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umar umangay

@umarumangay

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I design decolonizing Indigenous STEM education, curriculum, and educator learning.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to contribute Indigenous STEM education, decolonizing curriculum, anticolonial research, and educator learning expertise with institutions and communities committed to equity, culturally responsive pedagogy, and meaningful partnership.

I lead Pantaleon Consulting Services, advising educational institutions and community organizations on Indigenous STEM education, decolonizing curriculum, and anticolonial research methodologies. Previously, I managed Queen’s University’s NSERC PromoScience Aboriginal Access to Engineering project, creating culturally relevant STEM programming for Indigenous youth and sustaining community partnerships.

Across more than thirty years of teaching in Ontario, Australia, and the Cordillera region of the Philippines, I’ve developed teacher education, graduate instruction, research, and professional learning grounded in Indigenous knowledge systems, culturally responsive pedagogy, and inquiry-based STEM education. My scholarship uses autoethnographic and anticolonial approaches to examine science pedagogy, professional practice, and Indigeneity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Independent Scholar and Consultant

Current

Pantaleon Consulting Services

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Provides expert consultation on Indigenous STEM education, decolonizing curriculum, and anticolonial research methodologies. Designs and delivers professional development workshops for educators focused on equity, culturally responsive pedagogy, and inclusive learning design.

Decolonizing Curriculum Anticolonial Research Methodologies Professional Development Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Toronto

Doctor of Philosophy, Social Justice Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Justice Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. Dissertation focused on onto-ethico-epistemological expressions of Indigeneity.

University of Toronto

Master of Education, Education

Master of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. Qualifying research paper on open system modeling of education innovations towards First Nations control.