IB Learner Profile:

Passionate
 Schedule
IB Learner Profile 1 minute
Explanation of Assignment 10 minutes
Examples of Assignment 30 minutes
Work Period 2 hours
Closure 5 minutes

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 IB Learner Profile: Passionate
IB students find passion in learning by applying their hobbies and interests
to academics. IB students enrich their understanding about topics that
fascinate them.

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 Why did I pick this IB Learner Profile?

Passion brings joy to learning – applying your own unique skills and
interests to learning is a life skill that causes fulfillment and enrichment in
your academic career.

Knowing yourself – It takes courage to apply your unique interests to your

work. Sometimes, your interests are very different than your peers. It is
important to be honest with yourself about what you are passionate about.

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 Today’s Assignment
▫ Passion Project
⬝ You are going to pick a topic that you are passionate about and create a PowerPoint
to share what you know about that topic.
⬝ This PowerPoint will not be shared with your peers, just with me.
⬝ Option One: You can pick a topic that interests you, that you don’t know much
about. Your PowerPoint can be sharing information that you learned through your
research.
⬝ Option Two: You can pick a topic that you already know a lot about and use this as
an opportunity to learn even more information about this topic.

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 How to do today’s assignment
▫ Booklet and PowerPoint
⬝ You are going to go through the booklet I have provided to plan your
project.
⬝ You are going to create a PowerPoint to share information about the topic
that you are passionate about.

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Go through the
booklet
How to create a PowerPoint
▫ Imagine that you are teaching someone about your
topic who knows NOTHING about it. This means
you will have to take your audience through
everything step by step. Consider the background
knowledge your audience might need to know.
▫ Gradually introduce more complex information.
Again, you are educating your audience about
your topic by taking them step by step through it.

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Example #1
The Blackfoot People
 Overview
▫ Blackfoot Land
▫ Blackfoot Confederacy
▫ Traditional Blackfoot Culture
▫ 7 Paradigms: Indigenous Philosophy

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 Blackfoot Land
▫ Treaty 7 was signed in 1877
▫ Lethbridge is on Treaty 7 territory meaning that
we are on Indigenous lands
▫ Treaty 7 was signed by the Canadian government
and the Plains First Nations. There are 5 Plains
First Nations:
⬝ Siksika
⬝ Kainai
⬝ Piikani
⬝ Stoney Nakoda
⬝ Tsuut’ina

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 The Blackfoot Confederacy
▫ Siksikaitsitapi means
“Blackfoot-speaking real
people”
▫ Includes 3 Indigenous
nations
⬝ Kainai
⬝ Piikani
⬝ Siksika

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 Traditional Blackfoot Culture
▫ The Bison
⬝ Important animals to Blackfoot culture
▫ Sweat lodges
⬝ Dome structures that are heated by pouring
water over hot rocks. Used for spiritual
purposes and purification of the body.
▫ The Sun Dance
⬝ A cultural celebration that occurs during
the summer

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 Leroy Little Bear and Amethyst First Rider

▫ Leroy Little Bear and Amethyst First

Rider are partners and Blackfoot
scholars.
▫ They developed the Seven Paradigms to
explain the key components associated
with Indigenous worldview

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 7 Paradigm’s: Indigenous Philosophy
1. Constant Motion/Flux
2. Interrelation
3. All Living Things are Animate
4. All things are Imbued with Spirit
5. Space Being an Important Referent as opposed to time
6. Change is a part of life
7. Renewal

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 1. Constant Motion / Constant Flux
▫ Everything is in a constant
state of movement and
energy
▫ Thing’s don’t stay still
▫ There is a connection in the
movement

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 2. Interrelation
▫ All beings are connected
(the water, the sky,
everything)
▫ There is no separation
⬝ Things are circular and
moving together

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 3. All Living Things are Animate
▫ There is no hierarchy
▫ Everything is connected and in a
relationship
▫ Encourages equality and
responsibility

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 4. All Things are Imbued with Spirit
▫ Rocks, trees, land, people, animals, water, sun, sky,
everything

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 5. Space Being an Important Referent as Opposed to Time
▫ Western thinkers place more emphasis
on time. We can see this in celebrations
and ceremonies (aka Christmas is
celebrates on a certain day)
▫ For Indigenous philosophy, location is
more important. The spiritual
significance of the land causes a specific
energy.

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 6. Change is a Part of Life
▫ Indigenous philosophy accepts and welcomes change.
Change is not something to be feared, but it is a part
of life.
▫ Adaptability
▫ Trickster
⬝ The trickster is a change agent
⬝ He is not definable
⬝ He is not a clown or a buffoon – he takes many
shapes

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 7. Renewal
▫ Renewal is a part of change
▫ Indigenous people are part of
the circle and are able to
recognize the renewal in the
change

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Thanks for watching!
 References
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-7
https://www.facebook.com/Blackfoot-Confederacy-1396123150533770
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/blackfoot-nation
Warn, Jamie. Indigenous Art History 2300. 9 Sept. 2020. University of Lethbridge.
Lecture

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 Remainder of Class
▫ Go through the booklet and complete your booklet.
▫ Create a PowerPoint Presentation online using Microsoft
PowerPoint or Google slides.
▫ Save your PowerPoint as a PDF and send it to me on
teams.

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 Closure
▫ IB Learner Profile: Passionate
⬝ IB students find passion in learning by applying their hobbies and
interests to academics. IB students enrich their understanding
about topics that fascinate them.

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