Hello!
Welcome to my E-portfolio! To find more about me and my philosophies and goals go to the “Acknowledgement to Place”, “Educational Philosophies”, “My Goals”, “Professional Development” or “Quotes” tabs which can be found under Home -> About Me!
About Me:
I am a third year elementary education student! My pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a white settler-Canadian, I live on Treaty 4 grounds and I acknowledge and practice my Treaty responsibilities. Please check out my educational philosophies and teaching manifesto as it goes more in depth about myself and how I view education and where I stand within it (can be found under the about me tab).
Why do I want to teach? Well at first I did not think teaching was for me. I intended on going to school to attend a science program but along the way I experienced things that changed my mind. Growing up I always had a strong desire to help other people, to show others that they are loved and important, and to work to create a safe place for the people around me. I want to become a teacher because I want to inspire the minds of young children and to provide them with a safe space and positive relationships with me and their peers. I want to show my future students that they are loved and special in their own unique ways.
I have learnt a lot over my few years at university and in the faculty of education, however, there is so much more I want to learn and need to learn. Constant learning and growth is important. In terms of my pedagogical interests, I enjoy learning about the pedagogy of mistakes, fat pedagogy, pedagogy of discomfort, inclusive pedagogies, anti-oppressive pedagogies, and so much more. There are so many different pedagogies that exist, and I am sure I only know a very small fraction of them. I hope to learn about other pedagogical approaches so that I can integrate them into my future.
My Mapping (for ECS 303)
Below is a mapping assignment I did for ECS 303. I did a representative map of who I feel I am. I also did a map of my physical space for this assignment using my hometown but for privacy purposes I will not be sharing the image I used or the write-up that goes with it on this platform. I will share the little write-up I included with the image below.
My Map: I am a white, settler-Canadian. I grew up in rural Sask. in Treaty 4 territory in a small town where my great grandparents settled when they came to Canada. My grandma’s parents on my mom’s side of my family came with a German/Russian/Hungarian background. My grandpa’s parents on my mom’s side of the family came with a Polish/Hungarian/German background. My dad’s side of the family has the background of English, Swedish, and Metis.
Treaty Responsibilities: As a Treaty 4 person, I benefit from where I live. I am able to live, work, and attend university and study at the U of R. As a Treaty person it is my responsibility to know where I come from and all of the history surrounding the Treaties. My family came from generations of farmers, due to my great grandparent’s homestead land. Because of this my ancestry benefitted from Treaties without much recognition. As a person of Treaty, I educate myself through school and personal experiences about the Treaty I reside in. I attend the Treaty 4 Gathering in Fort Qu’Appelle yearly.
