A Noticing Water Project – Respect
This video, created by Jennifer Whiffin and Joy Fast, invites learners to become careful observers of water. Focusing on the principle of Respect, from Dr. Jo-ann Archibald’s Indigenous Storywork, the video encourages learners to understand respect as patience, attentiveness, and care for both human and more-than-human.
A Noticing Water Project – Reverence
This video, created by Jennifer Whiffin and Joy Fast, invites learners to become careful observers of water. Focusing on the principle of Reverence, from Dr. Jo-ann Archibald’s Indigenous Storywork, the video encourages learners to approach water with openness, curiosity, and gratitude.
Mentorship in Action
Sam’s Grade 6/7 class guided Kindergarten buddies, inspired by Jen Whiffin and Joy Fast’s Outdoor Math and Indigenous Storywork principles of Reciprocity and Respect.
Problems with a Purpose
The CEMC’s “Problems with Purpose” offers real-world math challenges, including Cree language puzzles, for grades 4-12.
A Fomly Adventure: A decolonizing redesign of Foundations of Mathematics 12
Conventional teaching methods like lectures and tests have been replaced with collaboration and personalization through projects around ecotourism, and traditional root gardens.
What Is The Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Cedar Trees?
Inspired by What is the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? Students explore their environments mathematically, culminating in a story as the finished product.
If Instead of a Person
This lesson blends Indigenous stories and math. By exploring “If Instead of a Person” written by Courtney Defriend students connect with Indigenous Storywork and First Peoples’ Principles of Learning while learning about number concepts and computational fluency.
Math First Peoples 8/9
The Math First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide empowers BC educators to transform math learning through Indigenous perspectives, aiming to boost student success.