Tag: Aboriginal

• Edtech: Harnessing Student Voice and Promoting Equity

      Educational Technology can be used to promote equity in our learning spaces, harness student voice, and provide new avenues for students to cultivate their passions in life. Educators can choose to use this edtech meaningfully in our learning spaces. We can use it for purposes including connecting, creating, knowledge building, publishing, giving students […]

  Deborah McCallum

  February 28, 2014

  Ed-Tech

  Aboriginal, Big Ideas in Education, critical thinking skills, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital media, edtech, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Equity, FNMI, Growth mindset, passion based learning, Pedagogy, Student Voice, worldview

• Teaching the Indian Act

    The Indian Act of 1876 was the consolidation of other Acts that were created to begin to ‘Civilize’ and assimilate Aboriginal Peoples into Canada. It is still alive and very much in pace today, still mostly organized in its original form, despite dozens of amendments. It is a very destructive Act that sought to […]

  Deborah McCallum

  September 9, 2013

  Aboriginal, First Nations, First Nations Metis Inuit Perspectives

  Aboriginal, education, FNMI, FNMIed, Indian Act, Indigenous, indigenous education, social studies

• FNMI, eLearning and Culturally Relevant Education

  https://flic.kr/p/jS3h The FNMI populations across North America are incredibly diverse, both linguistically and culturally. With literally hundreds of different First Nations and Aboriginal populations, we are faced with many challenges with regards to how we can adequately preserve Indigenous knowledge and ways of living within Canada. In our Western world, standardized, results-based practices, measurement, and […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 31, 2013

  First Nations Metis Inuit Perspectives

  Aboriginal, Big Ideas in Education, Cultural Awareness, cultural relevance, culturally relevant teaching, edtech, education, Education Technology, eLearning strategies, First Nations, FNMI, indigenous education, Metis, nuit, Technology

• 7 Reasons to Integrate Indigenous Knowledge into Science Curriculum

    According to the ‘Seven Grandfather Teachings’ what we teach our children now, will have an effect for the next 7 generations. What can Educators teach this generation of students right now, that will help our planet and environment for the next seven generations? The Science Curriculum is an excellent place to integrate Indigenous Knowledge […]

  Deborah McCallum

  August 10, 2012

  Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, Metis, Science

  Aboriginal, Australian Aboriginal, education, Education Ministry, Indigenous Knowledge, Natural resource, Science Curriculum, Teacher, Traditional knowledge

• First Nations, Metis, Inuit Stereotypes in our Media

      Who’s voices matter in our Canadian Society? Who’s voices matter in education systems? The image you have of First Nations, Metis, & Inuit peoples has been impacted by many forms of media, government, society. If you truly consider someone to be an equal, then you cannot think of them as inferior and yourself […]

  Deborah McCallum

  August 2, 2012

  Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, Metis

  Aboriginal, citizenship, extreme thinking, First Nations Metis Inuit, Media Literacy, stereotypes

• First Nations, Metis and Inuit Stereotypes in Media: Part I

  Impressions learned in early childhood can last a lifetime. Which is why stereotypes perpetuated in the media surrounding First Nations, Metis, & Inuit students are damaging. Books in particular invite students, and all people, to learn more about themselves, and the world around them. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all books and media […]

  Deborah McCallum

  August 1, 2012

  Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit, Metis

  Aboriginal, FNMI literacy, Media Literacy, stereotypes