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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" & "1922-19
35“• Increase In Grants
Essential Understandings of Montana Indians• Diversity
• History
• Culture
• Sovereignty
Montana Content Standards
• Grade Level Expectations
Native American Center
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
Cross-Cultural Curriculum Development Process
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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).
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Photo Credit: Library of Congress
Critical Pedagogy of Place
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Colonialism
Artifact Analysis
Cultural Universals
Math Methods
NCTM Standards•Measurement
•Probability & Data Analysis
Measurement
7 Reservations and 12 Tribes
Probability: Plum Stone Game
Where do we go ?
• Indigenous Integrated Unit• Program-wide articulation and
assessment of IEFA • Immersion Experience
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