SAVE THE DATE - 17th Annual Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference
March 8-9, 2024
DoubleTree Billings, Montana
More information coming soon -- watch this space!
Indian Education for All Tuesdays
September - June
No registration required; earn one professional development unit
First Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Energize! IEFA Monthly Gathering: Games, Lessons, and More!
Third Tuesdays - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
IEFA Across the Content
Native Filmmaker Initiative Film Club
The Native Filmmaker Initiative Film Club is a virtual youth education outreach program that screens a curated selection of Indigenous-made documentary films in classrooms across Montana. Following the screenings, filmmakers visit classrooms virtually for a live Q&A and discussion activities rooted in Montana's Indian Education for All Essential Understandings. Film Club discussions are led by the Big Sky Film Institute in collaboration with Montana Office of Public Instruction’s Indian Education Specialists as well as participating filmmakers to talk in-depth about the process of filmmaking....
Running October through December, each Film Club event will focus on diverse Indigenous subjects and topics. Consult the discussion guides to help adapt the Film Club activities into social studies, science, history or other areas of study. Films are available to view in advance of Film Club discussions and each classroom will receive access to discussion guides and instructions on how to join the live Q&A. Visit the Native Filmmaker Initiative website to register your classroom to view one or more of this year's films. Registration includes a screening link to the film with details to join a live filmmaker Q&A and accompanied discussion guides. Email Director of Education, Julia Sherman, at julia@bigskyfilmfest.org for more information, or to be added to their Youth Programs email list.
SAVE THE DATE - 17th Annual Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference
March 8-9, 2024
DoubleTree Billings, Montana
More information coming soon -- watch this space!
Language Teacher Professional Development Webinar Sessions
Who should attend? Anyone teaching tribal languages who wants to learn how to better support language teaching and learning. This is an excellent opportunity to network with language teachers, language resource developers, and land-based cultural/language coordinators.
What will you learn about? language teaching methods, resources, and materials
When Third Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. - one hour - online Zoom - will be sent with registration confirmation
Facilitator various
Cost No cost. Must register to receive Zoom link.
If you need more information or help to register, please contact Jonathan Eagleman, email, 406-262-4446. Also Joan Franke email 406-444-3694 may assist with registration.
We will be offering these sessions monthly through 2023 with different facilitators who are language speakers, land-based cultural teachers, and/or language resource developers.
Once information regarding the next session is developed, an email will be sent out with that information along with the Zoom link.
Indian Education for All Tuesdays
September - June
No registration required; earn one professional development unit
First Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Energize! IEFA Monthly Gathering: Games, Lessons, and More!
Third Tuesdays - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
IEFA Across the Content
VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RECORDED WEBINARS AND BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Earn TMT Professional Development units (formerly known as renewal units) on your own time and at your own pace! Build your background knowledge! Gain resources to use in your classroom!
Need professional development units? The Montana Office of Public Instruction Indian Education for All Unit has some great virtual options for you! Each webinar/workshop is a 90-minute recording you can watch when it suits you and your schedule. To earn professional development units, you will need to compete a short survey after watching each recorded episode. You will also gain access to the extensive resource folder that supports the materials referenced in the recordings. Over 200 educators have viewed the recordings, and their feedback indicates these 90-minute webinars/workshops are valuable, interesting, and immediately applicable to all teaching scenarios.
A Background Knowledge Building Series provides detailed information to build your background knowledge in the topic being presented. This series is intended for individuals wanting to learn more about a topic in order to more confidently and accurately present and teach about the topic.
A Background Knowledge Building and Implementation Strategies Series both builds background knowledge in addition to providing specific resources and strategies for teachers to integrate into their curriculum.
The Best Practices Conferences provide information on various topics.
*Participants are only eligible to receive two professional development units per webinar session and one unit for each of the Best Practices Conferences keynotes/sessions. If you attended the live sessions or watched the recordings previously and received units, you will not be eligible to earn additional renewal units.
RENEWAL UNITS SURVEY
INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING WEBINAR SERIES
Tribal Sovereignty
(new videos to be added December 1 – December 19, 2022)
Covers different aspects of sovereignty, such as a basic history of tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, natural resource management, blood quantum, cultural autonomy and more
Indian Boarding Schools: From History to Healing
Covers the Boarding School era, and its history and implications. The intention behind the series is to build background knowledge and provide a context for both the inter-generational trauma and the resiliency of many tribal individuals in both the US and Canada. Trigger Warning: these videos contain graphic and honest depictions of boarding school experiences that some may find triggering and/or troubling
Ethnobotany
Covers tribally-specific and engaging ethnobotany information that can build teacher background knowledge and provide guidance for respectful classroom implementation
INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WEBINAR SERIES
Teaching about Contemporary Issues in Indian Country Presented by 2020-2021 Advocacy Award Recipients
Covers current events and contemporary issues facing Montana tribes and strategies for respectful integration and how to choose primary documents for classroom use, Pre-K-20
Unpacking the Essential Understandings
Covers the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians and provides basic strategies and resources for implementation throughout curriculum in any educational setting, Pre-K-20
Essential Understandings Deeper Dive
A follow up to the Unpacking the Essential Understandings Webinar Series and a deeper dive into strategies and resources for integrating The Essential Understandings into any educational setting and content area, Pre-K-20
INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL BEST PRACTICES VIRTUAL CONFERENCES
2021: Keynotes and Presentations
2022: Keynotes and Presentations
2023: Keynote and Presentations
OPI TEACHER LEARNING HUB
AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL IN MONTANA
This Hub course provides a basic foundation for implementing Indian Education for All (IEFA) in your classroom. IEFA offers students an opportunity to meet academic standards in multiple content areas and grade levels as they learn about the distinct and unique cultures and heritages of American Indians.
Created by Mike Jetty, OPI Indian Education Specialist. Sign up for the course.
THE FRAMEWORK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTING IEFA
This course provides a step-by-step overview of The Framework: A Practical Guide for Montana Teachers and Administrators Implementing Indian Education for All (IEFA). This course will help all educators in understanding how to carefully integrate IEFA practices across curriculum areas in classrooms, schools, and districts.
Developed by Dr. Tammy Elser in partnership with the Salish Kootenai College (SKC). Sign up for the course.