ERIC ED494322: Connecting Cultures & Classrooms. K pdf

ERIC ED494322: Connecting Cultures & Classrooms. K

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This curriculum guide is but one of the resources that the Montana Office of Public Instruction is providing to help teachers implement Indian Education for All. The philosophy of this document promotes the use of Indian literature as an instructional tool. There are no textbooks presently for including aspects of Montana Indian cultures into the K-12 school curricula, but there is a body of Indian literature written and/or reviewed by Indian people that can supplement regular textbooks and help to teach state standards as well as provide knowledge about Indian people and their views in regard to academic content. This guide is patterned after the Creating Sacred Places curriculum series of the National Indian School Board Association. In those books, Indian literature and activities are tied to content standards outlined by the Midcontinent Regional Educational Laboratory and to American Indian Standards developed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

In this document, Indian literature (mainly relating to Montana and Montana tribes) and activities have been matched to the state standards and the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians. Appended are: (1) Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians; (2) Literature Resources; and (3) Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) Standards for Effective Pedagogy. [This project was done in partnership with the National Indian School Boards Association

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2006
• Year: 2006
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, State Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, American Indians, American Indian Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Guides, American Indian Literature, Language Arts, Science Activities, Social Studies, Fundamental Concepts, Improvement Programs, Equal Education, Fox, Sandra J., Ed

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