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Carolyn Roberts
Carolyn Roberts
is a gifted educator, facilitator, and a powerful story teller.
Carolyn Roberts uses her voice to support Indigenous resurgence through education. She is a St’at’imc and Sto:lo woman belonging to the Thevarge family from N'quatqua Nation and the Kelly Family from the Tzeachten Nation and a member of the Squamish Nation.
Carolyn Roberts is a gifted educator, facilitator, and a powerful story teller— with a genuine, kind, and welcoming presence. Carolyn’s deep passion is clear with a gentle yet powerful presence when she comes to the stage. She speaks with a fierce confidence and extensive knowledge of Indigenous education, history, and culture. She doesn't shy away from sharing her story of survival, knowing that healing comes from sharing and supporting others to step into the work of Indigenous education and decolonization.
Carolyn has had many different roles as an educator and administrator in the K-12 public schools system, a First Nations Band School, and post secondary. Carolyn is an Indigenous academic and Faculty Lecturer working in the Teacher Education Department of the University of British Columbia. She has been an educator and administrator for over 20 years in the K-12 system. Carolyn’s work is grounded in educating about Indigenous people and the decolonization of the education system. She works with pre-service teachers to help build their understandings in Indigenous history, education, and ancestral ways of knowing, to create a brighter future for all Indigenous people and the seven generations yet to come.
Publications
Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing your Practice with a Critical Lens. Page Two Publishing Sept 2024
Decolonizing Assessment. BCPVPA Principl(ed) Magazine June 2023
Looking Back to Find a way forward: Teachings from my Ancestors. Papers on Postsecondary LEARNING AND TEACHING
University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching 2023
Can we Decolonize Assessment. Canadian Assessment for Learning Network Newsletter March 2023
Finding Balance. BCPVPA Principl(ed) Magazine November 2020
Book Review: Troubling Truth & Reconciliation in Canadian Education. BCPVPA Principl(ed) Magazine November 2022
Deepening Indigenous Education and Equity: Supporting the Wholistic Success of Indigenous Learners, Families, and Communities in Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows School Districts No. 42. Parent, A., Lin, G., Cojocaru, A., Roberts, C., Abera, T., Onipede, O. & Cheverie, C. (2021)
Circlework: Being together as a relation.
Book Chapter Global Perspectives on Indigenous Pedagogy in Education: Learning from one another. (2023)
Shapeshifting Between Spaces: Indigenous Leadership.
Book Chapter: Learning to Lead Schools August 2024
Matriarchs in the Making: Indigenous women in leadership.
Book Chapter: Learning to Lead Schools (August 2024)
Publications in process
Tess & Red Dress Day
Coming Soon!
Curriculum Resources Reviewer/Writer/Contributor
Scholastic Teachers Guide Let’s Do Science Grade 3 Matter
Scholastic Teachers Guide Let’s Do Science Grade 3 Wind, Water, and Ice
Scholastic Biodiversity Science Books Grade 3
FNESC BC First Nations Lands, Title, and Governance
Conference Presentations
Kapoor, A.; Oyemolade, O.; Roberts, C.; Saleh, M. (May 2022) Decolonizing Curriculum: Undoing Coloniality and Imagining Liberatory Futures. Jointly hosted by CIESC, CACS and CASIE. (online)
Roberts, C. (May 1 2022) Teachings from our ancestors; What pedological practices from Indigenous ceremonies can help change our K-12 classrooms. University of Calgary. (Online)
Roberts, C. (March 23, 2022) How Decolonized Teacher Practice Might Transform the Classroom. Dalhousie University 23rg Annual History Across the Disciplines Conference. Encountering Colonialism: Land, Lives, and Legacies. (online)
Invited Professional Presentations
Keynotes:
November 15/16 Reimagining & Restorying Education
Inspire Conference Montreal
Oct 25/26 2023: Reimagining & Restorying Education
North West Territories Administrators
Oct 20, 2023 Home Economic Teacher Association
Culturally Responsive Pedadogy
Sept 18, 2023: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Surrey Aboriginal Education Department
August 29, 2023: Reimagining & Restorying Education
Surrey Schools
July 2023: Circlework
BCPVPA Foundations Course.
June 2023: Indigenous Education.
Sooke School DIstrict CUPE
May 2023: Circle Work
West Vancouver District wide Pro D Day
May 2023: The Indigenous Experience in the University
Capilano University Faculty Association
April 2023: Culturally Inclusive Classrooms
Sooke SD Indigenous Education Team
March 2023 Decolonizing Teaching Practice
Vancouver Community College
February 2023: Cultural Appropriation: Finding Authentic Resources
Catholic Independent Schools Provincial wide Pro D day
November 2022: Walking Alongside Indigenous Education.
