Wondering how to "Indigenize" your texts? Don't know where to start with Indigenous literature? Wondering about the "authenticity" question? Let me help guide you!
In this session, I will talk about how I use the "oral storytelling" outcome to guide objectives in content areas such as English, Socials, Art, and Science. We will look at resources available online, in our district through the Ab Ed department, and also in my personal library, as well as resources that are likely already in your school libraries.
Feel free to come prepared with your own questions that you're not sure 'who' to ask or 'where' to ask them. You can also bring your own resources if you're wondering if they're "good" or not, or even how someone could use it!
Bio Simgigyat, sigidim hanak, ganhl gubawilxsilxw. Missy’hl w’a’y (she/her), Ganeda p’deek’y. Wilps Haluus wil sa wit’xw’y. Missy was born in Smithers, but grew up in Nelson. She attended university at the University of Victoria, started her first teaching contract in the small community of Gold River where she taught grades 8-12, then moved back down island where she taught at a French Immersion elementary/middle school in a non-enrolling position for a year, then transitioned back to high school teaching English and Social Studies for the last four years before moving to the Provincial Government. She has sat on multiple local executives as Aboriginal Education and Social Justice chairs, and has been to many AGMs and Zone meetings. She has presented at conferences (including the STA), and has been interviewed many times for her perspective on Indigenizing the curriculum, most recently with a researcher from New Zealand. She looks forward to working with you all, and looks forward to enjoying her (very) delayed honeymoon!
K-12
This session is full.
This session is full.
Simgigyat, sigidim hanak, ganhl gubawilxsilxw. Missy’hl w’a’y (she/her), Ganeda p’deek’y. Wilps Haluus wil sa wit’xw’y. Missy was born in Smithers, but grew up in Nelson. She attended university at the University of Victoria, started her first teaching contract in the small community of Gold River where she taught grades 8-12, then moved back down island where she taught at a French Immersion elementary/middle school in a non-enrolling position for a year, then transitioned back to high school teaching English and Social Studies for the last four years before moving to the Provincial Government. She has sat on multiple local executives as Aboriginal Education and Social Justice chairs, and has been to many AGMs and Zone meetings. She has presented at conferences (including the STA), and has been interviewed many times for her perspective on Indigenizing the curriculum, most recently with a researcher from New Zealand. She looks forward to working with you all, and looks forward to enjoying her (very) delayed honeymoon!