Teacher's Professional Development
The Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia will once again offer the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC):
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education. The next offering of this MOOC begins on October 15, 2019.
This is a free 6 week course supporting professional and personal learning for advancing Indigenous perspectives and reconciliation in community, education, and work contexts. It runs asynchronous, which means you view materials and engage in the course at your own pace. There are many exemplars from Canada, Australia, the US, and New Zealand.
Registration: https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education. The next offering of this MOOC begins on October 15, 2019.
This is a free 6 week course supporting professional and personal learning for advancing Indigenous perspectives and reconciliation in community, education, and work contexts. It runs asynchronous, which means you view materials and engage in the course at your own pace. There are many exemplars from Canada, Australia, the US, and New Zealand.
Registration: https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education
The National Gathering is a place where educators and partners can share their voices and work together to improve the educational outcomes of K- 12 Indigenous students. Our annual conference attracts hundreds of educators and partners each year. Educators get the opportunity to network, share successful practices, and participate in over 50 workshops, where they learn ways of improving the educational outcomes of K-12 Indigenous students. Join us this year for the seventh annual National Gathering for Indigenous Education held in Toronto, Ontario on November 21 & 22, 2019!
For more information and registration: https://indspire.ca/national-gathering/
For more information and registration: https://indspire.ca/national-gathering/
November 28, 2019 (opening evening)
November 29-30, 2019 (main days)
The First Nations Education Steering Committee’s 25th Annual Indigenous Education Conference brings people together to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for helping First Nations learners reach their full potential, and transform relationships for the advancement of quality First Nations education.
With this year’s theme, Meeting Diverse Student Needs, we will focus on the following topics:
- meeting the needs of current and former children and youth in care
- creating effective Local Education Agreements and other accountability tools
- creating learning environments and curricula that are inclusive and responsive
- developing quality First Nations language and culture programming
The registration period runs from June 10 to November 15, 2019. If we reach capacity, we may close registration earlier. For more information and to register: http://www.fnesc.ca/conference/
