Indigenous Perspectives Conference prepping teachers for future
The second annual Indigenous Perspectives Conference took place Friday at Red Deer College.
More than 100 students, mostly in their 3rd or 4th year of RDC’s Education program, took in several keynote speeches and participated in break-out sessions. The theme revolved around how literature, literacy and the arts can be learning tools for Indigenous education.
Brent Galloway, Education program instructor, explains how the conference prepares the future teachers in attendance for their careers.
“Our focus is part of a new teaching standard announced this week which says all teachers in Alberta need to apply foundational knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures to the benefit of all (their) students,” he says.