Standard 9: Educators respect and value the history of First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis in Canada and the impact of the past on the present and the future. Educators contribute towards truth, reconciliation and healing. Educators foster a deeper understanding of ways of knowing and being, histories, and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis.
Standard 9 is acknowledging and respecting the history of First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis in Canada. This standard is about recognizing the impact of the past on the present and future. As educators we will contribute towards truth and reconciliation in our respective classrooms. Standard 9 is also learning about First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis worldviews, ways of being and practices. To me, standard 9 means incorporating Indigenous worldviews into my classroom and teaching my students about the history of First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis people. You can do that through books, videos, Elders and other guest speakers and many other resources within the school district. I want to incorporate Indigenous worldviews in a meaningful way and not just as an afterthought that is a part of the curriculum. I would also like to teach the local Dakelh language in my class and incorporate Dakelh words into everyday classroom routines.
My artefact for standard 9 is my final project for EDUC 446. For our final project we are required to make a model of our practice that weaves together the 9-9-9 methods. These methods are the 9 “R’s”, the 9 “L’s” of First Peoples Principles of Learning, and the 9 standards for BC educators. My project is a scrapbook of pictures and other mementos from the course of the entire program so far. I have a variety of categories and artefacts to fill them such as the first day of school, practicums, field trips, and collaboration/community with peers among other things. The goal is to piece it all together into a memory bank of the program and to show how we have been modelling the 9 R’s, 9 L’s, and 9 standards in everything we have done. It has set us up to continue doing these things in our final practicum and in our future classrooms. There will be some blank pages at the end where I can fill in the memories from block 5 and have a scrapbook of memories from start to finish.
My artefact reflects the standard because it showcases everything we have been taught regarding the 9 “R’s”, 9 “L’s,” and 9 standards and how we have modelled them in our classes and practicums. The 9-9-9 methods have been in all of our classes, lesson plans, projects and practicums. I have captured it through all of the pictures taken over the course of the program. My artefact shows some of the ways that we can foster an understanding of ways of knowing, being, histories, and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. I am looking forward to continue learning about and modelling the 9-9-9 methods in my practice.
