Canadian Council on Learning | Conseil Canadien sur l'Apprentissage

The central theme for 2008 will be Indigenous Education in the 21st Century – Respecting Tradition, Shaping the Future. Sub-themes have also been developed, with each day focusing on a particular theme.

Day One will be guided by the theme Respecting Tradition and will centre around issues such as ‘growing, connecting, celebrating and maintaining traditions through education’, ‘building history / histories’, ‘pathways to knowledge’ and ‘language and identity’.
 
Living with Competing Knowledge Systems will form the focus of Day Two, which will look at questions around ‘defining education’, ‘the impact of culture and education’, ‘understanding the present culture of educational institutions’ and ‘exploring knowledge systems’.
 
Day Four will focus on looking Beyond the Horizon and aims to build on the themes of WIPC:E 2005. This will include looking at ‘shaping our own futures’, ‘thriving in the education system’, ‘engaging community’ and ‘resilience’.  We are proud to announce the confirmation of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre’s Co-Director, Dr. Marie Battiste as one of the keynote speakers scheduled for Day Four.

The Canadian Council on Learning and Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will be providing three concurrent presentations focusing on Redefining Success in Aboriginal Learning, Naturalizing Indigenous Knowledge and Responsive Learning Systems.

For further information visit the WIPC: E 2008 website.

Presentation (PDF 2 MB)