About Me
                                    
                                        About Me:
Welcome to my teaching blog! My name is Kathryn Derenisky and I am currently in my third year of Secondary Education ...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Contact
                                    
                                        Contact Me:
Email: kathryn.derenisky@gmail.com                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Where Do We Go From Here?
                                    
                                        Where Do We Go From Here?
Summary of Progress:
As you can read in previous posts, none of the Calls to Action for Education ...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Culturally Appropriate Programs
                                    
                                        Early Childhood Educational Programs
We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to develop c...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Post-Secondary Education
                                    
                                        Funding for Indigenous Students
We call upon the federal government to provide adequate funding to end the backlog of First Nat...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    New Aboriginal Education Legislation
                                    
                                        Educational Legislation
We call on the federal government to draft new Aboriginal education legislation with the full participa...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Eliminating Educational and Employment Gaps
                                    
                                        Creating Equal Opportunities
"We call upon the federal government to develop with Aboriginal groups a joint strategy to elimina...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    The ‘Spanking Law’
                                    
                                        Repealing Section 43
"We call upon the Government of Canada to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada"-TRC, 2015 Fina...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    The Educational Calls to Action
                                    
                                        Calls to Action for Education:
These Calls to Action include recommendations to change curriculum, fix funding gaps between Ind...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Reconciliation in Education Continued
                                    
                                        TRC Calls to Action for Education
In an earlier post, we discussed why Reconciliation is necessary in education. To read more a...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    Reconciliation in Education
                                    
                                        I chose to take a deeper look into this section because of my connection to it. As a teacher, I have the ability, more than most, ...                                    
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    ECS 210 Summary of Learning
                                    
                                        The end of the semester has quickly approached, and with that comes final projects and reflections upon learning. I have comprised...