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10/28/08 Ed and I have both been in Seattle this past week for the National Indian Education Association conference. It was a great opportunity to share with others what we¹ve been doing as well as to see what¹s going on in Indian Education around the country. Montana is really setting some impressive standards!
Since the Blackfeet Tribe¹s official website is under construction, you can find lots of great information about history and contemporary life at: http://www.trailtribes.org/greatfalls/home.htm Finally, if you are one of our more active participants and you notice the absence of some of your colleagues, please take a moment to check in with them. Maybe they need a little encouragement to keep up with this sometimes challenging material!
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10/1/08 9/16/08 Hi everyone. It’s good to have you all online for the course now. We are now beginning our deep explorations of American Indian content tied to the Essential Understandings which will continue to the end of the semester. These materials can offer rich new insights to educators and I hope you will enjoy them. Online learning works best when there is dialogue among the participants and we strongly encourage you to get involved in this aspect of the course, if you have not already done so. Per the syllabus, a portion of your grade is based on your participation in online discussions with me and each other through the Discussion Board. Don’t forget to update your vocabulary lists and maps weekly. Be sure to let us know if you have any questions about the materials or are experiencing any technical problems. Looking forward to a productive fall! Welcome and Getting Started Welcome to C & I 595-01: Indian Education Leadership Training through the University of Montana – Missoula. You are enrolled in the Online Course for Fall 2008. To get started, please click on the icons for Toolbox and Nav Notes. You will find helpful instructions and information. Next, click on the Communications tab to the left, you will find the Discussion Board. There is an "Introductions" exercise posted there; please begin with this. Once completed, we will know you have successfully accessed the course. Now you are ready to begin with the Week One course content. To get started, place your cursor on the "Weeks One – Five" button above, and click on the Week 1 selection in the drop-down menu. Your IEFA colleague Marcia Beaumont, from the 2007-08 Billings Team, received the award for Indian Educator of the Year, K-8, at the MIEA conference in Missoula in April (2008). Congratulations to Marcia on this well-deserved honor!  |
In the next few days, each district will be receiving one copy of Dottie Susag¹s book, Roots and Branches. Please share this with your team and then make sure it lands in a school library. It¹s a great resource for all of you and particularly for Language Arts/English teachers.
Hi everyone. I hope that you were able to use Week 8 to catch up with your assignments and the rest of your lives! We have some interesting and critical concepts to explore in the coming weeks. I¹ve truly enjoyed reading your posts of the first seven weeks and have culled a few of the highlights from Weeks 3-5 to share with everyone. Just click on the link for "Discussion Board Highlights" to check them out. This will become a regular feature of the site.
Your postings on the Discussion Board are inspiring! I am so pleased to see the depth of your thoughtful responses. This course truly is a life-changing process and your engagement will have positive effects throughout your districts. Washington State has posted some great material for free downloading, organized by reading level. I imagine you can put these to good use! You can find the "Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest" at 
