AIITEC

10th Annual American Indian / Indigenous Teacher Education Conference
Honoring Our Students

June 21-22, 2019
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Featured Speakers

Valerie Shirley and Jeremy Garcia, University of Arizona

Dr. Valarie Shirley (Dine) is Director of the Indigenous Teacher Education Project (ITEP) at the University of Arizona. Dr. Jeremy Garcia (Hopi/Tewa) is co-Director of the ITEP. Their research centralizes on Critical Indigenous Pedagogies, curriculum studies, decolonization, and Indigenous Teacher Education. They are co-authors of Red Praxis: Grounding Teacher Education in Critical Indigenous Theory (forthcoming).

Angeline Boulley, Director of Office of Indian Education (OIE) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) U.S. Department of Education

This year, the Office of Indian Education will award over $175 million in Formula (Title VI) and Discretionary grants to Tribes, BIE schools, Local Education Agencies, Indian organizations, and other eligible entities. Learn about current and upcoming funding opportunities, along with tips for submitting a competitive grant application.

Director Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Bahweting Anishinaabe). Ms. Boulley brings a wealth of personal and professional experience in her new position s to fully support the mission of the Office of Indian Education in meeting the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of AI/AN students across the country.

Melody McCoy, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

 Tribal citizens are in formal education systems from cradle to career.  Most formal education providers are governmental – tribal, federal, and state.  These same governments control or “govern” formal education.  What does that mean?  How has governance of Indian education shifted to where it is today, and where might it be going.

 Melody McCoy is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.  Melody joined the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) as a staff attorney in 1986. She has practiced before all levels of tribal and federal courts, including arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Glenabah Martinez, Stephanie Owens University of New Mexico

Glenabah Martinez and Stephanie Ownes will introduce teachers the new Native-centered K-12 social studies curriculum being developed by New Mexico Indian Education Division. Participants will work with one of the units and lessons in this session and analyze them in terms of relevant content and culturally responsive instructional strategies.

Rebecca Goff, Native Teaching Aids

Rebecca Goff will work with teachers to develop their own card and board games by participating in a sample game development workshop for students of all ages (K-college). This workshop outlines basic steps and materials needed to create games and sample games that have been developed by Native Teaching Aids

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McCoy- Tribal Governance

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