I have found memories of creating this website with my group members, we had a good working relationship that allowed each of us to use our strength to put together a high quality product in the end. Just like in basketball, all of the players are different, they all bring different things to the table. The best basketball teams are the ones with players that have different abilities and skills. This project probably fits best with the basketball metaphor, it felt like a team. The site encourages you to spend time talking about Aboriginal Canadians, their cultures, the importance of preserving their cultures, languages and heritage, and the historical injustices they have endured, from treaties to residential schools. We specifically, made a unit plan designed to address Aboriginal culture. One of my main roles was to develop the lesson on cultural appropriation. I really enjoyed developing it for two reasons. First now that I work in student services I rarely get to make lesson plans and while I do not miss marking I actually do miss lesson planning. Second, I feel like cultural appropriation is a very relevant topic. It is very current and touches on a lot of topics that are important to today’s youth (sports, music, fashion.)
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