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Indigenizing Minecraft Education: Indigenous Teachings and STEAM

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Grand Hyatt - Texas Ballroom B

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Session description

SD43 (Coquitlam, BC) teachers share their experience working with the Kwikwetlem First Nation, Microsoft, & Logics Academy to develop and expand an indigenous Minecraft EDU world called, "A Pacific NW Coast Experience." Participants will learn how Minecraft EDU can be leveraged to share traditional indigenous teachings within a STEAM framework.

Outline

*Introduce presenters and provide history and context for the "A Pacific NW Coast Experience" project. 5 mins.
*Explain Truth and Reconciliation, First Peoples principles of learning and how they fit into a STEAM Framework for learning. 5 mins.
*Overview of the world and learning objects. 5 mins.
*Participants guided through one of the learning objects before being asked to complete a harvest task on their own. Experienced Minecraft users will likely have time to also complete a build challenge. 30 mins.
*Debrief and Discussion 10-15 mins.

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Supporting research

https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10095750
https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/2/3/138

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Presenters

Robert Cowie

District Indigenous Resource Teacher

Indigenous Education

Gavin Hanna

STEAM Support Teacher

SD43 School District 43 British Columbia

Session specifications

Topic:

Innovative Learning Environments

Grade level:

3-5

Audience:

School Level Leadership, Teacher Development, Teacher

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Windows, iOS

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

If participants wish to participate in exploring the world and completing harvest tasks, they will need a device (laptop or iPad preferred) with Minecraft Education installed and a Minecraft Education account, which is included in Microsoft A3 and A5 licenses.

Those without devices or accounts may watch other participants as they explore the world and complete harvest tasks.

To save time/wifi bandwidth, participants should come to the session with "A Pacific NW Coast Experience" world file downloaded from: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/lessons/a-pacific-northwest-coast-experience.

Subject area:

Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM), Social Studies or History

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Designer

Design authentic learning activities that align with educational standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize learning.

TLPs:

Spark Curiosity, Prioritize authentic experiences