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First Nations Studies 2024-2025 Webinar Lecture Series: Learning by Doing: Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Event Date

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 -
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Event Description

First Nations Studies 2024-2025 Webinar Lecture Series (November)

Learning by Doing: Indigenous Ways of Knowing with Patty Loew

Brian Collins
 

About the Lecture Series
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) - American Indian Studies Program in partnership with CESA 12 is offering a unique opportunity to participate in a series of webinars to continue your journey of personal and professional development around First Nations Studies.

These monthly 1.5 hour webinar lecture series workshops will begin in November 2024 and continue through June 2025. The lecture series will feature various Native American scholars in the fields of history, literature, education, among other academic content areas. At each session, you will have the opportunity to hear from and learn from Indigenous authors and speakers.

*NOTE: You must be present during the advertised date and time(s) to participate and watch the webinar. The webinars will NOT BE RECORDED. Additionally, participants do NOT have permission or authorization to record either via video or audio the contents of the session attending.*

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 4:30pm -6:00pm | Zoom Video Conference Opens at 4:00pm (Pre-registration Required)
 
Presenter: Patty Loew, Ph.D., (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Professor Emertius 
 
Title: Learning by Doing: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
 
Description: How can educators teach Native American history, culture, and treaty rights in new, engaging ways? Patty Loew, professor emerita at Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, describes experiential learning approaches that integrate the Four R’s: Relationship, Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Respect. She focuses on a multimedia canoe project, Indigenous Tour of Northwestern, service-learning class trips, and an NSF-funded “Ice Worlds” project involving teen producers from four Indigenous communities.
 
Bio: Patty Loew, Ph.D., is professor emerita in the Medill School of Journalism and inaugural director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University (retired). A citizen of Mashkiiziibii-- the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Dr. Loew is the author of four books, including Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal, now in its second edition; Native People of Wisconsin, which is used by 20,000 Wisconsin school children as a social studies text; and Teachers Guide to Native People of Wisconsin. Her book, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics, won the 2014 Midwest Book Award for Culture. Loew has produced many documentaries for public and commercial television, including the award-winning Way of the Warrior, which aired nationally on PBS in 2007 and 2011. For 20 years, she hosted news and public affairs programs, including WeekEnd and In Wisconsin, for PBS Wisconsin.
 
Loew has written extensively about Ojibwe treaty rights, sovereignty, and the role of Native media in communicating Indigenous world views. In 2024, Loew was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame and received the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In 2019, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received Wisconsin’s 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Award She holds honorary doctorates from Northland College and Edgewood College.
 
 
Participant Outcomes
As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will have an opportunity to:

  • have an opportunity to continue their journey of personal and professional development around First Nations Studies.

  • learn about and gain an understanding of the unique circumstances faced by Native people in the past and today and the effect it has on today's students, families, and communities.

  • receive information, resources to identify books, and strategies to support teaching and learning about Native peoples, communities, and nations.

  • deepen their understanding of the American Indian experience through stories and information shared by the speakers.

  • understand the historical experiences and contemporary issues of American Indian peoples and nations through storytelling, language, literacy, etc.

Target Audience
  • District Administrators and Principals
  • Classroom Teachers
  • Curriculum Specialists, Directors of Instruction, and Library Media Specialists
  • School Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists
  • Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs) Administrators and Staff
  • Tribal, Community, and School Liaison's (Home-School/Title VI/Johnson O’Malley Coordinators and Staff)
  • Tribal Education Directors and Staff
  • Head Start, Early Childhood, and Preschool Staff
  • College and University (especially Schools of Education) Students, Faculty, and Staff
  • Library and Museum Staff
  • Any others with an interest in American Indian Studies and education.
Facilitator
David J. O'Connor
Bwaakoningwiid David J. O'Connor, American Indian Studies Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; Phone: (608) 267-2283 or david.oconnor@dpi.wi.gov. 
 
Additional Information/Disclaimers
The training webinar will NOT be recorded or otherwise shared after the scheduled dates. The DPI American Indian Studies Program has found that this allows for more candid conversations, richer dialogue, and increased participation.

This training webinar does NOT meet statutory license stipulations for "Wisconsin American Indian Tribes and Bands", which is often referenced as Wisconsin Act 31. For those seeking to address statuary license stipulations, please visit the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Educator Preparation and Licensing - Statutory License Stipulations webpage for a list of approved courses and workshops. You can also visit the DPI American Indian Studies Program for further information.
 

* The DPI American Indian Studies Program reserves the right to prioritize enrollment to LEAs with federally-identified IDEA status, Wisconsin's First Nations, and districts with significant educational equity needs.

Training Format
Each webinar session will be 1.5 hours in length and facilitated by Bwaakoningwiid David J. O'Connor in partnership with the respective presenters for each session. The sessions are intended to be interactive and will include discussion time at the end of each session.

These sessions will be facilitated online using the Zoom cloud video conferencing platform.

Registration and Fees
There are NO registration fees to participate in these webinars offered by the DPI American Indian Studies Program, which are funded through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).

Funding for this training limits individual acceptance to WISCONSIN RESIDENTS only. Registration is limited to 300 individuals per session. Pre-registration is required.

Registration: Link to Event Page | Event Registration Form

***Each session must be registered separately for the First Nations Studies 2024-2025 Webinar Lecture Series.

Questions
Judy Ross
Judy Ross, Administrative Assistant
CESA #12
American Indian Studies Program, https://dpi.wi.gov/amind
400 Lake Shore Drive East, Ashland, WI 54806
Direct Line: 715-685-1837
Email: judyr@cesa12.org | Visit us on Facebook
 

For more great training opportunities offered by DPI American Indian Studies Program, please visit our webpage: Calendar of Events