Resource · North Dakota
Themes: Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Storytelling & oral tradition, Education & learning, Treaties & sovereignty, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Humor & play, Intergenerational learning
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North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings (NDNAEU) Half-Day Training
(afternoon)
What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
12:45- 1:00
Opening Introduction
1:00- 1:15
Tour of the
Teachings of Our Elders web resources
1:15- 1:45
Crayons & Shelterbelts with Kevin Locke
(Standing Rock)
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-two-kevin-locke-crayons-shelterbelts/
1:45- 1:55
Break
1:55 – 3:00
Overview of NDNAEUs
(small group discussion & poster making)
Click Here to Download Discussion Guide
Team NDNAEU 1 Sacred Relatives:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-1-jt-shining-oneside/
“Sacred Relatives”
Team NDNAEU 2 Learning & Storytelling:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-2-kathryn-froelich/
“Classroom Management and Storytelling”
Team NDNAEU 3 Sharing & Generosity:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-3-debbe-poitra/
“Someone Cares for You”
Team NDNAEU 4 Sense of Humor:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-4-debbe-poitra/
“Lightened in the Heart”
Team NDNAEU 5 Tribal Policies, Treaties & Sovereignty:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-5a-jt-shining-oneside/
“Tribal Societies”
Team NDNAEU 6 Native Contributions:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-6-debbe-poitra/
“Taking and Taking and Not Giving Back”
Team NDNAEU 7 Native Identity:
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-7-jt-shining-oneside/
“We Begin with the Stars”
3:00 – 3:15
Gallery Walk viewing of posters
3:15- 4:00
Final Discussion of Understandings
(whole group, Q&A)
On-Site School/District Needs Survey:
https://goo.gl/SwWcbx
NDNAEU On-Site Menu
Source materials
- What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
- http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-two-kevin-locke-crayons-shelterbelts/
- Click Here to Download Discussion Guide
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-1-jt-shining-oneside/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-2-kathryn-froelich/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-3-debbe-poitra/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-4-debbe-poitra/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-5a-jt-shining-oneside/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-6-debbe-poitra/
- https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-7-jt-shining-oneside/
- https://goo.gl/SwWcbx
- NDNAEU On-Site Menu