First Nations SchoolNet panel at "Sharing Our Success" conference to highlight successful IT use in schools
Press release
Schools model success for Aboriginal students
KELOWNA, BC, Nov. 8 /CNW/ - A groundbreaking national conference to be held in Winnipeg, November 23-24 promises to be a powerful catalyst for increasing achievement for Aboriginal students.
Sharing Our Success is designed to showcase exemplary practices seen in 20 band and provincial schools across Canada. The event will engage over 300 educators, aboriginal leaders, and key decision makers in a national dialogue about what works in closing the aboriginal learning gap. The program which is co-hosted by the University of Winnipeg features over 60 presentations on promising practices and new policy initiatives to support First Nation, Métis and Inuit learners in the K-12 system. The opening keynote address by University of Winnipeg Professor George Fulford (principal author) and York Professor Jackie Moore Daigle (co-investigator) will synthesize key research findings in the case study schools that can be applied to the system at large.
Roberta Jamieson, CEO of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, will give the inspirational luncheon address. The conference, organized by the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education is funded by Indian and Northern Affairs, the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-status Indians, the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, BC and Ontario, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon, as well as numerous sponsors.
Conference details: http://www.saee.ca/successconference/index.html
For further information: and press kit: Helen Raham, SAEE Research Director, Tel. (250) 717-1163, hraham@saee.ca