ARCHIVE FOR SYMPOSIUM MAY 2008
BOARD LEADS: download Invite to Symposium May 1 for Symposium Information and Registration Forms
We would like to extend an invitation to school boards from the London Region to participate in this exciting one-day event. Through a multitude of workshops, a panel, resource display area and key note address you will hear the expertise of a variety of presenters from throughout the region on topics relevant to meeting the needs of Aboriginal learners and increasing the awareness of all learners about First Nation, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures and perspectives.
SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS
- Assessing Aboriginal materials
- Building Aboriginal Learning Communities
- Restorative Justice Circles
- Native Language Programs
- Culture in the Curriculum
- The Legacy of Residential Schools
- Identity and Aboriginal Students
- Storytelling
- Native Studies
- Wampum Belts: Historical and Present Day
- Multiple Intelligences from a Haudensaunee Perspective
- Website resource page hosted by Avon Maitland DSB for workshop information, resource links, etc. for educators to access across the region
- And more!
EDU-KIT DISPLAY
This will be an unprecedented opportunity to increase your board’s Aboriginal resources that can be used in the classroom at all grade levels. Local artisans, Aboriginal organizations and Aboriginal education enterprises will be on hand in the resource display area to:
- Provide information on their resources
- Give detailed descriptions of their cultural relevance
- Make connections to Ontario Curriculum expectations
- Provide resources for immediate purchase
All of which will assist boards with the creation of their own board’s Aboriginal Edu-kits.
We hope you will join us for the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness and Student Achievement Symposium! District school boards are invited to send a team of seven (7) representatives comprising of the following:
- Trustee of the Board
- Director or Designate
- Board Aboriginal Education Lead
- Elementary Principal
- Secondary Principal
- Elementary Teacher
- Secondary Teacher
LOCATION AND DATE
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Six Nations Polytechnic
2160 4th Line Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0
519-445-0023
The session will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sign-in, coffee and refreshments will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. Lunch is also provided.
REGISTRATION
We would like to request that the board’s Superintendent responsible for Aboriginal Education register all participants from their board team for the symposium and workshops. We would like each team member to choose a different workshop so that all members of the team can report back about the workshop during the team debriefing. Please see attached schedule of workshops.
The Registration Form for the symposium and workshop descriptions can be downloaded by clicking here.
Please enter the names of your participants and their workshop choices on the form and forward electronically to MaryJane McKeen, GEDSB Haldimand School Support Centre at mckeenma@fc.gedsb.net or by fax to 905-768-9903. Please ensure that the header of the form with school name is completed. Please return the registration form no later than Monday, April 7, 2008.
