Achieving Indigenous student success : a guide for secondary classrooms / Pamela Rose Toulouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toulouse, Pamela Rose, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Education.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Education--Canada.

Education, Secondary--Activity programs.

Education, Secondary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : Portage & Main Press, 2016.

Summary:

In Achieving Indigenous Student Success,   author Pamela Toulouse provides strategies, lessons, and hands-on activities that support both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners in the secondary classroom. Read chapters on topics such as: * Indigenous Pedagogy and Classrooms Considerations * Indigenous Self-Esteem and Mental Health Activities * Differentiated Instruction and Bloom's Taxonomy * Attrition, Retention, Transition, and Graduation Continuum * Indigenous Themes and Material Resources * Culturally Appropriate Secondary Lesson Plans by Subject (including English, Math, Science, History, Geography, Health, Physical Education, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Technological Studies, Business Studies, Indigenous Worldviews, Guidance and Career Studies, and Social Studies and the Humanities) This book is for all teachers of grades 9–12 who are looking for ways to infuse Indigenous perspectives into their courses. Ideas include best practices for retention/transition/graduation planning, differentiated instruction, assessment, and equity instruction. Using appropriate themes for curricular connections, the author presents a culturally relevant and holistic approach that helps to build bridges between cultures and fosters self-esteem in all students.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Who This Book Is For

How to Use This Book

Part 1: Program Foundations: Chapters 1 to 5

Introduction to Part 1: Program Foundations

Chapter 1. Indigenous Pedagogy and Classrooms Considerations

An Holistic Approach

The Foundation for an Effective Learning Cycle

The Spiritual

The Physical

The Emotional

The Intellectual

Indigenous Innovations Across the Curriculum

Chapter 2. Indigenous Self-Esteem and Mental Health Activities

The Twins - Bimaadziwin and Windigos

Secondary-School Teaching Strategies on Bimaadziwin/Windigos

National Resources and Wise Practices

Creating a Living Profile With Students

Wheel of Life Teachings

The Thirteen Moons

The Four Colours

East

South

West

North

Additional Curricular Connections on Mental Health and Self-Esteem Concepts

Chapter 3. Differentiated Instruction and Bloom's Taxonomy

Differentiated Instruction

The Content

The Process

The Product

The Learning Environment

Examples of a DI Continuum Using Indigenous Content

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Connecting Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to the Ojibwe Living Wheel

Remembering Questions (Level 1) and the 500 Nations

Understanding Questions (Level 2) and the 500 Nations

Applying Questions (Level 3) and the 500 Nations

Analyzing Questions (Level 4) and the 500 Nations

Evaluating Questions (Level 5) and the 500 Nations

Creating Questions (Level 6) and the 500 Nations

Resources

Chapter 4. Attrition, Retention, Transition, and Graduation Continuum

Attrition

Retention

Transition

Elementary to Secondary

Secondary to Postsecondary

Graduation

A Critical Biography for Teachers and Education Professionals

Chapter 5. Indigenous Themes and Material Resources.

English

Math

Science

History

Geography

Health and Physical Education

Integrated Arts (Music, Drama, Visual Arts)

Professional Development

Connections to Indigenous Lifelong Learning Concepts

Part 2: Culturally Appropriate Secondary Lessons by General Subject

Introduction to Part 2: Holistic Lesson Format

English Lesson Plan

Math Lesson Plan

Science Lesson Plan

History Lesson Plan

Geography Lesson Plan

Health and Physical Education Lesson Plan

Drama Lesson Plan

Music Lesson Plan

Visual Arts Lesson Plan

Technological Studies Lesson Plan

Business Studies Lesson Plan

Indigenous World-View Lesson Plan

Guidance and Career Studies Lesson Plan

Social Sciences and the Humanities Lesson Plan

Appendix A: Maps

Appendix B: Indigenous Names for First Nations and Inuit of Canada and Alternative Names for Indigenous Peoples of the United States

References

Image Credits.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 11, 2017).

ISBN:

9781553797326

1553797329

9781553796909

155379690X

OCLC:

980837376