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1. Acknowledging and Honoring Resilience of AI/AN Education
Educators will demonstrate an understanding of how U.S. Federal Indian Policy has contributed to educational and institutional inequities and mistreatment of American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities and how they have shown resistance and resilience throughout history. Types of Evidence Required: Research of AI/AN communities, AI/AN education timeline, presentation
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2. Culture and Engagement: Activating Learning for AI/AN Students
Educator demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between brain development and cultural engagement in the classroom to foster a more effective learning experience for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students. Types of Evidence Required: Social identity wheel, lesson artifact, journal reflection
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3. Building a Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Classroom for AI/AN Students
Educator understands how to provide a safe, respectful, and inclusive classroom environment that honors the diversity of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian) (AI/AN) students, families, and communities. Types of Evidence Required: Pre-interview plan, interview reflection, action plan
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4. Respectful and Responsible Representation of AI/AN Nations in Curriculum
Educators analyze and use American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian (AI/AN) inclusive resources to support learning for all students. Types of Evidence Required: Lesson analysis, Revisions to lesson, student artifacts
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5. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy for AI/AN Instruction
Educators will plan and teach AIAN inclusive, culturally, and linguistically responsive lessons. Types of Evidence Required: Self assessment & reflection, lesson plan, Lesson artifact
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6. Culturally Responsive ELA Instruction for and about AI/AN Students
Educators utilize AIAN texts, storytelling, and cultural pedagogy to provide culturally responsive instruction that embeds both cultural and academic standards in English Language Arts (ELA).
Types of Evidence Required: AI/AN text analysis, AI/AN literacy lesson plan, student artifacts
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7. AI/AN Representation in STEM Instruction
Educators will demonstrate knowledge of how AI/AN ways of being, knowing, and doing are traditionally and foundationally grounded in STEM and learn to utilize some methods for incorporating these ideas and processes into their classrooms.
Types of Evidence Required: Research of methods, lesson plans, presentation
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8. Truth-Telling in Social Studies Instruction: A Native Lens
Educators will critically deconstruct, and challenge commonly held misconceptions and mistruths in social studies curriculum and instruction. They will also be able to teach accuracy and truth using AIAN-authored and vetted resources. Types of Evidence Required: Unit review, unit revision, reflection
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