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Teaching about the pain-filled history of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada can be difficult. LINC teachers grapple with how to tell the truth appropriately and respectfully without glossing over atrocities and yet not leaving newcomers traumatized. They also need to blend content with real world task goals and language assessment. This session introduces IRCC-funded reconciliation awareness LINC lessons for Literacy-CLB 8 that center on the Welcome to Our Homelands video and study guide by Indigenous artists. Participants learn about and get access to the content covered, the activities and PBLA tasks. These materials are designed for the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) English program and include tools for Portfolio-Based-Based Language Assessment (PBLA). However, as the materials are primarily content-based, they may be used by other publicly-funded organizations, programs or facilitators who want to provide an introduction to the rich diversity of the Indigenous peoples of these lands as well as the devastating historical events and injustices that continue to shape their current realities.
Lead Instructional Coordinator, and PBLA Regional Coach, CCLB, LINC, ISSofBC
Lisa Herrera has an MA in Educational Administration from UBC and is a CLB Lead Trainer and PBLA Regional Coach, training Lead Teachers and classroom teachers online. She taught in LINC/ELSA for 15 years and has been Lead Instructional Coordinator for ISSofBC LINC since 2008. She... Read More →
