The Future of Aboriginal Education in BC.

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The Future of Aboriginal Education in BC.

• What is the dream?

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In an ideal world, there would be no need for.

• Targeted funding
• Aboriginal Education Branch
• District Ab Ed staff
• Ab Ed teams in schools
• Human Rights exemptions for Aboriginal teachers

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As well.

• Racism would be reduced or eliminated
• Curriculum would reflect all cultures
• Aboriginal language instruction would become the
  de facto second language where appropriate.

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How do we get there??

• Promising practices in and for BC
• Research from other countries
• New Zealand and Te Kotahitanga
• Approaches to teaching
• Appreciative Enquiry

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and..

• Provincial Initiatives
• Roundtables/focused discussion groups
• School district/regional initiatives
• Aboriginal Circle (VI)
• Secondary Student Initiative
• Enhancement Agreements

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finally.

• School district/regional initiatives
• Individual student tracking
• Curriculum development
• Celebrations
• Communications

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Provocative questions.

• Are there implications for rural districts and
  schools
• that need to be addressed? How?
• How do we sustain achievement gains we see
• in primary grades through to school completion?
• How do we positively affect achievement in areas
• that have not responded significantly to
  structures
• and strategies implemented over the last few
  years?
• How do we align strengths systemically across a
• district so as to make weaknesses irrelevant and
  
• have that energy positively affect achievement?

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Thank you!

• Cam Pinkerton
• Assistant Superintendent
• SD70(Alberni)
• cpinkerton_at_sd70.bc.ca
• Dede DeRose
• Principal
• SD73
• dderose_at_sd73.bc.ca