S.E.E.D. 1Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity

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February’s Theme:

Whose History?

Essential Question: How do our perceptions/preconceptions influence our role as educators (class content & interactions w/ students)Essential Vocabulary: perspective

Guest SpeakersRoxanne Gould - ( Grand Traverse Band Odawa/Ojibwe) Roxanne received her

doctorate from the University of Minnesota in education with her research emphasis on global Indigenous education and leadership. She also holds an MA in Educational Psychology and Counseling and BA degree in American Indian Studies. Roxanne presently teaches for the American Indian Studies and Education Departments at Augsburg College and works as lead consultant for Indigenous Educational Design and for Native Americans In Philanthropy-Art of Reciprocity project.

James Rock - (Dakota) - Jim has a Master’s degree in education and has taught astronomy, chemistry and physics for 30 years for thousands of students in universities and high schools from urban, suburban and reservation communities. He currently teaches a Native Skywatchers course at Augsburg College and offers indigenous cosmology lessons to teachers throughout Minnesota in collaboration with Annette Lee at St. Cloud State and Fond du Lac. He also taught and designed the curriculum for fifteen years for the University of Minnesota’s Indigenous Summer Science & Math Program called Andogiikendassowin/ Wasdodyawacinpi (“Seek To Know”) in partnership with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.

Break! Enjoy the food

– thanks to Wendy & Marcia!

Night Flying Woman – small group sharing

How is this story different from the perspective you learned in a history class?

What images of American Indians did you bring to the book?

Did this book change your perspective on Indians? How?

What (specifically ) from the story changed your outlook and/or knowledge? Which passages?

Activity In your small group, brainstorm a list of

things you associate with American Indians. Don’t edit – just compile as big a list as possible in 3 minutes.

Choose one group member to write ideas on big paper.

Activity Analysis… What on our lists are based on

stereotypes? Where do these stereotypes come from?

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Key ideas… Indians are not 1 homogeneous group – more

than 400 tribes in continental US (200 more in Alaska), each with their own culture, language, customs, arts…

Historically, geography helped determine lifestyle & culture (teepees in Plains areas… many different types of housing – wigwam, longhouse etc)

Indians exist today – not an historical group What are the roots of stereotypes? Noble

savage?? Contributions to US history/culture?

Homework for March Next Meeting 3/11/14

Read: Gay Adolescents and Suicide: Understanding the Association; Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price In your journal, note key ideas from the article. This is critical for

next session’s discussion. Read: It’s OK to Be Neither

In your journal, respond to this article. Is there anything you can take away from this that might fit your current setting?

Read: Teaching Tolerance or Attacking Religion (NEA Today 5/06); Teaching Tolerance (NEA Today 4/05); Jamie Nabozny’s letter; The Yellow Star and the Pink Triangle In your journal, reflect on these articles & record your

thoughts. Also, choose 1 Sentence, 1 Phrase, and 1 Word (from any of the 4 articles) that resonate with you.