Katya Adamov Ferguson – författare

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides K–12 educators in bridging existing curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies. In this first book in the Footbridge Series, we invite you to walk with us as we seek to: connect peoples and places link truth and reconciliation as ongoing processes symbolize the risk and urgency of this work for both Indigenous and settler educators engage tensions highlight the importance of balance, both of ideas and within ourselves Through critical engagement with each contributor’s work, experienced educators Christine M’Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson support readers in connecting with Indigenous narratives and perspectives, bringing Indigenous works into the classroom, and creating more equitable and sustainable teaching practices. In this resource, you will find: diverse Indigenous voices, perspectives, and art forms from a variety of nations and locations valuable concepts and methods that can be applied to the classroom and beyond practical action steps and resources for educators, parents, librarians, and administrators Use this book as a springboard for your own learning journey or as a lively prompt for dialogue within your professional learning community.

Renewal, the second book in the Footbridge series, guides K–12 educators in bringing Indigenous voices and the philosophy, principles, and practices of Indigenous land-based education into their teaching. This text encourages educators to:respectfully renew their own relationships with landdirectly engage students with the land, no matter where they are locatedguide students in learning through observation, listening, and discussion and to take action in responsehonour diverse ways of knowing and beingunderstand historic injustices and engage with the contemporary Land Back movementThrough critical engagement with diverse written and visual works created by Indigenous leaders, land defenders, scholars, and Knowledge Keepers, experienced educators Christine M'Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson support readers in connecting with Indigenous perspectives on land and water. They offer guidance on bringing Indigenous works into the classroom, including concrete ways to facilitate discussions around land-based topics, advice for land-based activities, and suggestions for how students can engage with these topics through inquiry learning.In this resource, you will find:prompts for individual reflection and group discussionvaluable concepts and methods that can be applied in the classroom and beyondpractical action steps and resources for educators, parents, librarians, and administratorsUse this book as a springboard for your own learning journey or as a lively prompt for dialogue within your professional learning community.

This teacher’s guide is designed to help classroom teachers use the graphic novel series, Tales From Big Spirit, by David A. Robertson. The guide provides detailed lessons that meet a wide range of language arts and social studies goals, integrate Indigenous perspectives, and make curricular content more accessible to diverse learners. The guide includes: general instructional ideas for deepening readers’ comprehension of text. a framework to further develop students’ thinking about history. information about aspects of graphic novels and how to use them in the classroom. specific instructional ideas and suggestions for each graphic novel. detailed teaching and learning sequences (before-, during-, and after-reading format). strategies and reproducible classroom materials that support and stimulate student learning. historical images that may be reproduced.

Designed to help teachers in early years classrooms use The Seven Teachings Stories series, by Katherena Vermette, this guide provides the framework and key ideas educators need to become participants in a culturally responsive classroom community and to deepen their understanding of the Seven Teachings. With these stories, educators can create a space to discuss diverse perspectives, experiences, and traditions with young readers, and to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as human beings and of our relationships with others.This guide is presented in three sections and includes:Key information about the Seven Teachings, Anishinaabe vocabulary, and the characters in each story.Ideas to guide student learning.Approaches and suggestions that teachers can apply to any of the seven stories.Strategies and activities to deepen readers’ understanding of the abstract concepts addressed in the stories.An appendix of reproducible classroom materials.