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Creating a Post-Colonial Elementary Education Program. Lisa Blank Georgia Cobbs Matthew Schertz. Indian Education for All.
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Creating a Post-Colonial Elementary Education Program Lisa Blank Georgia Cobbs Matthew Schertz
Indian Education for All It is the intent of the legislature . . . that every Montanan, whether Indian or non-Indian, be encouraged to learn about the distinct and unique heritage of American Indians in a culturally responsive manner . . . all school personnel should have an understanding and awareness of Indian tribes to help them relate effectively with Indian students and parents . . . Every educational agency and all educational personnel will work cooperatively with Montana tribes . . . when providing instruction and implementing an educational goal…
Effects of IEFA • Focus of Office of Public Instruction • Montana Tribal History Project • Montana: Stories of the Land • Maps of Flathead "1907" & "1922-1935“ • Increase In Grants
Essential Understandings of Montana Indians • Diversity • History • Culture • Sovereignty
Montana Content Standards • Grade Level Expectations
School of Education • Required N.A.S. course • Grant Activity: CLTW, Project LETTERS, Ready to Go Grant • Inservice/Preservice Professional Development
Integrated Block Mission Statement As Montana is home to many tribal nations, we recognize our moral, ethical, and legal responsibility to ensure all pre-service educators understand their obligation to consult with the tribes, learn from the tribes, and teach about the tribes under Indian Education for All.
SCIENCE METHODS • Indigenous Ways of Knowing • Place-based Pedagogy: PlaceNames Project • Fire on the Land, Digital Teachers Workshop
Critical Pedagogy of Place Places are localities given meaning by human experiences in them. Sense of place refers to a set of meanings of and attachments to places that are held by individuals or by groups (Semken, 2005). Photo Credit: Library of Congress
Math Methods NCTM Standards Measurement Probability & Data Analysis
Measurement 7 Reservations and 12 Tribes
Where do we go ? • Indigenous Integrated Unit • Program-wide articulation and assessment of IEFA • Immersion Experience