The UNBC Bachelor of Education program follows a pedagogy of People, Place, and Land, which I have grown to appreciate and anchor to in my personal teaching and learning practices. I interpret this pedagogy as almost a Venn diagram (I love Venn diagrams, don’t you??) where place is the intersection of people and land, where the two share equal importance and where I think the “magic” happens. Throughout this e-portfolio, you will see connections to people, place, and land, as I enjoy practicing these components into the classroom, to enrich the learning environment with local ties, identity, relevance, and significance.
here is a little picture I created to help depict my understanding of the pedagogy of people, place, and land. People refer to the humans I know, love, and spend lots of time with. The pictures above include my immediate family, as well as a poker game played often by my paternal family, whom I am extremely close with. Land refers to the environment that I have lived, learned, and enjoyed, which is typically around Vanderhoof and Prince George, or the traditional territories of the Saikuz First Nation and the Lheidli Tenneh. Additionally, the seasonal flux also has a big part of land in my opinion. Place, situated in the centre, is the combination of these two things, where memories, passions, teachings, and much more is experienced. It brings life to the the things around us. depicted in the place segment is my family enjoying a kayak trip to the confluence of Chilco Creek and the Nechako, as well as a cute photo of myself and my sister enjoying a mutton ride at my grandparents farm.
