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Aboriginal Education T4Him. How can schools support Aboriginal student success?. Research Tells Us :
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How can schools support Aboriginal student success? Research Tells Us : By Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom. A number of factors contribute to the academic success of Aboriginal students. These include the following: • educators who have high expectations and truly care for Aboriginal students. • classroom environments that honour Aboriginal students’ culture, language, world view and knowledge. • teaching practices that reflect Aboriginal learning styles (e.g., differentiated instruction and evaluation). • schools that have strong partnerships with the Aboriginal community. Dr. Pamela Rose Toulouse Laurentian University
Seven Living Principles The Seven Grandfathers Teachings.Integrating these Seven Aboriginal living principles into the classroom is one of the key ways schools can support Aboriginal student success.
RespectHaving high expectations for the Aboriginal student andhonouring their culture, language and world view in our schools. Respect To honour all creation is to have respect. Show regard for the value of all persons or things through courteous consideration and appreciation. Honour our traditional roles and teachings. Honour our families, others, and ourselves. Don't hurt anything or anyone on the outside or the inside. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
LoveDemonstrating our belief(as educators) that all Aboriginal students can and will succeed through our own commitment to their learning-teaching styles. Love To know love is to know peace. Love is strong affection for another forming out of kinship or personal ties. Love is an attachment based upon devotion, admiration, tenderness, and kindness for all things around you. To love yourself is to live at peace with the creator and in harmony with all creation. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
BraveryCommitting to change our school curriculum through including thecontributions, innovations and inventions of Aboriginal people. BraveryTo face life with courage is to know bravery. Use personal strength to face difficulties, obstacles and challenges. Have courage. Make positive choices. Stand up for your convictions. Show courage in communicating and decision making. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
WisdomTo cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. Use sound judgment and the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships. Use good sense and form a good attitude and course of action. Listen and use the wisdom of elders, tribal leadership and spiritual leaders. WisdomSharing effective practices in Aboriginal education through on going professional development and research that focuses on imbuing equity. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
Humility To accept yourself as a sacred part of creation is to know humility. Reflect on how you present yourself. Express or offer in spirit of deference and submission. Use a balance of equality with all life. Recognize the human need for balance in life. HumilityAcknowledging that we need to learn more about the diversity ofAboriginal people and accessing key First Nation resources toenhance that state. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
HonestyAccepting that we have much to learn from one another and reviewing the factors involved to encourage change in the educational system(increased parental-guardian involvement, teacher education) HonestyTo walk through life with integrity is to know honesty. Be truthful and trustworthy. Tell the truth. Accept and act on truths through straightforward and appropriate communication. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
TruthDeveloping measurable outcomes for Aboriginal student success andusing them as key indicators of how inclusive our curriculum and pedagogy really are. Truth To know of the heart is to know the truth. Faithfully apply the teachings of our Seven Grandfathers. Trust in the Creator. Be sincere in action, of character, and in utterance. Be faithful to fact and reality. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education
Miigwech, Wellalin,Thank You. c C T4HIM