Amplify Native American Voices – BYU PD Course with $200 Incentive

Amplify Native Voices: Creating a Culturally-Sustaining Classroom is a combined professional development course and research study that aims to help teachers confidently integrate Native voices into their classrooms by providing a highly mentored experience. The K-12 course builds on your previous experiences and includes a research study to understand your journey in including Native perspectives. 

• Register and learn more at the Advancing Arts Leadership

Research Incentives

• $100 for teaching supplies, and $100 for completing all research activities.
• The time commitment is 24 hours.

The course offers opportunities for teachers to bring presentations by artists into their classrooms and shares resources to help all students feel a sense of belonging. The course is free and addresses teachers’ questions and concerns about effectively teaching Native American perspectives. There is a small fee for BYU credit.

• Instructors: Brenda Beyal, Stephanie West, Emily Soderborg, Yvette May
• Max enrollment: 12
• Locations and Dates:
• Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 9 am-4 pm (lunch provided); BYU-Provo
• Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, 4:30-7:30 pm; Zoom
• Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, 4:30-7:30 pm; Zoom
• Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 5-8 pm (dinner provided); BYU-Provo

Credit: 1 BYU Credit (small fee), 1 USBE credit, or 16 relicensure hours

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