I have found throughout my PME program my courses can sometimes be a lot like attending an inspiring conference. While in attendance you are inspired, engaged, motivated and full of ideas. However, once it is all over the excitement begins to fade, life gets busy and the pressures of our demanding jobs begin to make our original intentions a distant memory. That is one of the reasons I chose to create this website, with a blog for each course, so that I can easily refer back to my learning and research as time passes. Also, I have found it useful to create a "to do" list to leave for myself, which I hope will help maintain my commitment, motivation and engagement with content from my courses that I would like to apply to my practice
Based on all that I have learned and researched I decided it would be beneficial for my practice to:
Based on all that I have learned and researched I decided it would be beneficial for my practice to:
- further explore connections between my current educational philosophies (Reggio and Trauma-informed) and Indigenous ways of teaching;
- explore how the medicine wheel and the First Nations Principles of Learning (as explain by Martin Brokenleg) [Video] are and can be represented in my teaching practices;
- actively seeking out a professional network between myself, the Sturgeon School Division Reggio Cohort and Indigenous educators in Canada;
- actively seek professional development for myself and my colleagues that is hosted or provided by Indigenous organizations;
- follow the Alberta initiatives in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations,
- follow policy changes and development, across Canada, being careful to source information that includes Indigenous commentary, perspectives and consultation;
- follow the Sturgeon School Division and Morinville Public School's 3 year plans and development of Aboriginal policies; and
- continue to extend my education by taking four more course that relate to Indigenous education.