Save the date for the annual OPI Indian Education for All Best Practices conference on February 7-8, 2011. This year's event will be held in Helena at the Best Western Great Northern Hotel. Registration information will be available on the OPI website soon.
For more information, contact Teresa Veltkamp, 406-444-0726
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Leading the Change in Indian Education: Our Culture and Traditions are our Strength - B... - 0 views
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The Board of Directors of the Montana Indian Education Association invites you to join them at this year's conference, "Leading the Change in Indian Education: Our Culture and Traditions are our Strength" which is dedicated to investigating issues and best practices as we share frustrations and innovative approaches to ensure that Indian students at all levels of the educational system receive a high quality education that prepares them for the future they envision. Some topics include innovative approaches to meeting Indian Education For All, school reform, common core standards implementation, dual enrollment for high school students, and changes in Higher Education and Public School funding.
When:
April 11 - 13, 2013
Where:
Holiday Inn Grand Montana
5500 Midland Rd.
Billings, MT 59101 Cost:
Adults: $250.00 Elders (60+): $150.00 see registration form for details on early registration discounts.
Art of Storyteling: Plains Indian Perspective - Missoula - May 16, 2013 - 0 views
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View the course report for #2928 What:
This workshop is designed to help support the implementation of the materials created by OPI and the Montana Historical Society. All participants will receive the full packet of learning materials including artwork, lesson plans, supporting power points and a connection to standards.
When:
Thursday, May 16, 2013
4:15 pm - 7:15 pm Mountain
Where:
Missoula, location to be announced
Cost:
This information is not available at this time
Western MT IEFA Showcase - Pablo - May 17, 2013 - 0 views
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View the course report for #2931 What:
A day designed to motivate and showcase IEFA efforts in the WM-CSPD Region. All participants will be treated to time with Julie Cajune as she performs the "Hellgate Treaty" play and leads a discussion about the importance of oral tradition in storytelling.
When:
Friday, May 17, 2013
9;00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Salish Kootenai College
Johnny Arlee / Victor Charlo Theater
58138 US Hwy 93
Pablo, MT 59855
Cost:
$35.00 per person, group discounts available
Indian Education for All: Ledger/Map Art - Billings - April 17 / May 3, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to download the flyer with full information (PDF) What:
Alaina Buffalo Spirit began her journey as a self-taught artist in 2004. It was through the tragic loss of her only son that Alaina found solace in art. She was chosen as the 2010 Featured Artist of the Great Falls Indian Art Show in Great Falls, as well as a One-Woman Art Show at the Uprising Gallery in Bozeman in 2011. Most recently, Alaina was chosen to represent Montana by designing ornaments for the national Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. She chose the Chief Dull Knife College, representing the Northern Cheyenne nation, to work with the project. Ledger art derives from Plains Indian Biographic art, which recorded actual events important in the lives of individuals and groups, usually as naturalistic action scenes composed primarily of horses, humans, weapons, and tipis. When:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | 5:00 - 7:00pm Mountain
Ledger/Map Art from the 1870's
Based on a historical consciousness of awareness and the roles of Plains Indian warriors who were held as prisoners in Florida. Alaina, as a female artist, depicts images of women's roles in their daily lives during this same period. Thursday, May 3, 2012 | 5:00 - 7:00pm Mountain
Ledger/Map Art Enhanced with Storytelling
Many stories are handed down through storytelling, as told by elders in Alaina's family. Many of the stories her grandparents shared have never been recorded nor written. Oral history is the natural process of teaching the young about the culture and traditions of the Cheyenne. Where:
MSUB, College of Education Building, Room 122
Billings, MT Contact:
John Keener
406- 657-1743
mailto:john.keener@msub
Salish Kootenai College: Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program - 0 views
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Salish Kootenai College (Montana) S299A 120078 The Transitions Project will provide interventions at two points in a child's life - prekindergarten and high school. The Transitions Project will be implemented on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The preschool component will implement a three and four year old, culturally appropriate active learning High/Scope curriculum program to prepare them for successful entry into kindergarten. This project collaborates with a Bureau funded tribal school - Two Eagle River School, where the Transitions Secondary component will serve high school students to provide an intensive one-on-one college preparatory coaching program. The goal is to increase college readiness skills and support high school graduation. Number of participants: 40 Preschool children and 30 High school students Contact:
Joelfre Grant
58138 Highway 93
Pablo, Montana 59855
Phone: 406-675-8475
There's History in Your Backyard - Billings - Nov. 12, 2013 - 0 views
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Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Do you remember hearing about Chief Joseph's surrender speech in 1877? What else do you know about the Nez Perce Conflict of 1877? How does it connect to Montana History? How did it connect with your community? How can you find out? How can you use Primary Sources to meet the Montana Common Core Standards? BYOD and learn the "rest of the story"? Chronicling America is part of the National Digitized Newspaper Program and is probably the closest thing we have to a "Time Travel Machine". This workshop will explore how to locate Primary Sources that connect to the Nez Perce Conflict of 1877. We will use Chronicling America and Montana Historical Society resources as our primary tools. This is an excellent opportunity to learn to use primary resources with an Indian Education for All presentation.
When:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Cost:
$50.00 per person, No charge for subscribers.
When Rocks Listen and Wind Whispers: Connecting Then and Now - Billings - Oct. 29, 2013 - 0 views
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How can controversy help students' thinking become deeper? In a living culture how do traditions continue? Participants will look at the controversy surrounding the auction of Chief Joseph's War Shirt. Compare Bently Spang's contemporary story "The War Shirt" with Chief Joseph's War Shirt. Participants will look at the benefits of using primary sources and photographs in the classroom. This Indian Education for All workshop is an excellent introduction into the use of primary sources for all grade levels.
When:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana State University Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Cost:
$50.00 per person, No charge for subscribers.
OPI Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference - Helena - Feb. 7-8, 2011 - 0 views
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Made Permanent - 0 views
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The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the cornerstone legal authority for the provision of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives, was made permanent when President Obama signed the bill on March 23, as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The authorization of appropriations for the IHCIA had expired in 2000, and while various versions of the bill were considered by Congress since then, the act now has no expiration date.
Suicide Prevention Training - Billings - Oct. 21, 2011 - 0 views
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What: The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley (SPC-YV) is supported by survivors, teachers, healthcare professionals, Native American leadership, clergy and community. With the generosity of a grant awarded through the Montana Mental Health Settlement Trust, we are hosting a Suicide Prevention Training on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Mansfield Education Center in Billings, Montana. This is OPI approved and School District 2 has approved it for 7 hours toward MEA Trade Days. We plan to apply for Social Work, Councelor and Law CEUs as well. In addition, the training reaches out to the grassroots welcoming parents and other community members for their first time training on this issue. We are confident this will be an informative and crucial way to address the challenges of suicide in our greater community. When: Friday, October 21, 2011 Where: Mansfield Education Center Billings, Montana. Contact: Mike Yakawich spcoalitionyv@gmail.com 406-254-2445
An Insider's Look: Innovative Approaches in Indian Country - Webinar - April 12, 2011 - 0 views
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What: PolicyLink's Ron Stief will facilitate a discussion on some of the latest and greatest practices developing communities and economies in Indian Country! This webinar will highlight two models: the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Promise Neighborhoods. Our speakers include Marissa Spang, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods project in Lame Deer, Montana and Krystal Langholz, Executive Director of Hunkpati Investments in Fort Thompson, South Dakota. When: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:00 - 11:00am Mountain To Join: Dial 1-866-740-1260 and visit www.readytalk.com and enter: 3853940 Check out the Plains Talk website to access previous webinar recordings and to download roundtable policy reports from across the Northern Plains!
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This workshop will employ the "Many Birds Approach" from the Framework for Implementation of Indian Education for All (IEfA) to support teachers as they develop understanding of IEfA contexts and content, while addressing the skills and concepts required to implement the Montana Common Core Standards. Teachers will leave with a dozen new strategies for close analytic reading practiced in the context of some of the highly developed, and Common Core aligned, IEfA Language Arts, Social Studies and Science lessons. Strategies practiced can be taken the next day into the classroom. Demonstrations will span multiple grade levels and content areas and will be debriefed through the lens of the MCCS and the Framework's approach to integration. If you are looking for a way to jump start your implementation of the Common Core Standards and IEfA, this is the workshop of YOU. This workshop is available free for MSUB students.
When:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
8:30 am registration
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain (lunch is on your own) Where:
Montana State University Billings, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT 59101 Cost:
$50.00 - MSUB Students get in free. 6 OPI Renewal Credits Contact:
John Keener, MRESA3 Project Coordinator
(406)-657-1743 or mailto:%20john.keene