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The Taking Action for Indigenous Languages symposium will bring together agencies, students, language activists and community people who work in the area of Indigenous language revitalization and education. A key priority of this conference is to facilitate language planning within each of the nine language groups in the province.
There will be a general assembly of participants on the evening of Friday March 27, followed by one full day of symposium programming. The day will feature the theme and focus, as follows:
The symposium features keynote addresses from Dr. Barb Laderoute, Narcisse Blood and Ryan Heavy Head, Andrea Bear-Nicholas.
Check our website for updates at www.uleth.ca/conreg/tail2009/
Institutional Partners: First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium (FNAHEC), Blue Quills First Nations College, ABLKC Language Bundle, Yellowhead Tribal College, Red Crow Community College, Kainai Board of Education, University of Lethbridge, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, and the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI)
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The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is pleased to be a contributor and partner in this information sharing and knowledge exchange project with the Canadian Association for School Health (CASH) (coordinator of the project), the National Collaborating Centre on Aboriginal Health (NCCAH), and Centre for Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs (CECASN) and other partners.
The purpose of this project is to bring together Canadian and international practitioners, experts and others to gather and exchange knowledge on how to redesign school health approaches and programs to be more culturally relevant to Aboriginal and Indigenous communities, schools and students.
The outcomes of the project include:
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Community of Practice (CoP) on focusing on Aboriginal students visit www.safehealthyschools.org or shtoolbox-aboriginalhealth.wetpaint.com
As part of a commitment to showcase the work of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre (AbLKC), the centre will take part in 2 major regional events focused on research and Aboriginal learning. For 2009, the AbLKC is pleased to be partnering with both Manitoba's Aboriginal Education Research Forum - Shawane Dagosiwin, May 13-15, 2009 to be held in Winnipeg (www.aerf.ca) and Saskatchewan Ministry of Education's Initiatives Forum for First Nations and Metis Education, April 1-2, 2009 to be held in Saskatoon (www.education.gov.sk.ca/First-Nations-Metis-Education).
We hope that Consortium, National Advisory Committee and Associate members, national aboriginal organization representatives and ministries of learning representatives outside of Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be able to take in one of these two events.
May 13, 14 and 15, 2009 Winnipeg, MB
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will be a sponsor and contributor to the Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth/Advanced Education and Literacy, Aboriginal Education Directorate initiative, the 5th Annual Aboriginal Education Research Forum (AERF) – Shawane Dagosiwin to be held at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg, MB from May 13-15, 2009.
In past years, AERF has drawn upwards of 250-300 people. In anticipation of a significant increase in participation in 2009, we are expecting that this year's total number of participants may exceed 500 delegates.
"Shawane Dagosiwin" (being respectful, caring and passionate about Aboriginal research) reflects the values of and embraces integrity and respect for family and community in educational research. The theme of Connecting Past to Present: Listening to the Voices of the Land will guide the selection for this year's conference agenda.
The Forum has been developed through a planning committee that includes respected educators from Manitoba's universities, the provincial departments of education, First Nations and Métis governments and various representative organizations.
The planning committee will continue to post updates on various details of the conference on their website www.aerf.ca
April 1 & 2, 2009 Saskatoon, SK
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will be a sponsor and contributor to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education initiative, A First Nations and Métis Education Promising Practices Symposium. This symposium is an opportunity for school divisions and respective partners to share promising practices that support improved outcomes for all learners with emphasis on First Nations and Métis youth.
Promising practices may include initiatives such as: representative workforce initiatives, initiatives and projects that align with Continuous Improvement plans, qualitative and quantitative data collection, instruction/curriculum materials, and other inquiry-based projects that support promising practices exemplified in current research.
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and the Canadian Council on Learning will offer presentations on 'redefining success in Aboriginal learning' and the cumulative work of the six Animation Theme Bundles who have been providing leadership in uncovering promising practices and research gaps in Aboriginal learning.
The planning committee will continue to post updates on various details of the conference on their website.
For more information please contact:
Brenda Green, Superintendent First Nations and Métis Education Branch Ministry of Education E-mail: brenda.green@gov.sk.ca
Maureen Johns Simpson, Executive Director First Nations and Métis Education Branch Ministry of Education E-mail: maureen.johnssimpson@gov.sk.ca
Rita Bouvier, Coordinator (Saskatoon) Genevieve Fox, Coordinator (Calgary) Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre Email: rita.bouvier@usask.ca OR gfox@fnahec.org
November 7-8, 2008 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre was pleased to sponsor the Symposium on Language and Literacy in Aboriginal Communities held at the University of Saskatchewan, November 7- 8, 2008. The Symposium was hosted by the Aboriginal Education Research Centre and the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre’s Animation Theme Bundle 2, Nourishing the Learning Spirit.
