About the NISN Facilities Project The U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program awarded a multi-year grant (Award #U282T180018) to the NACA Inspired Schools Network (NISN) to expand opportunities for Native American and other underserved students to attend high-performing, innovative, and culturally responsive charter schools. The award supports documentation and dissemination of information and best […]
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Teachers must learn about the communities where they work. Researchers have argued that the overall impact of CRT will be minimal if [non-local] teachers do not acquire the knowledge and skills needed to integrate and reinforce local community cultural norms in the classroom. Some research has shown a high correlation between teachers’ awareness, understanding, and
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What is UBD and IGbD? Developed by Wiggins and McTighe (2005), Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework for backward designing high quality yearlong curriculum frameworks and unit plans, from big ideas, essential questions, and student outcomes. At NISN, UbD is the curriculum framework that helps our Teacher-designers backward design student learning from Indigenous communities’
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Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings How does personal wellness weave together physical, intellectual, social/emotional and community components into a balanced pattern of connectedness. How does the K`e’ model provide you another perspective in learning a new concept? How do you take care of your sacred self through the strengthening of your wellness? The four components
Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings What are Meaningful Connections and what are some of my own? What are the characteristics of indigenous heroes? What is the value of studying Native Literature? Do the texts we’ve read this year reflect and/ or shape my identity? How have I grown as a reader and writer over the
To preserve one’s language is to preserve one’s culture and identity. Teaching native language results in higher academic scores in math and reading, more self- esteem/increased self-efficacy, motivation and ethnic pride among students. Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings What are Meaningful Connections and what are some of my own? How did my ancestors express their
Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings What are Meaningful Connections and what are some of my own? How can I use STEAM-H to positively impact and advocate for my community? Why is my relationship with Nature important for my identity and community? What scientific discoveries and technologies provide us the foundation of how living things and
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