American Indian / Indigenous Teacher Education Conference

Northern Arizona University's College of Education is hosting its Sixth American Indian / Indigenous Teacher Education Conference "Honoring Place, Community, and Culture" on July 10-11, 2015 at NAU's High Country Conference Center with a reception at NAU's Native American Culture Center on July 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. A map of the NAU campus and the surrounding area is available at http://www2.nau.edu/nau-map/. This conference for preschool, K-12, college, and university educators and concerned community members was designed through panels, workshops, and papers to share ideas for improving the lives and education of Indigenous children. Northern Arizona University's College of Education has worked with Indian Nations to improve the education of American Indian students for decades. It has hosted a variety of American Indian teacher and administrative preparation programs, including the well received Learn In Beauty program, and published a number of monographs, including Honoring Our Heritage: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students and Honoring Our Children: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students. Drs. Joseph Martin and W. Sakiestewa Gilbert, who have been long involved in working to improve Indian education, are co-chairing the conference.