Presenter/Guest Speaker: Ann Gregson

Date/Time: July 30, 2019,  1:15 – 2:45pm

Venue: 2125 Main Mall, Scarfe 1223

Host: Dr Cynthia Nicol

In this SyMETRI session, Ann presented a reference booklet for teaching mathematics in remote Indigenous communities as part of  her M. Ed. Capstone project. In her presentation, Ann shared a number of considerations for non-Indigenous mathematics teachers who work with Indigenous students. Using “Medicine Wheel” as a framework, Ann provided an overview of some pedagogies, including culturally relevant pedagogy and land-based pedagogy, for teachers to practice in their mathematics classrooms citing specific examples of how mathematics lessons might be Indigenized.

Prior to enrolling in the M. Ed program, Ann taught in the James Bay Cree Nation community of Wemindji, Quebec as an elementary homeroom teacher.