Program Agenda

Time

Day 1- March 7th

Time

Day 2 - March 8th

Time

Day 3 - March 9th

6:45 am

Morning Ceremonies (First Nations)

6:45 am

Morning Ceremonies (First Nations)

8:00 am

Registration

8:00 am

Registration

8:30 am

Opening Prayers - Metis

8:30 am

Opening Prayers - Inuit

8:45 am

Introductions, Overview and Housekeeping: Master/ Mistress of Ceremonies

8:45 am

Overview and Housekeeping: Master and Mistress of Ceremonies

9:00 am

Table Greetings and Introductions: Who Am I and Why Am I Here?

9:00 am

Animation Theme Bundle group #5: Pedagogy of Professionals and Practitioners in Learning

Lead Presenter: Mr. Sakej Henderson

9:15 am

Animation Theme Bundle group#1: Learning From Place

Lead Presenter: Mr. Narcisse Blood

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Break

10:30 am

Animation Theme Bundle group #6: Technology and Learning

Lead Presenter: Mr. John Simpson

10:45 am

Animation Theme Bundle group #2: Nourishing the Learning Spirit

Lead Presenter: Dr. Marie Battiste

11:45 am

Summary Highlights for the Morning: Animation Theme Bundle Lead Presenters

12:00 pm

LUNCH (provided)

12:05 pm

LUNCH (provided)

1:00 pm

Animation Theme Bundle group #3: Aboriginal Language Learning

Lead Presenter: Dr. Leona Makokis

1:00 pm

Redefining Success: Looking for New Ways to Monitor and Report in Aboriginal Learning

Lead Presenter: Mr. Jarrett Laughlin

2:15 pm

Break

2:00 pm

Select Participants: What am I taking away from the Conference?

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Conference Participant Registration

2:30 pm

Animation Theme Bundle group #4: Diverse Education Systems and Learning

Lead Presenter: Mr. Ted Amendt

3:00 pm

Closing and Draw for Overall Evaluation prizes

7:00 pm

Reception

Welcoming Remarks and Setting the Stage: Dr. Vivian Ayoungman (FNAHEC) and Dr. Marie Battiste (AERC) Daryl Rock

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Mary Ellen Turpell Lafond

3:45 pm

Summary Highlights for the Day: Animation Theme Bundle Lead Presenters

4:25 pm

Close for the day

5:30 pm

Mocktails and Cocktails

6:00 pm

Banquet with Guest Speaker: TBA

(Each Animation Theme Bundle group will be asked two questions:
What are promising practices in Aboriginal learning? and What are gaps in Aboriginal learning?)