Short for web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the web. The key feature of a webinar is its interactive elements - the ability to give, receive and discuss information, typically through slide show presentations, streaming video, VoIP, whiteboard and text chat.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis & Inuit)
The Alberta Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) are dedicated to promoting student learning and achievement, school improvement and parental engagement in the educational process through the provision of professional learning opportunities. The intent of this website is to provide you with a variety of accessible learning opportunities to support implementation of an inclusive learning environment.
Focus: Inclusive Education, Early Learning, FNMI, Differentiated Instruction, English Language Learners, Leadership
These extensive lists of FNMI resources, one for each grade K-6, have been compiled to support FNMI student success by using literature to help promote cultural awareness, develop respect for diversity and build pride in the First Nations student. They have been compiled with both aboriginal and non-aboriginal students in mind. Also included is the facilitator (in-service) resource and a collection of activities using many of the books on the lists.
NOTE: Download documents are in Word format
Aboriginal Culture Groups
Focus: Aboriginal Languages, FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit)
A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions was developed by a provincial working group of education partners committed to realizing positive change in Alberta's schools and classrooms.
Focus: Assessment, Career and Technology Studies, Differentiated Instruction, English Language Learners, Fine Arts, FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), French, International Languages & Culture, Leadership
Resources/Courses in Partnership with CARC
The Southern Alberta Professional Development Consortium in partnership with Central Alberta Regional Consortium have created the SAPDC moodle site for the sharing of resources including lesson plans, websites, etc. Educators across the province are invited to create an account and are welcome to use any of the resources posted. Check back often since this is a work in progress and resources will be continually added.
Focus: Aboriginal Languages, FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Mathematics, Parents, Social Studies, Technology Integration
with Debbie Mineault
Fourth of a four-part webinar series. This session focuses on the challenges and successes of balancing Cultural Ways of Knowing with living in the contemporary world to enable student success. You will gain a greater appreciation for FNMI perspectives through the development of a culturally responsive classroom and explore strategies for engaging FNMI families, parents and communities.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Inclusive Education
with Debbie Mineault
Third of a four-part webinar series. Elder Francis Whiskyjack from the community assists in this interactive learning opportunity with Debbie Mineault, teaching how worldview connects to cultural activities related to the land and environment, the importance of this relationship to FNMI peoples, and the implications for teaching and learning.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Inclusive Education
with Debbie Mineault
The second of a four-part webinar series. In this session Debbie Mineault combines personal insights and historical references that illustrate the resiliency of FNMI people to the impacts of industrial, mission and residential schools. Particpants discuss and explore the implications for teaching and learning in a classroom context.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Inclusive Education
with Debbie Mineault
The first of a four-part webinar series, this session examines strategies to deepen and strengthen understanding of cultural uniqueness around FNMI families and communities and the impacts on teaching and learning.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Inclusive Education
The Benchmarks Project combines the research of historians and educators with the experience and skills of classroom teachers to create practical ways of encouraging promoting and assessing students’ historical thinking in classroom settings.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Social Studies
This resource is intended to support schools and district leaders in Social Studies and provide access to processes and strategies that will facilitate ongoing conversations and learning opportunities focused on using children’s literature in Social Studies.
Focus: Literacy / English Language Arts, Social Studies
with Dwayne Trevor Donald
The discussion papers, written by Dwayne Trevor Donald, are intended to stimulate conversation among teachers, pre-service teachers, administrators and members of the community about aboriginal perspectives and the social studies curriculum.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Social Studies
with with Debbie Mineault
This session examines the resource which was created to assist educators in building their understanding, knowledge and skills to "infuse" First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture into instructional programming.
Participants will be introduced to:
Focus: Aboriginal Languages, FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit)
The intent of this learning opportunity is to support you in developing a collaborative framework to address, based on your jurisdiction needs, Goal 3 of Alberta Education business plan. You will have an opportunity to hear from school jurisdiction leaders and researchers about promising practices that are supporting FNMI student success. There will be time for "table talk" for your team to apply, based on your context, what you are learning. The intent of the collaborative framework is to include community and parental engagement strategies focused on improving First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success.
Focus: FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit)