887-961 American Indian Studies: Understand and Implement Act 31
Description
Schedule: March 13, 2025: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Price: $35 per registrant, lunch included. Free for currently enrolled CLASS candidates - contact Kayla after registering and selecting "Pay Later."
Content Questions: Tere Masiarchin (tere.masiarchin@cesa2.org)
Registration Questions: Kayla Noggle (kayla.noggle@cesa2.org)
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About this Event: This workshop will provide an in-depth presentation and discussion on American Indian Studies in Wisconsin (often referenced as Wisconsin Act 31). The focus of the training is to help educators understand and implement Wisconsin Act 31, which is a state law requiring all school districts and educator preparation programs to provide instruction in the histories, cultures, and tribal sovereignty of the American Indian nations in the state of Wisconsin.
The workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and information they need to integrate the requirements of American Indian Studies into lesson plans, material selections, pedagogical practices, and district curriculum. Information about the American Indian nations’ histories, treaty rights, sovereignty, and cultures of Wisconsin will be presented throughout the training workshop.
The goals of the training are to share best practices, information, model programs, and resources with administrators and teachers so that they are knowledgeable about American Indian Studies in Wisconsin and are able to meet the requirements of Wisconsin Act 31.
Please note:
1. To fulfill the educator licensure stipulation, attendance at the full-day training workshop is required along with two follow-up assignments.
2. CLASS initial licensure candidates: attendance for the full-day training workshop and follow-up assignments are required.
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About the Presenter:
David J. O'Connor is originally from and is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) in northern Wisconsin. In January 2012, he became the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). He is also the grant director for the Network for Native American Student Achievement and the Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Tribal Project with Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network or "The Network".
In David's role at DPI, he supports school districts' efforts to provide instruction on the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin's American Indian nations and tribal communities, often referenced as Wisconsin Act 31 and the education of Native American students.
Read more at https://dpi.wi.gov/amind/meet-staff
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