Day 1
nov 10
Day 2
nov 11

Day 2 Agenda

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2022

*Please note that as this is Remembrance Day, there will be a brief pause in programming for a moment of silence and some words from an Elder.

8:30 AM

Breakfast

9:15 AM

Opening Ceremony & Elders Welcome

Elder Bonnie Goodchild & Knowledge Keeper David Courchene III

9:50 am

Education System Change: Improving High School Graduation Rates for Anishinaabe Youth

John DeGiacomo and Dr. John Hodson

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

STEM and Indigenous Knowledge

Amy Michano & Katriina Butschler

Listen to the ways in which Science Technology Engineering and Math are being bridged with traditional knowledge and stories of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, and their successful implementation in High School courses.


11:00 am

Moment of Silence & Honour Song

Honour Song shared by Lucas Michano-Courchene

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Assessment of Land-Based Learning

Lisa Michano-Courchene & Corinne Skworchinski

Assessment of learning from a Western worldview does not always fit this type of learning. Listen to how learning is assessed from a Biigtigong Nishnaabeg lens when students are taking part in land-based learning.

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Professional Development

Alicia Green & Marie Desmoulin

Learn ways in which teachers and staff from Biitigong Nishnaabeg have participated in their development to become facilitators of land-based learning.  The workshop will summarize the unique graduate program that was completed by teachings staff and other staff training opportunities.

3:15 PM

Reflections and Questions

Lisa Michano-Courchene

3:30 PM

Closing Ceremony

Elder Bonnie Goodchild & Knowledge Keeper David Courchene III