Vancouver School District
November 2022: Decolonizing Education, Indigenous Education
Bulkley Valley School District Indigenous Education Department.
November 2022: Circle Work: Building Community.
BCSSA Fall Conference
October 2022: Circle Work: Building Community.
BCPVPA Connecting Leaders Conference.
October 2022: Circle Work: Building Community.
Richmond School District Principals and Vice Principals.
September 2022: Reconciliation and Education.
Richmond School District
July 2022: Circle Work: Building Community.
BCPVPA Foundations Course
April 2022: Indigenous Education and Decolonization,
Cowichan School District.
February 2022:Decolonizing Education
Qualicum School District (Online)
January 2022: Decolonizing Education
Decolonizing Together Symposium. (Online)
November 2021: Indigenous Education and Anti-Racism.
BCSSA Fall Conference (online)
October 2021: Indigenous Education and Anti-Racism.
Victoria School District (online)
September 2021: Indigenous Brilliance
Prince Rupert School District
February 2021: Indigenous Education and Anti-Racism.
UBC Frist Generation Student Union GenOne Conference. (online)
June 2020: Decolonizing & Indigenous Education
Vancouver School Board (online)
November 2020: Indigenous Antiracism and Decolonization
Vancouver School Board (online)
November 2020: Indigenous Education and Anti-Racism
Capilano University (online)
May 2016: Weaving Aboriginal ways of knowing and Ethnomathematics
University of British Columbia Indigenous Math Symposium
Invited Presentations/Workshops
Examining Culturally Responsive Learning Environments 4-5- part series
Victoria School District
Oct/Nov 2023- Jan Feb 2024
Vernon Schools District
Oct/Nov 2023-Jan Feb 2024
Surrey School District 2023
Feb 1,8, 15, 22, March 29
Sooke School District 2022/23
Oct. 12, Nov. 3, Nov. 23, Jan 11/23, March 6/23
Richmond School District 2022
Oct. 7, Oct 28, Nov. 18, Dec 2
Victoria School District 2022/23
Feb 16, March 2, March 16, April 13 & 27
Nov 9, Dec 7
Surrey School District 2022
Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2, Nov 16, Nov 30
Culturally Responsive Teacher Practice
Kamloops Education Department Oct 20, 2023
Francophone Indigenous Education Department Oct 20, 2023
Indigenous Graduation Requirements 3-part workshop series
Vancouver School District 2023
Jan 18, Feb 14, March 7
Vancouver School District 2022
Nov 8, Nov 29, Oct 18
Crofton House 2022
June 23, Sept 6, Nov 8
Decolonizing Teacher Practice
Pear Tree School Sept 2024
Coast Mountain School District Sept 20, 2023
Garibaldi Heights Squamish Sept 29, 2023
Surrey Teacher Association May 5, 2023
Sea to Sky SD May 5, 2023
Pear Tree School April 2023
James McKinney Elementary Fab 17, 2023
Surrey Schools Focus Day Feb 24, 2023
BCPVPA Feb 24, 2022
Duncan School District May 6, 2022
Surrey School District May 25, 26, 2022
Peace River School District Oct 23, 24, 2022
Langley School District May 11, 2022
New Westminster School District May 20, 2022
Bulkley Valley School District November 14 2022
Victoria Middle Schools Collaboration Jan 24, 2022
Waldorf Private School March 2021
Capilano University ECE program Sept 14, 2021
Decolonizing Assessment
North West Territories Ministry of Education Oct 24/25 2023
Canadian Assessment for Learning Network May 8, 2023
Reconciliation in Education
Delta School District Sept 27, 2023
Surrey Sept 27, 2022
Richmond Sept 23. 2022
Circle Work: Building Community
HSA April 2023
Salmon Arm SD January 27, 2023
Maple Ridge School District Nov 24, 2022, April 11 2023
Cultural Appropriation
Victoria SD May 19, 2023
Coquitlam SD May 2023
Surrey School District May 5, 2022
New Westminster School District May 20, 2022
Delta School District Feb 18, 2022
Vancouver Nov 16, 2021
Anti-Racism Workshop
Surrey Schools May 2023
BCTF Feb 4, 2022
BCPVPA Feb 28, 2022
Health Science Association Jan 24, May 18, 2022
Community Building
Revelstoke School District 2022 May 18, 2022
Capilano University welcome Sept 5, 2021
Decolonizing Music education
Music Arts Collective/ Surrey Schools Feb 14, 2021
