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    • Stop School Violence Grant >
      • Increase Equity Student Services Grant
    • Courses, Workshops & Conferences >
      • Indian Education for All >
        • IEFA (1 credit courses) >
          • Dance House
          • In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
          • My Indian Boyhood
          • Native American Literature Glencoe
          • #NotYourPrincess
        • IEFA (2 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Literature K-8
          • American Indian Literature 9-12
          • Art and Literature IEFA Integration K-5
          • Boarding School Era
          • Early Childhood Literature in IEFA
          • History of Indigenous Resistance Movements
          • History of the Flathead Reservation
          • IEFA and the Visual Arts
          • Montana Tribal Histories
          • Native American Representation in Cinema and Popular Culture
          • Seasonal Rounds of the Salish
          • Seven Essential Understandings
        • IEFA (3 credit courses) >
          • American Indian Sovereignty
          • Current Events in Indian Country
          • Foundations of IEFA
          • Plants in MT Native Cultures
        • IEFA (5 credit courses) >
          • Birchbark House
        • IEFA Special Topics/Author Studies (1-5 credits) >
          • IEFA Special Topics 1 >
            • Who Will Tell My Brother?: The Indian Mascot Controversy
            • Honoring Native Women’s Voices
            • American Indian Short Stories
            • American Indian Poetry
            • Biographies of Native Americans
          • IEFA Special Topics 2 >
            • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
            • Fire on the Land
            • Native American Astronomy
            • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
            • If I Ever Get Out of Here
          • Native American Author Studies
      • English Language Arts/ Dyslexia/Best Practices >
        • Contemporary Issues: Dyslexia
        • Helping Student Writers
        • Language Study for Teachers
        • Learning from Finland
        • Writing Improvement
      • Gifted & Talented >
        • Exploring SENG
        • Nurturing Individual Potential
        • Overcoming Underachievement in Students
      • Improving Teaching Practices and/or New Teachers >
        • It's Never Too Late
      • Educational Leadership/ Administrators >
        • Educator Professional Growth Training for School Leaders, October 2-4, 2023
        • Introduction to Calibration with 3 Delivery Options
        • Making the Case for Transforming Teacher Professional Learning
        • Rural Schools: Supervising Teacher
      • School Climate/ MANDT/ Mindfulness >
        • Conscious Classroom Mgmt. Oct. 19, 2023
        • Introduction to Mindfulness for Educators, Oct. 21, 2023
        • Mindful Practices for Educators
        • Using Nature Based Art in STEAM , Oct. 20, 2023
      • Thinkific Online Courses
      • VESi Online Courses
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      • E-Therapy Special Ed & Mental Health Services >
        • eQUIP
        • eSMART
        • eWELLNESS
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      • Moodle Classrooms for Schools
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Indian Education for All Online Book Club Course
Native American Literature

The text used in this book club targets high school students and adult readers; however, teachers of all grades and content areas will build background knowledge and learn instructional strategies that will facilitate the integration of Indian Education for All. The primary text is an anthology to include a wealth of literature written by some of the best classic authors and the finest contemporary voices. Participants will read and review the
Essential Understandings of Montana Indians and the book, Glencoe Native American Literature, by Glencoe McGraw-Hill. The Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians will serve as a guide for critical analysis of the anchor text.

Through readings and examinations of high-quality and authentic literature and teaching materials, participants will explore a variety of literature and professional teaching materials and develop instructional strategies, a final project and one lesson plan for the immediate integration of IEFA into their classrooms.

This course is the equivalent to 15 classroom hours (15 OPI professional development units), which is the equivalent of 1 university credit. This is a self-paced course, but do not expect to complete it in one sitting! Course participants must be comfortable working independently and be self-motivated to complete all work within the flexible time frame. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DON'T REGISTER FOR MORE THAN TWO COURSES AT ONE TIME.

Instructors: 
Sindie Kennedy (sindie.kennedy@gmail.com)
Erin Lipkind elipkind@wmplc.org
Michele McGuire (writersmandala@gmail.com)

Registration fee: $155

Credit: 15 OPI Professional Development Units or 1 Semester Credit (semester credit is offered through the University of Montana and is an additional fee of $155; registration forms available in the course Moodle.)

Cost savings: One U of M Undergraduate credit would cost you $638.80. One U of M Graduate credit would cost you $696.  WMPLC's course saves you 51% and 55% respectively; but can't be used towards a degree program.  They CAN be used for salary schedules and license renewal.

THE COURSE PROCESS:
* Complete this form.
* Within a few days, you will receive an invoice via email.
* Pay the invoice/registration fee (online or by check) in order to begin.
* You will receive a username and password and steps to access the Moodle course.
* The instructor will send an introductory email and you may begin the class.

* If you are taking the course for OPI professional development units, WMPLC will send you them upon completion of the semester.

* If you are taking the course for University credits, you will need to send the completed semester credit form and payment to your instructor by the end of the semester for which you are enrolled. The instructor will collect the UM credit paperwork and payments from all participants and send them together to the University of Montana by August 15, 2023 (summer term), December 1, 2023 (fall term), May 15, 2024 (spring term), or August 15, 2024 (summer term).  The participant’s paperwork will be submitted to UM for the term in which they finish the coursework.

* Registrants have one year from the term of registration to complete their course.   Ex: If you register in February 2023, you have until May 15, 2024 to complete the course.  

Obtaining copies of the books: Check your school /district or local library. Amazon and other online booksellers often have used copies available. The instructor is available to assist with locating copies, if needed.

Registration BONUS: When you register for an IEFA course, if we have the books for the course in stock, we will send them to you for free! If we don't have them in stock, we will send you at least 2 titles related to the course for which you are registered.

Event Number:  24521015
EDU 455  EDU 555

Register at https://forms.gle/QtQE9h2bULrG5WWz7​

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