Training Webinars Offered August-December 2020

OSPI has recently changed the date for their “Teacher to Teacher” Middle School Webinar to November 14th to accommodate the WA State Council for Social Studies Fall Conference.

In an effort to support continuous student and educator learning and implementation of the “Since Time Immemorial” Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum during this time of “many adjustments,” the Office of Native Education will be offering various training webinars in late August through early December focusing on STI “Ready to Go” and “Teacher to Teacher Grade Focused” lessons as well as additional resources to assist educators infuse this curriculum into their classroom lessons.

“READY TO GO” WEBINARS

These 2-hour webinars will provide an introductory overview of the STI curriculum and guided navigation through the website. We will also focus on the ready to go lessons shared by educators and tribal members which were added during the spring of 2020 as well as Native Knowledge 360 lessons developed by the National Museum of the American Indian. We will be offering morning and afternoon sessions.

“TEACHER TO TEACHER” WEBINARS

These webinars will feature amazing teachers who will share lesson resources and ideas on how to implement the STI curriculum and engage students with their learning. These 3-hour webinars will be offered on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon.

Two and three free clock hours will be offered depending on which sessions you attend. Registration is required through the links provided on Page 2 of this announcement. When you register, you will receive a confirmation email and personal webinar connection information.

OSPI’s web-based Tribal sovereignty curriculum (http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/TribalSovereignty/default.aspx) is:

  • Linked to locally-based tribal information
  • Accurate and reliable so you can feel confident about what you are teaching
  • Endorsed by OSPI and Washington’s federally recognized Tribes
  • Easy to access so you don’t have to wait for materials—they are just a click away
  • Easy to integrate within your existing units so you don’t have to feel like you have to throw out your own lessons to “make room” for these materials
  • Aligned to the state’s Social Studies standards, recommended units, and classroom-based assessments
  • Free

About the Since Time Immemorial Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum

Effective July 24, 2015 with the passage of Senate Bill 5433, school districts are required to incorporate lessons about the history, culture and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian Tribe(s) when the district reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum (RCW 28A.320.170). School districts shall collaborate with OSPI on curricular areas regarding tribal government and history that are statewide in nature such as the concept of tribal sovereignty and the history of federal policy towards federally recognized Indian Tribes. School districts shall meet these requirements by using the “Since Time Immemorial” Tribal Sovereignty online curriculum and may modify this curriculum in order to incorporate elements that have a regionally specific focus or to incorporate the curriculum into existing curricular materials.


Summer/Fall 2020 STI Webinar Schedule Included below are links to the registration site. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email and personal log in code upon registration.

For more information or questions please contact:

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