Aboriginal Education and Equity

Описание: During this session, Scott and Kaleb will present their provincial work on Aboriginal Education and equity. With a strong belief in the power of public education to deliver high quality service to all, Scott and Kaleb are in the process of developing a framework for schools and districts to use to assess system effectiveness and responsiveness to Aboriginal learners, families, and communities. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the concepts and thinking going into the framework and to give feedback on its development.
Dr. Scott Benwell has been a school and district-based educational leader for more than 20 years, most recently as Superintendent of Schools for School District 85 (Vancouver Island North). Scott is currently seconded to the British Columbia Ministry of Education as a Field Liaison in Aboriginal Education. He earned a PhD in Educational Leadership with a focus on school effectiveness and improvement from the University of Calgary in 2005. Kaleb Child (Musgam’dzi) is a member of the Kwakiutl (Kwa-giulth) First Nation on northern Vancouver Island and is Director of Instruction First Nations, for School District #85. He is currently on secondment to the Ministry of Education working along with the Aboriginal Education Team on supporting the vision forward for learning in BC.