EdCan Network, Indigenous Learning

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

by: EdCan Network

Curriculum, Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Aboriginal education needs to be place-based education

by: Mark Fettes

Curriculum, EdCan Network News, Indigenous Learning

New report details how urban high schools can raise Indigenous graduation rates

by: EdCan Network

Assessment, Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Policy

The Indian Act – Three Simples Pages Say it All!

There’s a price to be paid – both socially and economically – if we all fail to address and correct the educational inequities between students in our First Nations communities and those in mainstream Canada

by: James Wilson

Curriculum, Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Policy

Engage Aboriginal Students In Education

Engaging students in their own culture, language, and worldview will heighten success

by: Nancy MacLeod

Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Promising Practices

Bringing Spiritual Teachings into Education

by: Blair Stonechild

Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

Creating Strong, Vibrant, Supportive and Expansive School Communities

When educators walk alongside parents, intersecting children’s schooling with their education, everyone benefits.

by: Dr. Debbie Pushor

Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Teaching

Is Empowerment a Dirty Word?

Empowered to learn versus supported in learning

by: Brooke Moore

EdCan Network News, EdTech & Design, Indigenous Learning

Honouring the Past, Creating a Brighter Future: Kootenay-Columbia School District’s H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program Recognized Nationally

The CEA to showcase how this successful Indigenous learning program is tackling youth despair by inspiring students to dream for the future.

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

Learning through empathy

What if we all felt each other's past?

by: Brooke Moore

Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices, School Community

Equity in Our Schools

Looking to the Margins for Symptoms of Success

by: Stephen Hurley

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Pathways

Don’t call me a dropout!

by: Dr. Kate Tilleczek

Indigenous Learning, Opinion

A Shared History, Present and Future

An Aboriginal Blessing Ceremony at West Bay Elementary

by: Brooke Moore

Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Promising Practices

An Opportunity to Redefine

by: Darren McKee

Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

The greatest opportunity for advancing equity lies in leadership

It is time that Indigenous peoples walk side by side on a shared education journey that is appreciative of the histories and contributions of both our world and the western world

by: Darren McKee

Curriculum, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Back-to-school Issues-a-plenty

The annual throng of September education media articles includes the ongoing tenuous teacher labour negotiations in Ontario and B.C., updates on cyberbullying prevention, and heaps of advice to parents.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Equity, Indigenous Learning, Opinion

Cdn EdWire – First Nations Schooling Inequities, PCAP Fallout, and Ongoing Bullying Dilemma

Over the last month, the education media have highlighted some serious issues and shortcomings in our public education systems, while shedding some light on what innovation looks like in the classroom.

by: Max Cooke

EdCan Network News, EdTech & Design, Indigenous Learning

CEA Launches the 2016 Indigenous ‘Innovation that Sticks’ Case Study Research Program

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Leadership, Opinion, Pathways

Cdn EdWire – A diverse array of serious education issues play out in the dailies

Cyberbullying and teen suicide, abolition of Quebec school boards, failing our First Nations students, confronting the persistent dropout issue, and continued B.C. teacher labour unrest have made headlines in recent weeks.

by: Max Cooke

Indigenous Learning, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Getting to a Deeper Level of Knowing

Education leaders need to truly understand the journey that Aboriginal students are currently travelling to ensure their success.

by: Carolyn Duhamel