FNESC/GOV OF BC VANCOUVER 19/20, 11,10 NORMING EXCELLENCE

NORMING A standard, model or pattern Approved way of doing things Values, beliefs, attitudes, behaviours, implicit, explicit rules Question: who sets the standard of norms?

Excellence Talent, quality which is unusually good, surpassing the ordinary standards Superiority Who sets the standard of excellence? How is excellence defined in the Indigenous world? Can we reconcile differences in definition? Can we live in two worlds?

NORMING EXCELLENCE What is education for? What can we learn from our traditions? Indigenous knowledge is grounded in long term relationships with the land, ancestors, family, community,

NORMING EXCELLENCE Patience Perfecting abilities in your own way Hard work, effort, satisfaction from accomplishment learning to focus, deep concentration, completion Respect for relationships Make a difference for self, family, community Learning is for the community, self, Active, fully engaged Giving sharing, asking for help, help with out asking Experiential, hands-on, doing

NORMING EXCELLENCE Practice Sharing, giving, responsibility Goal, outcome, task oriented Adaptability, seeing patterns Flexibility, more than one way Individual autonomy in a social, communal context Knowing how to fit oneself into a communal action Non directive, self directed

NORMING EXCELLENCE Observation, watching Deep listening Working alongside Modeling Guided practice Affirming recognition of achievement Few questions, concise, clear language Please find attached 2 pieces of writing which were done by one of my students.  Although he was abandoned by his mother at birth and raised by his Grandmother, he is now 18 and set to leave high school in the Spring.  Even though he will not graduate with a Dogwood, he will cross the stage short only 1 or 2 courses.    School has been a difficult journey for him so the fact that he has stayed in school is a testimony to his Grandmother's conviction that he could find success.  As you can see he has learning difficulties, but there is certainly nothing wrong with his thinking or ability to express his thoughts.  He is planning to become a mechanic.  He also enjoys wood-working.  He has been a father just short of 2 years, and is determined to be involved with his child even though he is no longer with her mother.

NORMING EXCELLENCE My Grandma (Original text without corrections) my grandma is a skillful person. She has work Down on Hasting for most of Her Life cooking And Praying for people that Are Looking for Hope And Trying to get back there own Feet Drug's Are a Big thing on Hasting ive seen them used sold Just about everything. SometimesI' vewonderw hat Hastinglookloke Back in the Day was it Beautiful and what made it go ugly why is there some much homeless down here. Alot of people call my grandma mom they come to her when they need Help or Just someone to talk To my grandma see's what most DON'T!

NORMING EXCELLENCE CARING WARM CHALLENGING SUPPORTIVE GUIDE FIRM, NON JUDGEMENTAL DEMANDING AFFIRMING, RECOGNITION OF EFFORT

NORMING EXCELLENCE REMEMBER OUR CHILDREN ARE BEAUTIFUL OUR LANGUAGES, TEACHINGS AND LIFEWAYS ARE STRONG AND ENDURING WE ARE GOOD TEACHERS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, INNOVATIVE, GIFTED, WISE TEACH FROM LOVE, KINDNESS NOT FEAR KUKSTUM’ULHALKALAP NSNUK’WNUK’W7A NUK’WAN’TWAL’ LHKAL’AP KWES KA AMHAS KI TSMAL’T KALHA STUCUM WI