The goal of this symposium was to explore the ways in which local literacies develop and function within local Aboriginal communities. Current research indicates that building on the language knowledge of learners enables them to use their linguistic understandings to access standard English as a language of power in the educational and political realms without relinquishing their local language, a language of power in community.
Visit the Aboriginal Education Research Centre www.aerc.usask.ca/projects/symposium.html and watch for an upcoming issue of the Canadian Journal of Native Education for more published works resulting from this symposium (see also: www.lights.ca/sifc/cjne.htm ).
Oct. 20-21, 2008 Trent University
This workshop is a partnered initiative of the Canadian Council on Learning, the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and Trent University.
This two-day workshop is designed to help participants acquire strategies, tools and hands-on practice for developing competitive research (or project) proposals.
The workshop facilitator, Dr. Dawn McArthur, is a zoologist and physiologist who has 20 years of university research and teaching experience. In working with the Canadian Council on Learning to develop and implement this workshop, Dr. McArthur has created a cohesive workshop that is appropriate for both beginners and more experienced applicants, It focusses on key issues of competitive proposal funding, and that provides tools, approaches and strategies to address the challenging “Start to Finish” of successful research proposals.
For more information, please contact Lynne Davis, Program Director, PhD. Program in Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
The purpose of this project is to pursue a transformative agenda around the central theme of adolescent learning and human development with the goal of building a movement around adolescent learning and human development which is transformative for policy and practice.
Participants include members of the CEA Research Advisory Committee and other invited organizations.
The key outcome of the project on Rethinking Youth; Rethinking Learning project is a keynote paper to animate dialogue and discussion nationally and internationally.
For more information on this project and many other exciting research projects led by the Canadian Education Association, visit their website or contact Christa Freiler, Director of Research at cfreiler@cea-ace.ca.
April 15-17, 2008 Inuvik, NWT
The Inuit Education Summit —Towards a National Strategy on Inuit Education — brought together educators, representatives from provincial, territorial and federal governments, and various stakeholders to talk about the state of Inuit learning and discuss ways to improve the learning outcomes for Inuit.
This event was co-sponsored by the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, CCL, Canada Millennium Foundation, Inuit Relations Secretariat, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and hosted by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The ABLKC's Animation Theme Bundle on Diverse Educational Systems and Learning made a presentation at one of the Summit sessions.
Towards a National Strategy on Inuit Education is the second phase of a three part initiative on education. Earlier this year, as part of phase one, four background papers on Inuit education were released. The third phase of the education initiative will be the development and release of a National Strategy on Inuit Education.
As a result of the Summit, an agreement in principle to sign an Inuit Accord among territorial, provincial and federal jurisdictions was achieved with the purpose of establishing a national Steering Committee on Education. The Steering Committee will then work to develop a national strategy on Inuit education to be tentatively released in 2009.
More detailed information and research materials produced prior to the Summit can be found at their website.
Nov. 23-24, 2007 York Hotel and the University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, MB
A two-day national research conference designed to engage 300 participants from across Canada in examining and sharing promising practices in K-12 aboriginal education.
The program will feature over 60 workshops and presentations by prominent experts and practitioners from band and provincial/territorial operated schools. The mix of inspirational plenary sessions, panels, interactive roundtable forums, and practical workshops will provide something for everyone. The conference will showcase 20 band and provincially operated schools from the Sharing our Success research series: Ten Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling (Bell, 2004) and More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling (Fulford, 2007). Don't miss this exchange of field-based Canadian research, policies, strategies and resources, and the opportunity to forge new networks to share best practice in aboriginal education.
Policy makers and those responsible for administration, supervision, professional development and improvement planning in aboriginal schools will find this program relevant.
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is a sponsor for this event and will be participating in two panel discussions. One panel is Redefining Success in Aboriginal Learning and the other is Issues Roundtable Panel: Performance Measures and Accountability Structures which will provide an opportunity to relay ABLKC's perspective on indicators.
For more information, please visit the website.