12月12日至14日，来自加拿大西部的西加拿大中学、亨利·怀斯·伍德高中和约翰·韦尔学校的400多名学生参加了“Your Voice is Power”全国编程比赛。他们通过混音音乐和了解土著青年文化学习编码技能。学生们听取了土著艺术家和企业家Dakota Bear、Pisim和YB Nakota的演讲，这些演讲分享了他们如何通过音乐和创业克服生活中的逆境。

“这是两天充满活力的经历，与学生一起工作令人兴奋且鼓舞人心。我们非常享受艺术家的演讲，以及他们愿意与我们的学生建立联系和参与。” 约翰·韦尔学校的校长Tanis Greenlaw表示。

“这是一次有趣的经历！与朋友们和表演者在一起，制作音乐是最棒的，” 约翰·韦尔学校的学生Gage U.这样说。

在黑客马拉松活动之前，代表23所CBE初中和高中学校的教师参加了教育中心的全天专业学习课程。他们学习了将加拿大土著嘻哈音乐与侧重社会正义的课程模块相结合，并了解了编程平台EarSketch。

“嘻哈是一种如此强大的表达方式，因为它有能力提升和赋予边缘化社区力量。创业是其他边缘化社区（如土著民族）获得和行使社会权力的另一种方法。将两者结合起来，使Dakota Bear成为加拿大最重要的能够使决心坚定、有才华的人在世界上产生巨大影响的范例之一。与Dakota和“Your Voice is Power”项目合作的经验让我以新的方式思考向学生传达我们的信息，” 亨利·怀斯·伍德学校的教师Jason Swanton表示。

这次CBE学生的独特机会得以实现，得益于Fair Chance Learning、TakingITGlobal和CBE的教学学习与技术和土著教育团队的合作。感谢西加拿大中学和约翰·韦尔学校举办这些活动，也感谢Elder Bruce Starlight为活动的顺利进行祈福。如果您想了解更多关于“Your Voice is Power”的信息，请发送电子邮件至：DLLearningTechnologies@cbe.ab.ca​​。

 

 

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​​​From December 12-14, more than 400 students from Western Canada High School, Henry Wise Wood High School, and John Ware School participated in Your Voice is Power, a national coding competition where they learned coding skills through remixing music and learning about Indigenous youth culture. Students heard from Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs Dakota Bear, Pisim, and YB Nakota, who shared their stories about how music and entrepreneurship helped them to overcome adversity in their lives. 

“It was a very energetic two days and the work done with the kids was exciting and inspiring. We really enjoyed the presentations by the artists and their willingness to connect and engage with our students,” said Tanis Greenlaw, Principal of John Ware School. 

“It was a fun experience! Getting to hang out with my friends and the performers and making music was the best,” SAID Gage U., a student from John Ware School.

Prior to the hackathon events, teachers representing 23 CBE middle and high schools participated in a full-day professional learning session at the Education Centre. They learned about integrating the music of Canadian Indigenous Hip Hop artists with curricular modules focusing on social justice and got to know the EarSketch coding platform. 

“Hip hop is such a powerful mode of expression because of its ability to lift and empower marginalized communities. Business is another method for marginalized communities such as Indigenous Peoples to gain and exercise social power. Combining the two together has made Dakota Bear one of the most important Canadian examples of the opportunities for determined, talented people to make a huge impact in the world. The experience of working with Dakota and with the Your Voice is Power program has shown me new ways of thinking about getting our message to students,” said Jason Swanton, Henry Wise Wood School teacher. 

This unique opportunity for CBE students was made possible through a collaboration with Fair Chance Learning, TakingITGlobal, and CBE’s Teaching and Learning with Technology and Indigenous Education teams. Appreciation goes out to Western Canada High School and John Ware School for hosting the events and Elder Bruce Starlight, for setting intentions for the events in a good way. If you’d like more information about Your Voice is Power, please email: DLLearningTechnologies@cbe.ab.ca​.​​

 

 

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