Updates, news, and resources for educators – January 2020 edition.
IAS
Authentic Intellectual Work joins Earth Partnership for new Urban IAS initiative
Urban IAS, currently being piloted in Madison, works to improve educators’ capacity to teach to Wisconsin American Indian Studies/Act 31 requirements in accurate and authentic ways. The program uses the EP-IAS model to ground learning …
Urban IAS featured in Capital City Hues
A Waterdrop Journey in LDF
“My journey as a waterdrop begins in the life of a young robin, too young to fly and fallen from the nest – easy prey to a fortunate coyote looking for his next meal. Not …
Scientific Story from Ho-Chunk IAS
Ho-Chunk IAS Scientific Story Scientific Storytelling is a tool developed by IAS partner Upham Woods (UW Extension). For more information on scientific stories and DOTS (Digital Observation Technology Skills) Kits, visit: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/environmentaleducation/ This summer’s Ho-Chunk …
Earth Partnership IAS receives University-Community Partnership Award!
Every year, the UW-Madison recognizes exemplary partnerships that embody the WI Idea of university-community collaboration. This year, Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences was one of seven projects across the entire campus that was selected …
IAS featured in Green Teacher
“THE SPRING WALLEYE HARVEST is the time when the frogs begin to sing, the snow turns to water, and the maple sap is ready to tap. Tribal elders speak of the rich knowledge generations of …
IAS Advisory Board: 2019 Annual Meeting in Bad River
Indigenous Arts and Sciences, a collaborative initiative between Earth Partnership and five Wisconsin Native Nations (Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, and Ho-Chunk Nations), benefits from the guidance of our esteemed Advisory Board. …
Native Education Pathways WIEA Pre-Conference
Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences will be a host of the upcoming Native Education Pathways Forum, a pre-conference gathering with the Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA) annual conference. This gathering will explore different ways …
High School WI First Nations Course Visits the UW-Madison Campus
Omar Poler, Sokaogon Chippewa Community member and Outreach Specialist with the UW School of Education, led a tour for nearly 50 students from Madison West High School in early October. These juniors and seniors enrolled …