Module 6 WI American Indian Tribes and Bands Exit Ticket

1. Teaching about cultures is often limited to instruction within content courses, such as which of the following

• Culture seen in literacy instruction as a mirror of the student’s experiences or a window into experiences the student hasn’t had. While valuable, it is limited if students are not provided opportunities to expand and connect their learning to other content areas.
• Culture taught in social studies instruction in a standard and unchanging manner, such as only including First Nations people, communities, and nations. In addition to being infrequent, it is often taught without having Native voices or authors represented.
• Culture reflected in environmental instruction, such as representative items of the cultures being studied or seen in the classroom. Posters on walls, featured books on shelves, or videos are used to represent a “single” monolithic culture of Native Americans.
• All of the above.

2. Teaching culturally includes the use of which of the following forms of pedagogical practices?

• All of the above
• Promoting analysis and discourse
• Utilizing oral histories and stories
• Applying experiential learning techniques
• Encouraging multiple ways of thinking

3. What are the “three I’s,” which mark the stages of an educator’s journey to incorporate American Indian studies into their work? Check all that apply.

• Integrate
• Include
• Infuse
• Indian Studies
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4. Storytelling is unimportant in the history and culture of Native Americans.

• True
• False

5. November became National Native American Heritage Month in 1990, when a joint resolution was passed by the United States Congress, and President George H.W. Bush signed it into law. The goal of the month is to acknowledge the original peoples of the land on which the United States of America was built, and it is intended to recognize the extensive contributions of Native Americans in the United States and indigenous people across the world.

• True
• False

6. Which of the following are guiding principles when integrating Native American content any time of the year?

• Integrate multiple perspectives and counter-narratives
• Use Native-developed resources, oral histories, and stories,
• Implement lessons and activities for Native American Heritage Month throughout the year, not just during November, or on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Don’t just compare and contrast Indigenous cultures and peoples with each other, or with non-Native cultures and peoples.
• All of the above

7. To be the most effective learners and educators, it is not important for educators to examine their own perspectives and the perspectives used when teaching their students.

• True
• False