Metis Teachers

How does our culture and identity influence what we
do as teachers in the classroom? Métis Teachers:
Identity, Culture and the Classroom focuses on the
teaching practices of four Métis Teachers who teach
in an urban context, and how their culture and
identity influences their teaching practice. The
author investigates the role culture plays in how
these teachers use curriculum, choose teaching
methodologies, and determine how and what resources
are used. The four Métis Teachers share their
stories as they struggle to teach in a hegemonic
system that values certain practices over others.
The author explores how these four Métis teachers
provided a culturally- responsive curriculum that
is based on their cultural knowledge and awareness
of each child s uniqueness and what they brought
into the classroom. This book would be of interest
to education students and classroom teachers who
work in multi-cultural settings.

Autorentext
Melanie MacLean was born in Meadow Lake, Canada. She now resides in Saskatoon where she has been a classroom teacher for over ten years. Her Masters is from the University of Saskatchewan. She is a married mother of three, whose research interests are in literacy. She began her PhD in Education at the University of Alberta in 2008.

Klappentext
How does our culture and identity influence what we do as teachers in the classroom? "Métis Teachers: Identity, Culture and the Classroom" focuses on the teaching practices of four Métis Teachers who teach in an urban context, and how their culture and identity influences their teaching practice. The author investigates the role culture plays in how these teachers use curriculum, choose teaching methodologies, and determine how and what resources are used. The four Métis Teachers share their stories as they struggle to teach in a hegemonic system that values certain practices over others. The author explores how these four Métis teachers provided a culturally- responsive curriculum that is based on their cultural knowledge and awareness of each child's uniqueness and what they brought into the classroom. This book would be of interest to education students and classroom teachers who work in multi-cultural settings.