August 14, 2015 (1 pm Pacific Daylight Time) Second I WISE webinar – Holistic Education Strand
This webinar will be led by Dr. Glen Aikenhead (Professor Emeritus of University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Dr VerlieAnn Malina-Wright (Chair of the Pacific American Foundation and former Director of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA). Additional Strand leaders are Amethyst First Rider (University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) and Pam Woodis (National Museum of the American Indian). It will explore the possibilities of a holistic education, bringing together the best of Indigenous ways of knowing and learning with western science education practices.
Dr. Aikenhead has written a most interesting paper for I WISE “A Synthesis of Research into Outcomes Arising from Enhancing School Science with Indigenous Understandings.” You can access this paper on the I WISE website, under Suggested Resources.
The recorded webinar can be found here: Holistic Education Strand Webinar
Information for the Friday Webinar (and all webinars) – same as last week:
To join the webinar, dial in to the following location via phone or internet:
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/209471303
Or join by phone:
+1 415 762 9988 (US Toll) or +1 646 568 7788 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 209 471 303