Innovative Community-Based Approaches to Responsive Education (SY)

3 credits · Undergraduate

In this course teacher candidates research collaboratively, plan, teach, assess and reflect actively on classroom practices with real- time coaching from classroom teachers and university instructors. Teacher candidates have an opportunity to develop deep understanding of ways to embed Aboriginal and Indigenous perspectives into experiential learning, subject-based learning, and classroom organization. Teacher candidates apply teaching strategies in order to link research and theory to practice and student-led inquiry and to develop personalized pedagogical stances. Graded on a PASS/FAIL basis. EDUC 446-(2, 3) Aboriginal and Indigenous Education: Epistemology This course emphasizes the importance of people, place and land to learning. Teacher candidates engage in experiential learning opportunities learning about current First Nations pedagogies and issues. Teacher candidates are guided to appropriately design curricula that embed First Peoples Principles of Learning and to develop curricular themes with goals in each of the four directions— Spiritual, Emotional, Intellectual and Physical. Graded on a PASS/FAIL basis.