Research Tells Us : By Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom. A number of factors contribute to the academic success of Aboriginal students. These include the following: educators who have high expectations and truly care for Aboriginal students. classroom environments that honour Aboriginal students’ culture, language, world view and knowledge. teaching practices that reflect Aboriginal learning styles (e.g., differentiated instruction and evaluation). schools that have strong partnerships with the Aboriginal community. Dr. Pamela Rose Toulouse Laurentian University

Seven Living Principles The Seven Grandfathers Teachings. Integrating these Seven Aboriginal living principles into the classroom is one of the key ways schools can support Aboriginal student success.

Respect To honour all creation is to have respect. Show regard for the value of all persons or things through courteous consideration and appreciation. Honour our traditional roles and teachings. Honour our families, others, and ourselves. Don't hurt anything or anyone on the outside or the inside. Respect To honour all creation is to have respect. Show regard for the value of all persons or things through courteous consideration and appreciation. Honour our traditional roles and teachings. Honour our families, others, and ourselves. Don't hurt anything or anyone on the outside or the inside. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Respect Having high expectations for the Aboriginal student and honouring their culture, language and world view in our schools.

Love Demonstrating our belief(as educators) that all Aboriginal students can and will succeed through our own commitment to their learning-teaching styles. Love To know love is to know peace. Love is strong affection for another forming out of kinship or personal ties. Love is an attachment based upon devotion, admiration, tenderness, and kindness for all things around you. To love yourself is to live at peace with the creator and in harmony with all creation. Love To know love is to know peace. Love is strong affection for another forming out of kinship or personal ties. Love is an attachment based upon devotion, admiration, tenderness, and kindness for all things around you. To love yourself is to live at peace with the creator and in harmony with all creation. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education

Bravery Committing to change our school curriculum through including the contributions, innovations and inventions of Aboriginal people. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Bravery To face life with courage is to know bravery. Use personal strength to face difficulties, obstacles and challenges. Have courage. Make positive choices. Stand up for your convictions. Show courage in communicating and decision making. Bravery To face life with courage is to know bravery. Use personal strength to face difficulties, obstacles and challenges. Have courage. Make positive choices. Stand up for your convictions. Show courage in communicating and decision making.

Wisdom Sharing effective practices in Aboriginal education through on going professional development and research that focuses on imbuing equity. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Wisdom To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. Use sound judgment and the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships. Use good sense and form a good attitude and course of action. Listen and use the wisdom of elders, tribal leadership and spiritual leaders. Wisdom To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. Use sound judgment and the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships. Use good sense and form a good attitude and course of action. Listen and use the wisdom of elders, tribal leadership and spiritual leaders.

Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Humility To accept yourself as a sacred part of creation is to know humility. Reflect on how you present yourself. Express or offer in spirit of deference and submission. Use a balance of equality with all life. Recognize the human need for balance in life. Humility To accept yourself as a sacred part of creation is to know humility. Reflect on how you present yourself. Express or offer in spirit of deference and submission. Use a balance of equality with all life. Recognize the human need for balance in life. Humility Acknowledging that we need to learn more about the diversity of Aboriginal people and accessing key First Nation resources to enhance that state.

Honesty Accepting that we have much to learn from one another and reviewing the factors involved to encourage change in the educational system(increased parental-guardian involvement, teacher education) Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Honesty To walk through life with integrity is to know honesty. Be truthful and trustworthy. Tell the truth. Accept and act on truths through straightforward and appropriate communication.

Truth Developing measurable outcomes for Aboriginal student success and using them as key indicators of how inclusive our curriculum and pedagogy really are. Ojibwe Good Life Teachings and Implications for Education Truth To know of the heart is to know the truth. Faithfully apply the teachings of our Seven Grandfathers. Trust in the Creator. Be sincere in action, of character, and in utterance. Be faithful to fact and reality. Truth To know of the heart is to know the truth. Faithfully apply the teachings of our Seven Grandfathers. Trust in the Creator. Be sincere in action, of character, and in utterance. Be faithful to fact and reality.

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