Centering Indigenous Pedagogies in Math Education 24-25
Webinar Series focused on Assessment Join us for the continuation of this webinar series with leading scholars and classroom educators. The 2024-25 season’s 3-part series focuses on assessment practices in math education guided by Indigenous pedagogies and perspectives such as Indigenous Storywork, teachings from the land, and culturally responsive mathematics education. Session 1: Assessment, January […]
Centering Indigenous Pedagogies in Math Education 23-24
Webinar Series 2023-24 Centering Indigenous Pedagogies in Mathematics Education is a 4-part webinar series where leading scholars and educators explore strategies for centering Indigenous pedagogies in mathematics education. Sessions focus on classroom teachers sharing examples, ideas, and questions on various Indigenous pedagogies such as Indigenous Storywork, teaching mathematics with/from place and land, and culturally responsive […]
Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years 21-22
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Series Greater Victoria School District 61 and the Rural Education Advisory invite educators in BC to join in a conversation about engaging all learners in the middle years. Our four-part interactive webinar series aired in 2021-22 and is hosted by Dr. Leyton Schnellert with special guests for each session. Series Teaser: […]
Re-imagining Math Education 21-22
Webinar Series: Connecting Math, Community & Culture This 4-part webinar series, invites teachers at all levels to join discussions and sharing for re-imagining mathematics education through culture, community, and teaching for social and ecological justice. Organized by: Leyton Schnellert (UBC), Jo-ann Archibald (UBC), Janice Novakowski (SD 38 Richmond UBC), Cynthia Nicol (UBC). Session 1 Teaching […]
Place-based Math Video
Taking math outside and making connections to place are important ways to make math learning relevant and engaging for learners.
Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years 24-25
Webinar Series Educators in BC are invited to a webinar series exploring the engagement of middle years learners in multi-age and multi-grade classrooms hosted by Dr. Leyton Schnellert and Tammy Renyard and featuring special guests. Session 1 Inclusion, Creating Access for All, October 2024 Watch the first session of Engaging All Learners in the Middle […]
Teaching and Learning through Place/Land
The first session of our series Connecting Mathematics, Community and Culture. In this session four teachers share stories of math and place/land to imagine mathematics education differently. Teacher stories include the power of place and mathematical inquiry grounded outside an urban school, within a rural community, and guided by teachings of cedar on the Pacific […]
Land-based Learning
Land is the ultimate Knowledge Keeper – The holder of all knowledge Once, not so long ago, Land was a revered teacher. We, the first peoples, understood that our very survival depended on our relationship with Land and that she would care for those who learned her lessons well. Over five hundred years of colonization, […]
Supportive Routines in Place-Conscious Learning
Place based education is “concerned with methods, while a place conscious pedagogy is a philosophical and political orientation within the field of education” (Fraser, 2016). There are core routines that can support a place conscious pedagogy in practice, however a place-conscious pedagogy is mostly an orientation towards teaching and learning in place. Drawing connections between […]
Place-conscious learning
What is place-conscious learning? Place is really any environment or context in which people interact to “learn, create memory, reflect on history, connect with culture, and establish identity” (BC Ministry of Education, 2021). The marriage of critical learning with place-based education produces a place-conscious pedagogy that incorporates the life experiences of both teachers and students […]
Supportive core routines for place-based learning
Many place-based educators rely on core routines to support their teaching practice. Core routines are deliberate and intentional habits that build a community of learners in a shared space of learning. Core routines are important for establishing safety protocols and provide a sense of structure, particularly when introducing resources or materials that will be used with learners […]
What does it mean to be a place-based educator?
Within formal systems of schooling, place-based education can mean different things to different educators. Place-based practices are difficult to replicate because they are specific to the relationships, environments and contexts in which they are enacted. However, in all iterations, pedagogies of place involve holding space for direct observation, hands on investigations, and meaningful experimentations of […]
Place-based learning in BC
In practice, educators who enact a pedagogy of place situate the local environment, and more-than-human-world, as important teachers in curricular learning. Place-based learning is not a singular lesson, but rather a reflective practice that prioritizes meaningful connections between learners and the more-then-human world over rigid adherence to a prescribed curriculum (Smith, 2007). The Kooteney / […]
Place-based learning
Place-based education is the process of using the local community and environment as a starting point to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum. Emphasizing hands-on, real-world learning experiences, this approach to education increases academic achievement, helps students develop strong ties to their community, enhances students’ appreciation […]
