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New Book Celebrating K-12 Aboriginal Education in British Columbia: Successes in Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Policy
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Feb 16, 2015. • March 2, 2015. • April 30, 2015. • May 30, 2015. • July 17, 2015. • Oct 1 2015.
Proposal submissions due (500 words maximum). Note the type of article that will be submitted, include a description of the successful practice, policy, or curriculum topic, and outline its contribution to successful K-12 Aboriginal education. Include a short author(s) bio of 75 words and contact information. Proposals will be reviewed. Authors of successful proposals will be invited to develop a contribution for the book. Book contributions due (5000 words maximum). Contributions will be reviewed. Authors will be sent suggestions for revision. Final version of contribution due. Publication ready for a launch.
Progress is being made to include more Aboriginal content, partnership with the UBC Faculty of Education’s Indigenous perspectives, and approaches in public, independent, and First Education Institute of Canada, the Associate Dean for Indigenous Nation kindergarten to grade 12 schools throughout British Education, and the Professorship in Indigenous Education for With and this talk, Donald ex- on this publication. Columbia. Aboriginal education curriculum, pedagogy, Teacherwill Education policy addresses the call to make schools and education more plore the intimate linkages bemeaningful for all Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal tween learners,curriculum The editors,and Drs. Jo-ann Archibald and Jan Hare, of the thought a recommendation made in major provincial and notions national of humanUBC Faculty of Education, invite submissions of 500 words being-ness. reports over the years (Hawthorn 1967; Indian Control of Indian (maximum) that address Aboriginal Education K-12 curriculum, Specific attentionpedagogy, will be given Education Policy 1972; Royal Commission on Education - Sullivan and/or policy. We are particularly interested in stories, to the1996; main mythologies Report 1988; Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples teaching that exemplars, policy demonstrations, essays, and visual the Canadian Association of Deans of Education Indigenous representations have guided formal schooling of success through experiences and/or research. Education Accord 2010). Theory; rationale and curriculum thought since about the importance of including Aboriginal perspectives, content and approaches; innovations in curriculum; the Enlightenment juxtaposed In British Columbia many educators, Aboriginal communities Aboriginal language; the development of teaching approaches with Indigenous understandand organizations, school districts and schools, universities, and assessment; policy development; community partnerships; and professional organizations have worked both separately parent/family engagement; Aboriginal Enhancement and cooperatively to improve Aboriginal learning resources Agreements; and professional development are examples of and approaches from kindergarten to grade 12. An example topics. of innovative cooperation across grade levels and with many organizations is the development of the First Peoples Principles of Contributions may address the following questions: Learning (2008). The time is right to share our stories of successes and challenges, to learn from one another, and to mobilize our 1. What is working well? How do you know? understandings so that Aboriginal education thrives in the next 2. What contributes to success? decade. The time is right to celebrate our educational successes. 3. How have you overcome challenges? In response, the BC Principals and Vice Principals Association 4. What is the impact of your project? (BCPVPA) is sponsoring the publication of a book, Celebrating 5. What messages do you have for educators, parents, K-12 Aboriginal Education in British Columbia: Curriculum, schools, professional educational associations, government, Pedagogy, and Policy Successes. The BCPVPA is working in or teacher education programs?
Partnership between BC Principals and Vice Principals Association (BCPVPA) and UBC Faculty of Education’s Indigenous Education Institute of Canada
