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Courageous Conversations

Courageous Conversations. Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives A Reflective Inquiry by Kevin Lopuck, M.Ed. and Pamela Schoen, M.Ed. Who are we?. Kevin Lopuck Social Studies Department Head – Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School 18 years experience President, MSSTA

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Courageous Conversations

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  1. Courageous Conversations Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives A Reflective Inquiry by Kevin Lopuck, M.Ed. and Pamela Schoen, M.Ed.

  2. Who are we? • Kevin Lopuck • Social Studies Department Head – Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School • 18 years experience • President, MSSTA • M.Ed. Curriculum (2018) • Pamela Schoen • Dancer • Thinks she’s Wonderwoman • Likes to write with Kevin • Also teaches stuff… • M.Ed. Curriculum (2018) • 18 years experience

  3. What did we do? • Brainstormed ideas for GTIP – Pam got “Indige-splained” • Selected a series of questions • Decided not to research topic but instead reflected on our own experiences, which we thought would be more powerful • Spoke generally as to how we would answer question, but left out specific details, which is why the paper reads like a conversation. • “Conclusion” was an in-person conversation, which we recorded and transcribed.

  4. What do we want to do today? • We want to have a conversation! • What does incorporating Indigenous perspectives mean to you? • What goes on in my classroom/school? • What challenges do you face? • What biases do I bring to the classroom?

  5. Conclusions • An important conversation to have • First time we’ve examined this part of our practice. • It’s okay to have differing perspectives on incorporating Indigenous perspectives but, it’s not just a passing educational “trend”, it needs to be a priority. • Kevin’s is more historical/political • Pam’s is more cultural • Each of us see the need to incorporate each other's perspective more in our teaching

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