ECS 203 Blogging

 

Blog #6- Numeracy & Literacy Part 1 (Numeracy): Using Gale’s lecture, Poirier’s article, and Bear’s article, identify at least three ways in which Inuit mathematics challenges Eurocentric ideas about the purpose of mathematics and the way we learn it. 1. Oral/ Storytelling. Storytelling is very different than the way we most commonly learn math. It […]

Blog #5- Treaty Education, “We are all treaty people” What is the purpose of teaching Treaty Ed (specifically) or First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) Content and Perspectives (generally) where there are few or no First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples? What does it mean for your understanding of the curriculum that “We are all […]

Blog #4- Learning Theories  Provide a brief summary of your understanding of the three learning theories introduced in the readings (behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism). Learning happens in so many different ways and it was interesting to discover the different theories involved in education. To start, there is behaviorism. This theory is affected by the environmental […]

Blog #3- Levin Article & Treaty Education Document According to the Levin article, how are school curricula developed and implemented? What new information/perspectives does this reading provide about the development and implementation of the school curriculum? The school curriculum is developed and implemented by many factors; the government, politics, universities, and experts such as textbook […]

Blog #2- The “Good” and “Bad” Student What does it mean to be a “good” student according to the commonsense? Kumashiro explains that we often associate the “good” children with those who conform to the specific guidelines created by society on how we should behave, the knowledge we have, and the skills we can achieve. […]

Blog #1-  Curriculum Theory/Practice & The Problem of Common Sense  How does Kumashiro define ‘commonsense?’ Why is it important to pay attention to the ‘commonsense’?  In my understanding, Kumashiro defines ‘commonsense’ as the ‘common’ among a group or groups of people. The ‘common sense’ that one may have in Canada compared to other countries could […]