NORMING EXCELLENCE

FNESC/GOV OF BCVANCOUVER 19/20, 11,10

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

NORMING EXCELLENCE

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

NORMING EXCELLENCEREMEMBER 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