American Indian Education

Professional Development Workshop

Reinhardt & Associates®, offers an intensive professional development workshop on American Indian Education for schools, school districts, tribal/federal/state education agencies, colleges and universities, and other interested organizations. The workshop is completely customizable based on local preferences, and can be tailored to fit your organizational time frame (from two to five days).

Goals of the workshop:

• To generate meaningful discussion about how American Indian education is conceptualized and implemented.
• To engage in evaluative exercises focused on American Indian educational materials.
• To gain a general understanding of the history and legal political relations surrounding American Indian education.
• To develop standards based American Indian interdisciplinary thematic unit outlines.
• To explore different uses of technology in an American Indian education context.

Examples of Workshop Agendas:

Two Day Workshop:

Day 1 – Conceptualizing American Indian Education and American Indian Education Law and Policy

I. Introductions/Workshop Overview

II. Conceptualizing American Indian Education (includes a Power Point presentation, small/large group activities)

III. Break

IV. Review of American Indian Education Law and Policy (includes a discussion about aboriginal rights, treaty/US Constitution analysis) , overview of tribal/federal/state Indian eduction laws)

V. Lunch

VI. Review of American Indian Education Law and Policy Continued (includes an overview of tribal/federal/state Indian eduction laws)

VII. Break

VIII. An American Indian Education Debate (debate style large/small group interaction focusing on tribal/federal/state responisbilities for an American Indian education issue)

Day 2 – Review and Evaluation of American Indian Curriculum Materials

IX. Large Group Discussion on the Evaluation of American Indian Education Materials

X. Review of Evaluative Tools for American Indian Education Materials (includes Oyate materials, Cubbin's website guidelines, and the Interdisciplinary Manual for American Indian Inclusion)

X. Break

XI. Development of an Evaluation Rubric Based on Local Preferences

XII. Lunch

XIII. Small Group Review and Evaluation of American Indian Themed Children's Texts and Websites

XIV. Break

XV. Large Group Discussion on Developing Standards Based American Indian Interdisciplinary Thematic Units

XVI. Small Group Development and Presentation of Standards Based American Indian Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit Outlines

Five Day Workshop:

Day 1 – Conceptualizing American Indian Education  and American Indian Education Law and Policy

I. Introductions/Workshop Overview

II. Conceptualizing American Indian Education (includes a Power Point presentation, small/large group activities)

III. Break

IV. Review of American Indian Education Law and Policy (includes a discussion about aboriginal rights, treaty/US Constitution analysis) , overview of tribal/federal/state Indian eduction laws)

V. Lunch

VI. Review of American Indian Education Law and Policy Continued (includes an overview of tribal/federal/state Indian eduction laws)

VII. Break

VIII. An American Indian Education Debate (debate style large/small group interaction focusing on tribal/federal/state responisbilities for an American Indian education issue)

Day 2 – Review and Evaluation of American Indian Curriculum Materials

IX. Large Group Discussion on the Evaluation of American Indian Education Materials

X. Review of Evaluative Tools for American Indian Education Materials (includes Oyate materials, Cubbin's website guidelines, and the Interdisciplinary Manual for American Indian Inclusion)

X. Break

XI. Development of an Evaluation Rubric Based on Local Preferences

XII. Lunch

XIII. Small Group Review and Evaluation of American Indian Themed Children's Texts and Websites

XIV. Break

XV. Large Group Discussion on American Indian Education and Technology

Day 3 – Developing Standards Based American Indian Interdisciplinary Thematic Units

XVI. Large Group Discussion on Developing Standards Based American Indian Interdisciplinary Thematic Units

XVII. Small Group Development of AIITU Outlines

XVIII. Break

XIX. Small Group Presentations/Tuning Protocol on AIITU Outlines

XX. Lunch

XXI. Small Group Work on AIITU Development

XXII. Break

XXIII. Continue Small Group Work on AIITU Development

Day 4 – Developing Standards Based American Indian Interdisciplinary Thematic Units Continued

XXIV. Continue Small Group Work on AIITU Development

XXV. Break

XXVI. Continue Small Group Work on AIITU Development

XXVII. Lunch

XXVIII. Continue Small Group Work on AIITU Development

XXIX. Break

XXX. Continue Small Group Work on AIITU Development

Day 5 – American Indian Education and Technology

XXXI. AIITU Final Presentations

XXXII. Break

XXXIII. AIITU Final Presentations Continued

XXXIV. Lunch

XXXV. AIITU Final Presentations Continued

XXXVI. Break

XXXVII. AIITU Final Presentations Continued

Other Workshop Features:

• Customizable to fit each organization’s needs.
• Can be delivered on or off-site.
• All materials are included.
• Participants receive a certificate of completion from Reinhardt & Associates.

Estimating Cost:

Costs are based on group size/length of workshop, and are negotiable based on circumstances. Although our workshops are custom tailored to your organization’s needs, we offer the following guideline’s to help in your planning process:

On-site planning requires the host organization to provide:

• Adequate conference room space, tables and chairs.
• Food and beverage (includes coffee/water service, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks).
• Audio/visual equipment (including internet access).
• Travel costs (if neccessary) for primary instructor and assistant includes: airfare, car rental (or mileage within driving distance at current state rate), hotel accommodations, and per diem.
• Workshop Enrollment Fees (see table below).

Additional costs for off-site planning include: conference room rental, food and beverage, and audio/visual.

Call Reinhardt & Associates at (720) 209-5190, visit our website: http://reinhardtassociates.net  or e-mail: contactus@reinhardtassociates.net to begin planning a workshop for your organization.