Alert Bay School, Annual Cultural Celebration: Photo-op for the Students and Staff The teacher I would like to discuss is a colleague named Amelia. Amelia’s situation is her hesitancy to include Indigenous resources into her practice. As is the same for many teachers, the reasons may be that they are “afraid” to say or do something wrong, or that they are not knowledgeable about the subject. "Everyone has concerns...and acknowledging these concerns and addressing them are critical to progress in a reform effort" ( https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/731/2015/07/CBAM-explanation.pdf , p. 1). There are many reasons teachers are reluctant to teach First Nations or Indigenous content. Many of the reasons may be of personal concern. Amelia is a great teacher who teaches the primary grades at our school. She has an open mind and is keen to learn new things and to find ways to complement her practice. She has taught in a First Nation...
Who is it all for? That is the question! The answer is myself, my students, their parents and our school community. I believe that being a 21st-century educator and inspiring 21st-century learners will positively affect students and better prepare them "to think critically and creatively, to work collaboratively, and to continually transform themselves during their school years and throughout their lifetimes"(Halbert & Kaser, 2017, p.10). The "New" BC Curriculum focuses on project based and 21st-century learning. These concepts have not been readily adopted by all teachers, more importantly, haven't been fully adopted by me. “British Columbia’s redesigned curriculum brings together two features that most educators agree are essential for 21st-century learning: a concept-based approach to learning and a focus on the development of competencies, to foster deeper, more transferable learning” ( https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/overview#...
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