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Teacher Training – Indian Education for All
June 2, 2024
Indian Education for All
Teacher Professional Development Training
On-site at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
June 2–5, 2024
Times vary by day, see itinerary below
Instructor of Record: Heather Bender, Native Education Outreach Specialist, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Delivery: All sessions take place in the Classroom and Museum Galleries at at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, Wyoming.
Audience: All Wyoming and Montana Educators
Length: 28 Contact hours = 2 Wyoming PTSB credits or 28 Montana OPI Renewal Units
Cost: $45 – Lunches provided. Participants are responsible for travel, food (breakfast and dinner), and lodging.
Registration: Register online.
More information: E-mail Heather Bender at [email protected].
Lodging: Group accommodation rate with Blair Hotels. Room availability in any of their properties (Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, or Buffalo Bill Village) is on a first-come first-served basis. Call 307-587-5544 and mention “Indian Education for All Teacher Professional Development” to book. Please note, there is a 72-hour cancellation policy. There are also a variety of other hotels, Airbnb, and campground/cabin options available.
Resources: Access to Buffalo Bill Center of the West curated resource materials, access to Historians, Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, Museum Curators, and Museum Educators.
Objectives: Course participants will be able to…
• Collaborate with museum educators, curators, historians, and Indigenous knowledge keepers to develop instructional materials that addresses Wyoming Indian Education for All Standards.
• Engage in culturally responsive pedagogical practices.
• Identify material cultural primary source materials and analyze how to incorporate them into inquiry-based lesson plans.
• Develop a professional learning community (PLC) for Indian Education for All instruction.
• Develop lesson plans and other teaching materials for implementation and assessment of Wyoming Indian Education for All Content Standards.
Output: Indian Education for All integrated Lesson/Unit plan with activities and assessment
Daily Itinerary
Sunday, June 2 | 5–8 p.m.
With light hors d’oeuvres | 3 contact hours
Cultural Competencies and Culturally Sustaining Teaching Practice
Competencies and Unpacking Bias
Methodology and Pedagogy
Practical Application in the Classroom
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Monday, June 3 | 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
With working lunch | 9 contact hours
Inquiry and Object-based Teaching and Learning
Methodology and Material Culture Objects/Primary Sources and Instruction
Practical Application of Teaching with Objects and Other Primary Sources
Knowledge of Local Indigenous Communities
Historical Overview
Contemporary Studies and Resources
Lesson Lab/Research: Pedagogy and Practice
Imbedding Culturally Sustaining Practice into Lesson Planning
Gallery and McCracken Research Library Time
Content Research and Plan Development
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Tuesday, June 4 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
With working lunch | 9 contact hours
Sovereignty: Federal/State, Tribal, and Inter-tribal Relationships
History and Background
Contemporary Implications (Land, Water, Food)
Indigenous Sciences
Cultural Ways of Knowing, Sustainability, and Place
Contemporary Implications
Lesson Lab/Research: Evaluation and Revision
Evaluation Tools and Implementation
Gallery and McCracken Research Library Time
Content Research and Plan Development
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Wednesday, June 5 | 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
With working lunch | 7 contact hours
Lesson Lab/Research: Integration and Completion
Gallery and McCracken Research Library Time
Complete IEFA Integrated Plan
Final Project Presentations
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