Presenter/Guest Speaker: Ann GregsonDate/Time: July 30, 2019, 1:15 – 2:45pmVenue: 2125 Main Mall, Scarfe 1223Host: Dr Cynthia NicolIn 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.
Photo from Ann’s presentation: Grade two students exploring solids at Joy Otteryes Rainbow Memorial School in Wemindji, Quebec.
I like your use of the medicine wheel. Are the culturally relevant pedagogies strictly relevant to the culture of the Cree?