Social Studies
African Canadian History Revealed With Dr. Donna
This one-time class will teach your children about the history of Africans in Canada.
Dr. Donna Kay Kakonge, BJ, MA, TESOL, LLB, EdD
173 total reviews for this teacher
2 reviews for this class
Completed by 10 learners
55 minutes
per class
Meets once
8-13
year olds
1-12
learners per class
How does a “One-Time” class work?
Meets once at a scheduled time
Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Great for exploring new interests and different styles of teachers
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Description
Class Experience
This class is taught in English.
To learn about the presence of Africans in Canada. To learn Canadian history. To learn a skill about African Candian history that could prove profitable with your career choices.
The teacher, Dr. Donna, was born in Canada and has extensively studied African Canadian history at both the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels of education. She taught African-Canadian History for four years in Ottawa.
No homework.
Dear Parents/Guardians, and Learners! This Government of Canada resource will prove to be a great resource for this class: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/resources.html As well, the following resources will also be used: Abdi, A. A., & Ibrahim, A. (Eds.). (2016). Education of African Canadian Children: Critical Perspectives. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP. Bristow, P., & Brand, D. (1994). We're rooted here and they can't pull us up: Essays in African Canadian women's history. University of Toronto Press. Clarke, G. E. (2002). Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature. University of Toronto Press. Cuder-Domínguez, P. (2010). The Racialization of Canadian History: African-Canadian Fiction, 1990-2005 (pp. 113-129). Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Daniel, B. J. (2005). Chapter Three: Researching African Canadian Women: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES and the POLITICS of REPRESENTATION. Counterpoints, 252, 53-78. Dei, G. J. (1993). Narrative discourses of Black/African-Canadian parents and the Canadian public school system. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 25(3), 45. Henry, A. (1998). Taking back control: African Canadian women teachers' lives and practice. Suny Press. Humber, W. (2004). A sporting chance: Achievements of African-Canadian athletes. Dundurn. Kelly, J. R. (2010). Engaging community: Exploring the African-Canadian experience through dialogue and script writing. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 36(2). Morrison, J. H. (2002). Oral history as identity: The African-Canadian experience. In Oral History Forum d'histoire orale. Petropoulos, J. (2008). The Ground on Which I Stand’: Rewriting History, African Canadian Style. Signatures of the Past: Cultural Memory in Contemporary Anglophone North American Drama. Bern: Peter Lang, 73-81. Walker, B. (2017). The African Canadian Legal Odyssey. University of Toronto Press. Wane, N. N., Deliovsky, K., & Lawson, E. (Eds.). (2002). Back to the drawing board: African-Canadian feminisms. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Informal fun assessment.
55 minutes per week in class, and no time outside of class.
Teacher
Dr. Donna Kay Kakonge, BJ, MA, TESOL, LLB, EdDDoctor/Author/Writer/Editor/Teacher/Semi-Retired College Professor/Online Lawyer/Featured Outschool Educator
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Lives in
Canada173 total reviews
445 completed classes
About Me
Dr. Donna Kay Cindy KAKONGE, BJ, MA, TESOL, LLB, EdD Please note: You'll receive a special discount coupon code to use for Dr. Donna's 55 classes and 8 groups once you have completed each section of the class! I also offer siblings...