September 8, 2020

Dear Friends,

As you welcome everyone back to the 2020-2021 school year, the Treaty Education Team wishes you well as you plan to prepare for a new classroom setting and teaching strategies. The past few months have been challenging for us all and we remain committed to supporting you and your students.

Treaty Education K-12 delivery methods have also adjusted to the current situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are excited to share these with you. In preparation for this upcoming school year and realizing that Treaty Education can not be left out of the educational landscape, it was decided that the Team be prepared to offer online training sessions via a Virtual Treaty Classroom. The Treaty Education Virtual Classroom would provide for both blended (classroom and virtual learning) and strictly online professional development. The Council of Elders and guest lecturers remain an important component of the training. We are pleased to provide these online training options to all educators across Manitoba throughout the 2020-2021 school year.

Part of the training packages we are prepared to offer are either a one or two-day sessions, to schools, school divisions, school administrators as well as access to an In-School Support teacher for classroom teachers. Registration is now open. Please click here to register for any upcoming training sessions. If you would like further information or would like to host a session, please contact the Education Manager, via email.

Additionally, the TE K-12 teacher and student survey will remain on our website for the duration of the 2020-21 school year. We hope that teachers visiting the TRCM website, will take a minute or two to complete the survey. The survey information is gathered anonymously from both teachers and students. Data collection continues to be a very important reporting mechanism for the Treaty Education Team. We thank you in advance for assisting in this data collection piece and look forward to hearing from you about your plans for Treaty Education in your classroom/school/division.