IEFA Best Practices Conference

 OPI's Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference is one of my favorites, and I'm delighted that it will be held in person this year on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, in Helena.  REGISTRATION HERE--IT'S FREE! (And, of course, OPI Renewal Units will be offered.) The preconference workshops (Friday morning) include 

• Indian Boarding Schools: From History to Healing Curriculum Development (Morgan Smith and Selana Coburn); 
• Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Development (Mike Jetty and Lea Whitford); 
• Exploring Home: A Place-Based Educational Resource (Julie Cajune); 
• Everyday Native Curriculum and Resource Implementation (Jordann Lankford Forster); 
• Ethnobotany (presenter TBD);
• and Traditional Games (International Traditional Games Society).

They are still settling on the rest of the program and, in fact, are looking for presenters. If you've been doing something in your classroom worth sharing--around  culture, language, family engagement, IEFA implementation, Native youth leadership, or Indian student achievement, consider submitting a proposal to present. Deadline for submission Friday, January 20, 2023 - don't miss out on this opportunity to share the great work you are doing.

Hope to see you at the conference!