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Integrating First Peoples Principles of Learning to enhance my support for school success: a self study
No full textEducation has historically been Eurocentric and the need to incorporate other perspectives, such as Indigenous ways of knowing into the curriculum, is imperative for our Indigenous youth to succeed and feel a sense of belonging. This self-study examines how I, an Inclusive Support Teacher, thoughtfully incorporated First Peoples Principles of Learning into my daily practice and teaching philosophy and where these principles aligned with a trauma informed practice. Following a mixed methods approach, I collected qualitative data in the form of weekly reflective journal entries, then I collected quantitative data from a daily self-assessment tool. When analyzing the data, I realized that I was able to successfully integrate the First Peoples Principles of Learning into my daily practice which allowed me to see more meaningful connections with students and carefully examine how to improve my teaching practices.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25723/Bancroft.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
What insights can the experiences of Grade 3-5 teachers provide about play-based learning in math?
No full textThis thesis addressed the research question: What insights can the experiences of Grade 3-5 teachers provide about play-based learning in math? In addressing this question, and through narrative inquiry methodology, four experienced educators teaching at the Grades 3-5 levels shared their lived experiences of implementing play-based approaches in their math classes. Four main themes emerged in the course of the interviews conducted with the participants: teachers’ practices evolve throughout their careers, often in response to their own backgrounds in math; the diverse learning needs of students prompted teachers to shift away from more traditional ways of teaching towards more constructivist approaches that offer play-based learning opportunities; teachers identified connections between play-based approaches and mitigating math resistant attitudes and beliefs in their classrooms; and finally, teachers identified numerous benefits for students when including play-based approaches in their Grade 3-5 classrooms. The findings of this study provide an understanding of the value of play-based learning in teaching practice, and recommendations for utilizing play-based learning to increase engagement and decrease anxiety of students in inclusive math classrooms.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25739/McDaniel.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
A twosome from Susan Juby
No full textThis book review originally appeared as: McFarland, D. (2022). A twosome from Susan Juby. The British Columbia Review. https://thebcreview.ca/2022/07/01/mcfarland-juby/Dana McFarland reviews two books by Susan Juby, Me three (Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada, 2022) and Mindful of murder (Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, 2022).https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25971/McFarlandReview2022.pdf?sequence=
Psychology and climate change: Perspectives and initiatives of the Canadian Psychological Association
No full textThis book chapter was originally published as: Cohen, K.R. & McCunn, L. (2002). Psychology and climate change: Perspectives and initiatives of the Canadian Psychological Association. In A. Clinton, B. Dixon, & T. Morrissey (Eds.), Climate Action and Global Psychology (pp. 58-67). New Zealand Psychological Society.CPA as an association, and by supporting the environmental psychologists among its members, hopes to continue to be able to impact Canada’s climate change response.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/26908/McCunnChapter2022.pdf?sequence=
Social emotional learning strategies for the pandemic
No full textIn March 2020, schools in British Columbia were closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty of the whole situation was a traumatic event for both staff and students in BC schools. Even when staff and students returned to school, teachers had to learn a new way of connecting with their students and delivering curriculum. When schools reopened, educators had to address and ensure the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) needs of their students were being met. This pandemic increased anxiety and affected the mental health of staff and students in BC schools. Using a mixed method design, I explored the relationship between mental health and social emotional learning. Through an explanatory sequential approach, I utilized questionnaires followed by one-on-one interviews as my research tools. The purpose of this research was to gather data about the effects of COVID on the mental health of staff, students, and their families, and identify which SEL practices were most commonly used and found most effective during this time. The data triangulated between the questionnaires and the one-on-one interviews resulted in five main recommendations: increased mindfulness practices within the classroom and school, opportunities to connect with each other every day, additional exercise and time spent outdoors, and implementing strategies to prevent teacher burnout.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25741/Corea.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
Key ingredients for university leadership in fostering climate action
No full textThis article was originally published as: Alexander, D. (2022). Key ingredients for university leadership in fostering climate action. Western Geography, 24, 47-61.British Columbia has been badly hit by the effects of the climate crisis over the past year. This
makes examining university climate policies especially timely. In what follows, the policies of three
universities are singled out for examination – Royal Roads University, University of British Columbia, and
Simon Fraser University – based on the leadership roles they have undertaken to date. The paper analyzes
the factors that have facilitated this leadership. This is then contrasted with the performance of the
author’s home institution, Vancouver Island University. It offers a brief profile of each institution and
summarizes the results in a table towards the end of the paper that compares their performance and their
respective strengths and weaknesses.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/26113/AlexanderWGNov22.pdf?sequence=
Montessori outside: creating an outdoor prepared environment
No full textMaria Montessori was a visionary who created classrooms known as the prepared environment which allows for exploration, concrete learning experiences, and freedom of choice within limits. This research project was designed to create an extension of the prepared environment outdoors to support meaningful learning opportunities. Children can learn directly from the world around them while connecting with nature. The purpose of this thesis was to inspire, encourage, build teachers' confidence, and highlight the importance and benefits of outdoor learning in Montessori settings. In addition, the creation of an outdoor prepared environment is designed to address the perceived barriers to outdoor learning. The culminating project is a website (www.montessorioutside.com) intended to support teachers in creating an outdoor prepared environment and to get children learning outdoors. The words of Maria Montessori are inspiring: “There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all the life to be found around them, in a real forest. Something emanates from those trees which speaks to the soul, something no book, no museum is capable of giving” (Montessori, 1994, pp. 19-20).https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/27475/Leite.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
The proposed Michel Coal Project : exploring ideal impact assessment relationships through an appreciative inquiry lens in an evolving reconciliation landscape
No full textIn collaboration with a local Métis chartered community in British Columbia (BC), I used an appreciative inquiry lens to explore ideal impact assessment relationships within an evolving Indigenous capacity and reconciliation landscape. While Indigenous consultation and engagement change continues at legal, policy, and impact assessment process levels, the ultimate responsibility for setting and maintaining consultation relationships rests with individual impact practitioners. I interviewed a subset of impact assessment practitioners involved in a proposed BC coal mine to identify and describe the ideal impact assessment consultation relationship. Overall, participants described the ideal consultation relationship as proactive and long-term focused, one that facilitates ethical action, and one where government and industry practitioners respect and incorporate Indigenous self-determination. I provided ideal consultation relationship recommendations for impact assessment practitioners working within an evolving reconciliation landscape; Elk Valley Métis Nation; local BC Métis chartered communities and Métis Nation BC; and the broader impact assessment sector
Human and animal violent behavioural patterns
No full textWinning essay - English Department Competition 2022-2023Winning essay - ENGL 11
Potential residential spaces for local food production in a suburban municipality
No full textThis case study aimed to examine the potential areas for local food production in the City of Langford, a suburban municipality on southern Vancouver Island, Canada. To this end, initially, different zones of Langford were inspected to identify the areas with potential for growing food. After the selection of the city center, neighbourhood, and hillside/shoreline as three city zones to be used as research cases, the data related to their various spaces, including roofs, balconies, and yards (back or front yards), were collected using field observations and aerial images. The obtained data were then utilized to estimate the area of the places with potential for local food growing. The results demonstrated that the total usable private open spaces in the City of Langford for local food production represents an area between 1.125 km2 and 2.25 km2 in various productivity scenarios. Based on the research findings, around 35% of residential open spaces might provide some areas for local food production in this city. This research also discusses the importance of urban gardening for global economic and social sustainability issues and offered some initiatives to encourage communities to take advantage of the current possibilities for local food production