You are invited to join a study around where learning and teaching occur. Very little is known about how educators decide where learning experiences occur. This project aims to shed light on the decision-making processes of educators, the experiences of learners, and the relevance of considering where when planning learning.

Lheidli T’enneh hubeh keyoh whuts’odelhti. Nts’ezla hubeh yun ts’uwhut’i, ts’uzt’en ink’ez ts’unuwhulyeh.

(Translation: I respectfully acknowledge the unceded, ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, on whose land we live, work, and play.)

Note: Study participation is currently only available in School District 91 and School District 57.

• Land Acknowledgement and Cultural Safety
• How to Get Involved
• WoTL Study Details
• UNBC Health and Safety
• Consent Forms
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Qualitative Research Symposium Events
• About the Researchers
• Contact Information
• Social Media

Land Acknowledgement and Cultural Safety

UNBC Traditional Territory Acknowledgement

Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have walked gently on the diverse traditional territories where the University of Northern British Columbia community is grateful to live, work, learn, and play. We are committed to building and nurturing relationships with Indigenous peoples, we acknowledge their traditional lands, and we thank them for their hospitality. The Prince George campus is situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, part of the Dakelh (Carrier) peoples' territory. 

Complete Traditional Territory Acknowledgement

School District 91 Land Acknowledgement

We are grateful to live, work, and play on the unceded, ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations Representing the Dakelh, Nedut'en, and Wet'suwet'en peoples. We are working diligently towards creating equity for our learners through conscious acts of Reconciliation.

Thank you to Leona Prince

School District 57 Land Acknowledgement

We are grateful to be working and learning on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, McLeod Lake Indian band and Simpcw First Nation, each of whom have been part of these lands for at least 9 000 years. We honour and respect these beautiful ancestral lands, cultures and people through the work we do with our communities. On Lheidli T’enneh’s ancestral lands we honour them in their Dakelh dialect: Lheidli T’enneh hubeh keyoh whuts’odelhti. Nts’ezla hubeh yun ts’uwhut’i, ts’uzt’en ink’ez ts’unuwhulyeh. We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, on whose land we live, work and play.

SD57 Land Complete Acknowledgement

Additional resources

Northern Health Indigenous Health: Cultural Safety

First Nations Health Authority

First Nations Education Steering Committee

First Peoples Principles of Learning

Commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility

Dr. Hartley Banack

Listen with open ears, open heart and an open mind; commitment to learn with and from others.

How to get involved

Find out more information about this study below:

Pre-recorded information session

WoTL information session

Take our online survey

Teachers (K-12)

Teachers who wish to be a part of the study will participate in one or more of the following data collection events:

1. Complete an online survey (10-15 minutes, one time, plus reviewing the consent information letter).  
2. Partake in a 30-60-minute open-ended interview (in-person or online, one-time). Indicate in the online survey your interest in participating.
3. Track where you taught, using the Day Reconstruction Method, over 10 school days (two weeks) for approximately 15 minutes after each school day, using an online recording tool (total time =150 minutes, ongoing over two weeks). Indicate in the online survey your interest in participating.
4. Host a researcher to join your class for 1 half-day in-person observation (2-3 hours). Indicate in the online survey your interest in participating.

During in-person interviews, snacks and a drink will be provided. If you participate in the online survey and at least one other data collection event listed above, you will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to a local coffee shop. Even if you decide to withdraw later, you will still receive the gift certificate

WoTL Study details

We want to learn more about where learning is happening (classrooms, school grounds, gym, online, etc.). This study examines where teaching and learning occur by following teaching and learning in the K-12 school system, and choices around where learning experiences are situated. In this project, where means where learning is occurring, for example the classroom, the gym, the schoolyard, the computer lab, etc. We are interested in hearing stories from teachers and non-teachers about how they perceive where aspects of the learning they either plan or participate in. The project aims to shed light on how distinct where choices may impact learning, health and wellness, connections to the natural world, and life experience.

Objectives

Educators continue to prioritize what is learned (curriculum), who/how learning happens (pedagogy), and the when learning is appropriate (subject disciplines and grades). In response to the insistence around where learning and teaching take place, this study aspires to create an inventory of evidence for where learning actually happens in B.C. K-12 schools. This project represents the first comprehensive review on the where of teaching and learning in Canada.

Research questions

1. Where is learning occurring?

Sub-research questions

1. How are decisions around where learning occurs taken?
2. How are experiences and engagements in distinct where learning contexts expressed?
3. How do participants make sense of knowing in distinct where contexts?
4. What relationships exist between curricular and pedagogical choices in relation to where decisions?
5. What affordances do distinct where contexts offer teaching and learning?
6. How are decisions around where learning occurs assessed and evaluated with respect to the quality of the learning and the learning aims?

UNBC Health and Safety

For information on the ongoing measures UNBC is taking to prevent the spread of all communicable diseases, please refer to this link: 

Communicable Disease Plan

Consent Forms 

If you take the online survey, you must complete a consent form below. If you have any questions, please contact us.