Sunday, May 29, 2016

Aboriginal french immersion resources for the new curriculum in BC

I have been working with Amber the Aboriginal Education Worker in my school to compile a list of our french language resources that fit with the new curriculum.  Both of us have busy schedules so we have been working for about 1/2 hour a day once a week.  It has taken us several months to complete this project to support the teachers in our school.  Amber and I have also benefited by having the opportunity to see the variety of resources we have in our library.

We have created a google doc for our list. Check it out here.
As we reviewed the french language resources not only for fit with the new curriculum by topic, but also by language level.  In keeping with aboriginal sense of place and how that is important for any learning we have identified the First Nation (s) of the author of the work.

We did team up with some other librarians and started an "English language" list but they did not have the time to complete this column.  The English column is more a list of works that are available in French and English (i.e. the translated titles).

I learned a lot from Amber about First Nations culture, for example I was unaware of the significance of the "red road".  This project is a small step in my journey of inclusiveness.

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