Hi everyone,

For my third post to our weblog, I was interested in looking into more focused strategies for how technology can be used to teach aboriginal students. I’ve been fascinated by our discussions so far, but at the same time, I’m eager to know more about concrete strategies class teachers can use to reach students from indigenous populations. So, my research took me to Ontario where this brief resource that has a clear focus: “How can schools support Aboriginal student success?”

This resource also includes “An Aboriginal Model of Self-Esteem” which visualizes for us interconnected aspects of self – a topic that we have been discussing with Brown and Marker’s work. There is also a structure for ‘Honoring Aboriginal Student Learning Styles’ which looks (briefly) at HOW to adjust classes to accommodate for learning.

I find this really interesting – I hope you do too!

Ginelle

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/Toulouse.pdf