This document is designed to help teachers of Mathematics 8 and 9 in British Columbia (BC) extend their existing practice to incorporate new approaches that make the BC school system more reflective of the realities of First Peoples in this province and improve overall levels of student success when it comes to meeting provincially prescribed standards for mathematics at these grade levels. It is based on the belief that by bringing content, perspectives, and teaching approaches associated with First Peoples into the math classroom, teachers will
- help all students better appreciate the presence and importance of mathematics and
mathematical thinking within all human cultures and activities
- give all students a better sense of the significant place of First Peoples within the historical and
contemporary fabric of this province
- help their Aboriginal students in particular to feel more comfortable in mathematics learning
situations and more motivated to participate and focus – thus becoming able to learn more
effectively, experience increased academic success, and develop numeracy concepts and skills
for lifelong use.
- Subject:
- Education
- Elementary Education
- Math
- Material Type:
- Open Access Asset
- Author:
- First Nations Education Steering Committee
- Date Added:
- 12/17/2024
