Digital Immigrant teachers assume that learners are the same as they have always been, and that the same methods that worked for the teachers when they were students will work for their students now. But that assumption is not longer valid.
Marc Prensky, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants (2001)

Andy Hargreaves

Digital Archives: Connecting Indigenous Past And Present

Indigenous Australians, who comprise the world’s oldest surviving culture, have relied on oral tradition to define themselves and their place in the universe for more than 60,000 years.

Today, many Indigenous Australians live in isolated, extremely poor communities. Substandard housing, high unemployment, and low levels of literacy and school attendance severely undermine health, well-being, and cultural continuity. Not surprisingly in these conditions, the beliefs and traditions of Indigenous Australians—expressed in hundreds of languages and dialects—are now disappearing.

Equality in the Classroom: The Educational Placement of Children with Disabilities

Canadian public schools – as inclusive institutions – educate students who, in previous generations, would have been educated in segregated settings or denied an education. The challenge facing public schools is to determine how best to address the needs of students whose circumstances pose particular learning challenges.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

Learning Cities: Optimizing Economic and Social Well-being through Lifelong Learning for All

Canadian cities—now home to 80% of Canada’s citizens—offer economic, educational and cultural opportunities, but also face problems related to equity, maintenance of social cohesion, and civic engagement. Pioneered in Europe and Australia, the creation of “Learning Cities” recognizes that optimal social and financial well-being occurs under conditions that favour lifelong learning for all.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

Aboriginal learners can make unique contributions to fields of science and technology

This report from the Canadian Council on Learning notes that aboriginal people in Canada are sharply under-represented in science and engineering occupations. More can – and must – be done to increase the relevance of learning and engagement of Aboriginal students in science and technology. Choosing careers in science and technology will benefit Aboriginal students directly through employment, but more importantly they can make a tremendous contribution to Canada.

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