Learning Plan
For Advanced Learning Option
Ability to identify and respectfully incorporate resources (including people, the land, and any aspect of the community) into the classroom.
Goals and Outcomes
I can utilize the people, land and resources in the community I work and live in to help the students become enriched with the knowledge and skills in their community so they can use those skills in their future.
I will practice the targeted skills in this module by:
Creating a local resource catalog for the teachers in my building.
Read!
Making Student Learning Relevant: This article describes how educators at Hood River Middle School, in Hood River, Oregon work with community partners to make student learning relevant, engaging, and applicable to the real world.
Inviting Elders to the classroom from ANKN: Read about the steps for how to respectfully invite Elders into your classroom and how to prepare your students for their visit.
Respect for Elders Unit from ANKN: Read over this unit for additional information and teaching ideas.
Meet Local Scientists Project: Read about this project completed by 5th and 6th grades and enjoy their work samples!
Watch!
Watch this video from Native Voices from the Bristol Bay region.
Watch the video to see how local experts were used to enhance learning projects.
Try it!
Task 1: Local Resource Catalog
Lots of schools and communities have a lot of old print, audio, and visual relevant local resources that are spread out throughout the school and community. Your task is to locate and organize these resources into one place or “cataloged/document” for the teachers and/or para professionals in your school to use.
Your Local Resource Catalog also needs to include a list of community members who are willing to meet with students. Turn in the electronic version of your catalog to Canvas as part of your module completion report. If possible, make a hard copy for your school.
Task 2: Share your catalog at a staff meeting
Share your Local Resource Catalog at a staff meeting where para-professionals are included. Ask for their feedback.
Task 3: Reflect
In your module completion report on Canvas, offer brief reflections on the following prompts:
What new and/or interesting things did you learn about your school and community by creating your catalog?
Describe how you located and chose the resources you included in your catalog.
Describe how you might use two of the resources from the catalog in your classroom teaching.
What kinds of feedback did you receive at the staff meeting about your catalog and did you decide to incorporate it?