Author Archives: Nicole Spalding

Summary of Learning

Summary of Learning Video

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Creative Journal #5 – Ceremonies

In my family we have always composted our kitchen scraps. My parents have a big compost heap in their garden. Since I moved out, I have been working to find a way that I can compost in my own garden. … Continue reading

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Gerry PLEASE Mark This!

Here are the four blog posts I have chosen for my evaluation: Responding to Learning from Place Treaty Education: Why it is Important and How We Are all Treaty People Curriculum as Numeracy Reading Response to Smith’s “Curriculum Theory and … Continue reading

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Creative Journal #4

CJ#4 Prompt: Explore one of your own “decolonizing encounters”. In what ways does Ho’s paper help you to dwell in your “cognitive & embodied experiences” … the “space in between embodied feeling &  making sense” (p. 6) towards “moments of … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council

Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council

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Responding to Kumashiro’s Against Common Sense: Chapter 7

My views on people in other countries mirror the views that Adichie described in the TED Talk we viewed in class. I remember watching those T.V. commercials depicting little black kids wasting away in their mothers’ arms with captions asking … Continue reading

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Curriculum as Numeracy

When I read the article, Jagged Worldviews Colliding by Leroy Little Bear I found myself making connections between the math curriculum that I studied in school and Indigenous knowledge in mathematics as well as the connections between high school physics … Continue reading

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Curriculum as Citizenship

In my K-12 schooling I can recall experiencing all three types of citizenship (Personally responsible Participatory, Justice-oriented). The personally responsible citizenship is one that I remember most from my learning experience. We did lots of volunteer work, fundraising, and learning … Continue reading

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Agriculture in the Classroom Website:

Agriculture in the Classroom

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Creative Journal: Connecting with Nature

In all of the outdoor education I have experienced, a connection to be made is fishing. Whether on a school trip, camping with my family, or exploring with my grandparents, fishing made its way into my experience. Most of the … Continue reading

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