nation students to avoid issues like alcoholism, drop-outs, ect. The main tenets are Belonging; Mastery; Independence; and Generosity. It was found that those students most connected to these tenets had more success. This site offers more information about the Circle of Courage and resources.
https://www.starr.org/training/youth
One of the main themes for all of the different curriculums has been the importance of culture and history, and using stories to teach and help students connect with information and develop their skills. I was interested to see if there were resources for incorporating some of the oral history that has been documented.
This site has videos of different stories, plus teaching resources and information about including First Nations pedagogy into a classroom.
http://firstnationspedagogy.ca/
This website discusses oral culture, including drums and music, and also has a companion site for dancing. Along with printed information there are pictures, audio-visual clips, interviews, etc.
http://www.native-drums.ca/index.php/Home?tp=a&bg=1&ln=e
This is part of the archives of Canada and includes documents that have recorded some traditional stories. Only the documents are included in the site, no extra information.
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/stories/020020-1100-e.html
Catherine