Teacher Guide for the Sk'ad'a Stories: Intergenerational Learning and Storytelling in the Classroom

By Katya Adamov Ferguson and Sara Florence Davidson

From the creators of Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony, the Sḵ'ad'a Stories series brings intergenerational learning to life. Haida children learn important life lessons from their Elders through real-life situations, cultural traditions, and experiences out on the land.

Written by Sḵ'ad'a Stories author Sara Florence Davidson and educator Katya Adamov Ferguson, the Teacher Guide for the Sḵ'ad'a Stories helps teachers engage their students through the lens of intergenerational learning and authentic experiences. This guide

• outlines the Sḵ'ad'a principles found in the stories
• shows how to use the Sḵ'ad'a principles in your classroom
• provides the behind-the-scenes thinking of the authors and illustrator
• explains the significance of this series as part of Haida cultural resurgence and preservation
• provides critical perspectives on the impact of colonialism on Haida knowledges
• includes resources and inspirations for educators

This teacher guide is appropriate for all grade levels.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Release date: Mar 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781553799900

Katya Adamov Ferguson

Katya Adamov Ferguson (she/her/hers) is a mother, artist, researcher, and teacher. Katya currently works as an early years support teacher in several schools in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is passionate about teacher professional learning in the area of Indigenous education. She sees potential in the arts to create ethical spaces to mobilize complex topics with both young children and adults. Katya is also a PhD student engaging in curriculum redesign and place-based inquiries, and is branching her arts-based research into public spaces. She has authored several teacher guides with Portage & Main Press and is co-editor of Resurgence: Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom.

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