A leader supports the school community in acquiring and applying foundational knowledge about First Nations, Metis and Inuit for the benefit of all students.
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While it may be predictably reproduced on each occasion, the impact of the Blanket Exercise's administration remains powerful and unique each time. It's important to engage our emotion and sense of fundamental justice in order to consider how to personally move forward with respect to reconciliation. Alberta Education has been very proactive in developing resource banks and lesson plan materials.
I was pleased to participate in the blanket exercise while I was a sessional instructor at the University of Lethbridge. It was facilitated by Dr. Dawn Burleigh and attended by all ED 3505 students. I brought a friend. (The video below is from KAIROS Canada, not from our U. of L. session.)
I was pleased to participate in the blanket exercise while I was a sessional instructor at the University of Lethbridge. It was facilitated by Dr. Dawn Burleigh and attended by all ED 3505 students. I brought a friend. (The video below is from KAIROS Canada, not from our U. of L. session.)
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This gives away my age, but this important component of the TQS evolved after my retirement. None-the-less I felt compelled to undertake the development of my own learning around First Nations, Metis and Inuit Matters. In this pursuit I've examined parts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. As an exemplar for my teacher interns I also developed a professional growth plan around this. The books illustrated below have been central to my learning.
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