This virtual guide comprises a playlist of five video chapters, which illustrate how teachers can weave interviews, videos, and lesson plans from NCCIE.CA into their practices. Elementary and secondary teachers who are new to Indigenous education can use this guide when introducing Indigenous lesson plans into their classrooms and land-based learning.
The lesson plans in this guide come mostly from Ontario. If you wish to adapt a lesson plan to another jurisdiction, please see Chapter 4 (time stamp 51:41 - 1:17:40) where two teachers describe their process of adapting a lesson plan from another jurisdiction to local Indigenous Peoples and Ministry documents. To assist you in this process, a checklist has been created.
The five chapters are divided into a total of 23 sections, each with time stamps for ease of access. For an overview of the five chapters, please click here. For more information and to give feedback on your experiences using the Teacher’s Resource Guide, please contact Dr. Leisa Desmoulins or Contact NCCIE.
Chapter 1 introduces the NCCIE and this guide, which is grounded in Indigenous education principles. Elder Shirley Williams opens with a prayer in Anishinaabemowin, followed by her explanation in English. Introductory and key background information is shared by the co-authors, NCCIE founder Dr. Mark Dockstator, and Dr. Nicole Bell. Dr. Jennifer Dockstator concludes this chapter with a tour of the NCCIE website to show viewers how to find resources and lesson plans.
For the documents introduced in Chapter 1 and referred to in future chapters, click here.
| Start Time | End Time | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 10:21 |
Introduction and Traditional Opening Dr. Don McCaskill (Regional Lead for southeastern Ontario), Dr. Kevin Fitzmaurice (Regional Lead for northeastern Ontario), and Dr. Leisa Desmoulins (Regional Lead for northwestern Ontario), co-authors of this virtual guide, provide self-introductions, an overview of the resource guide and its purpose and use for classroom teachers. Elder Shirley Williams shares a prayer in Anishinaabemowin followed by an English translation and explanation. |
| 10:22 | 18:17 |
Resource Guide Overview Leisa Desmoulins introduces the virtual Teacher’s Resource Guide as a step-by-step handbook for teachers new to Indigenous education. Produced by the NCCIE, the five chapters are set up as a how-to handbook and a series of video playlists to build teachers’ knowledge as they work through the guide. The purpose of the guide is for teachers to develop their confidence, abilities, and capacities in delivering lessons with Indigenous content via video explanations of resources, exemplars, and lesson plans. |
| 18:18 | 28:58 |
History of the NCCIE Dr. Mark Dockstator, former president of First Nations University and founder of NCCIE, highlights the development of the NCCIE project and website. Mark explains the origin of the NCCIE name, the intent of the video stories, the creation of the website and the NCCIE logo, as well as the transition to the larger scale NCCIE project through funding to support researchers across Canada. |
| 28:59 | 41:21 | Integrating Indigenous Content into the Classroom Dr. Nicole Bell shares key insights that ground all five chapters of this guide in Indigenous education principles. She discusses terms and issues that may arise for teachers who seek to infuse Indigenous content into their classroom. She addresses the fear that teachers may feel about making a mistake and the discomfort that emerges. She encourages teachers to work through their discomfort to reach clarity and to build capacity. |
| 41:22 | 1:01:16 |
Navigating the NCCIE Website Dr. Jennifer Dockstator, the NCCIE Project Director, models how to navigate the NCCIE website. Jennifer highlights how to search for lesson plans and videos and explains the various sections found on each lesson plan and the associated resources available on the NCCIE website. Leisa Desmoulins concludes Chapter 1. |
References for Chapter 1
(in order of appearance)