ECS 203

Hello! This is my summary of the learning video that shows my understanding of curriculum and pedagogy and my approach to it. This presentation shows my understanding of everything we have been through this term and how there is still room for me to grow. Overall the readings, activities, and assignments have challenged my way of thinking and have brought new information to add to my perspective. Here is the link to my YouTube Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjfKJuYCDR0  Here is the link to my original PowerPoint :  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jK1LlsPqGJOmLLVobCytMbDv812s9dgMMC0L1gnd7sQ/edit#slide=id.g2536c2f0c88_0_133   Here is the link to my Script :  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GYgmoF-pxbW_ZjMafQ4UiBhpd8msUTpJg0xSVi7iFKo/edit   I hope you enjoy my video! Thank you!

After reading the two articles Jagged Worldviews Collided by Leroy Little Bear and Teaching Mathematics and the Inuit Community by Lousie Poirier and watching the lecture Curriculum as a Numeracy by Gale Russell I was able to gain a deep understanding of how Aboriginal views challenge Eurocentric ideas on mathematics. In high school, I would not be overly excited for math but I did not hate math. This is because math is straightforward and does not have rules or terms that would complicate anything, it was basic and everything just came together to make sense. Math does get hard and harder as you go which was a downfall for me. But thankfully my teacher was able to come up with creative ideas and activities for the class to do in order to help us understand math better because it was not just me who was struggling. This showed me that there is not always one way to do things in the mathematical world. It is important for teachers to show their students different ways of approaching top...

 After reading week five readings, We are all Treaty People, and watching the videos by  Dwayne Donald, Claire, and Mike, I have been able to gain a deeper and more purposeful meaning of Treaty Education. The Canadian Government has decided to make changes to curriculums and start to include Aboriginal perspectives. This is important for students to learn because The treaties that are in place affect everyone and it is important to know the history of Canada to make a better future.  "We are all treaty people" means that we are all somehow connected to the treaties and have a responsibility to respect and acknowledge them. It is important for us to know about the treaties and the history behind them because it is a significant piece to help move forward and to work towards Truth and Reconciliation. It is not just Aboriginal people who are considered treaty people but all of Canada. Chambers states in We are all Treaty People , "In order to tell a certain story, sometime...