Holistic Models- Decolonizing Education by Briony Chavez https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6 en-us 2021-03-08 01:14:46 UTC 2025-10-25 20:07:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f304.png Ideas for implementing Inuit Holistic Learning into the Classroom. brionyconway https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1285431270 1) I feel that to bring this framework into the classroom it would be crucial to connect with the Elders of the Inuit community and if possible, the namesakes of the student/s within your class. 

2) I think also think that taking the class outside to connect with the natural environment would be central to linking the concepts of harmony with nature and respect for all living things and the interconnections. 

3) Go out into nature to learn with field trips to develop groups skills and hands on learning, learning together and collaboration.

4) Resourcefulness is a key skill so students must be encouraged to think. Inquiry based learning would be a great way to build this resourcefulness. 

5) Activities to enhance observation skills. Going outside the classroom and observing the world around weather that be a city or natural environment. 
 
6)Daily reflection journal (many formats).
Briony
]]> 2021-03-09 02:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1285431270 Holistic Inuit Learning brionyconway https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1285501991 Learning for Inuit communities is not seen as starting at a certain age and finishing with a graduation but it is a continuous process within life “Life Long Learning.” This process begins at birth and is connected to the naming of an infant. A name has deep meaning and connects the child to their namesake. This namesake is a central part of that child’s learning journey, not just in childhood but throughout life. A name sake plays a central role in the persons life and is considered family. They give blessings as gift to the child and support and guide throughout life. These namesakes are often also Elders and elders play a key role in teaching the younger generations and supporting them in learning and planning for the future. The namesake and elders guide them in the key concepts of balance, harmony, and respect of all living things.
Briony


]]> 2021-03-09 03:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1285501991 Metis Holistic Lifelong Learning Model https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1288430487
The most important element for Metis Learning is the idea of " Life Long Learning". Lifelong learning for Metis people is equivalent to wellbeing of the individual and community. They use the graphic of a living tree. Just like a tree, the Metis learner flourishes, grows and gets nourished by nature.  For its growth, the learner needs optimal conditions which include  indigenous knowledge, values, physical, environmental, social, spiritual, economic balance and harmony. As these conditions change the growth of the tree displays changes too. Each part of this living tree represents something about a Metis learner. For example, the roots represent the health and well being, the cross-sectional  view of the trunk, 'Learning Rings' depict holistic learning.  The core of the tree trunk are the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well being of a learner. Learning for a learner happens in two ways from the family and the community relations. As the leaves of the tree fall to the ground and enrich it, the same way the student learning enriches the foundation of the community.
Ritu]]> 2021-03-09 16:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1288430487 Ideas for offering them best learning opportunity... https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1303312074 1) Land based, nature based learning . Creating learning opportunities that help them learn concepts from the environment.

2) Taking learning from the community and offering the learnings back to the community. Different activities can be planned for various subjects where students do something for the community after they have learnt.

3) Ensuring that learning activities not just help to raise their cognitive being but also their spiritual, environmental and social selves.

4) Making activities more authentic and relevant for them such that they can see the purpose and use of the classroom work directly into their lives.

Ritu

]]> 2021-03-12 16:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1303312074 Holistic Medicine Wheel riannasterk https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1305233168 *It is important to remember aspects of the medicine wheel are a little different in each community, and educators need to recognize the differences depending on where they are*

Everything is continuous and connected in the medicine wheel.  Learning is from birth to death and achievement is based on a continuum devoted to interconnectedness. There is an importance in creating an opportunity for everyone to share, give gift, listen all in a respect space.

Everything is equal in the medicine wheel and it is used as a way to balance the emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual parts of our being.

The medicine wheel is about fostering identity, facilitating well being, connecting to land, honoring language, infusing teaching and recognizing the inherit right to self-determination.  

There are layers built into the medicine wheel as well.  As an example with in the intellectual there are is citizenship.  Aspects of citizenship are in all 4 corners.  Which includes civic engagement(spiritual), civic knowledge (physical), civic disposition (emotional) and civic skills (intellectual).   
 
Rianna ]]> 2021-03-13 12:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1305233168 Implementing the Medicine Wheel riannasterk https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1305260787 1.  Create a respected space by sitting in circles and having rituals around starting and finishing of teaching. 
2. Connect each lesson  (curriculum) to aspects of the medicine wheel 
3. Use the language of the medicine wheel when coaching students to set there own goals and learning outcomes. 
4. Think about another wheel of relationships.  The "whole student" in the center, and those surrounding  are the community, the school, the classroom and the global (state of the earth), all included a number of different people that are working together to foster the growth of the student in the center.  
5.  Have the medicine wheel posted in the class so that students can refer to it and add to it as the learn more.  Add extensions to the medicine wheel (ie the citizen) so that it becomes a web of different learnings connecting. 
6. Ensure as a teaching you are using the correct medicine wheel for the territory that you are teaching in, avoiding the one size fits all and creating accurate representation. 
7. It is also important to focus on the history and recognize the colonial effect and their present roll as a citizen of the community (spirt identity).  

Rianna ]]> 2021-03-13 12:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brionyconway/jt42leucqmv7gag6/wish/1305260787