AGENDA Native American Education and Equity Instructor: Lori Falcon Wednesday April 22nd 4:00 Opening Prayer, Introductions Overview of Essential Questions regarding current state of public education on the Blackfeet reservation • Outcome: to create awareness and generate solutions from the community in order to build capacity and advocacy to improve local education Preschool – grade 12 What are the desired outcomes of education? Why do we want our children to have positive emotions in school and to appreciate attending their schools? How does historical trauma and federal policy affect current schooling? • Against Schools, Critique of Current Models of Education • Emotional Memory and Learning Wednesday April 23rd 4:00 Why is equity a concern is terms of Native American education? • Early language acquisition and academic success • Equity funding for schools due to historical loss of tribal language • Racial discrimination in educational research ➢ Presentations* - Promising Practices and Models Thursday April 24th 4:00 ➢ Presentations* - Promising Practices and Models How can community members and parents improve our schools to reach desired outcomes in education? • Future activities and forums, Closing prayer *Presentations from Blackfeet Academy, Junior (Middle School) Academy, Cuts Wood School, and BCC Refreshments Provided
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