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Internet resources for teachers
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With the increase in diversity, many teachers see the value of becoming aware of the similarities and differences among their students. The Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and Learning has developed the following matrix as a list of web sites designed to assist teachers in meeting the needs of Native children.
The matrix is designed to share research and information on American Indian and Alaska Native education that can led to insights and strategies on how to develop lesson plans. There is a link and a brief description for each web site. Within the matrix, the sites are arranged into six different themes or clusters. These include:
- Sites dedicated to research on Native American education
- Authors or bibliographical information on Native American literature
- Curriculum and lesson plan resources
- Links to the web sites of organizations dedicated to the advancement of Native Americans
- Index sites
Using the
brief site descriptions, readers can quickly scan for
specific information, or use an index web site to
pursue different avenues of interest.
In addition, a selection of the web sites have been evaluated by Native American teachers. The information compiled from their evaluations are listed. Sites evaluated by this group of educators are marked with asterisks.
If you find additional sites to add to the matrix, please use the Rating Rubric to give a rating to each new site and email the resulting information to mpavel@wsu.edu.
Thank you.
Author / Bibliography Matrix
Web sites with an (*) have been rated by Native American teachers
Web site |
Information |
Rating |
User |
| Annotated bibliography on different Native American Tribes |
LISTING OF RESOURCES
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Educator; Parent; Student | |
| Information on different aspects of the Cherokee Indians | |||
| Children's literature with Native American themes and reviews | |||
| On-line version of newspaper about Native American communities, laws, etc. | |||
| Links to resources on Native American literature | |||
| Links to information about different aspects of Native American Law | |||
| Links to information about welfare issues | |||
| Links to education, video, and research resources |
Educational web site; Appropriate, informative
and respectful imagery; Appropriate use of
culture and language; Accurate historical and
modern representation
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Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators;
General Public
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| Index of books by Native American subject matter with recommendations | |||
| Links to different documents, tribal information and more. | |||
| Links to Native American sites and information (East Tennessee State University) | |||
| Links to different sites dealing with Native American/Alaska Native culture, language, education and literature | |||
| Links to different sites on Native American literature and research | |||
| On-line version of journal | |||
| Search for native American books by subject | |||
| Research, curriculum, literature and art |
Educational, motivation, and entertaining web
site; Appropriate and respectful imagery;
Appropriate use of culture
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Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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| Resources on literature and teaching materials | |||
| Articles and information about multiculturalism |
Index Matrix
Web sites with an (*) have been rated by Native American teachers
Web site |
Information |
Rating |
User |
| Links to Alaska Native cultural resources, teaching aids | |||
| Materials about Alaska Native history, education, languages and culture | |||
| Pictures and text describing various Native American tribes | |||
| Links to resources on Native American education | |||
| Newsletter for young children from a Native American perspective |
Educational, motivation, entertaining web site;
Appropriate use and representation of language,
culture, art, and imagery; Appropriate
historical and modern representations
|
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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| Native American Language resources; full-text articles and research | |||
| Information on Tribal salmon recovery efforts |
Educational web site; Appropriate, respectful,
and informative imagery; Appropriate use of
culture, photographs, and spirituality;
Appropriate historical and modern
representation
|
Educators; Students; General Public
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| Professional development, curriculum, program evaluations, educational headlines and research | INDEX |
Educators; Students; Parents; Administrators
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| Information on programs, research and professional development opportunities | |||
| Find resources for discipline-specific searches | INDEX |
Educators; Administrators
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| Links to sites about Northwest Indians (Multnomah County Library) | |||
| Curriculum and research resources on Native Americans |
Educational web site; Appropriate imagery and
pictures
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Educators; Students
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| Alphabetical listing by last name, title, or tribal affiliation (University of Michigan) | |||
| Research and articles on Native American Issues (Northern Arizona University) | |||
| Resource on Teaching and Learning | |||
| Links to information about welfare issues | |||
| Links to education, video, and research resources |
Educational web site; Appropriate, informative
and respectful imagery; Appropriate use of
culture and language; Accurate historical and
modern representation
|
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators;
General Public
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| Links to Native American sites and information (East Tennessee State University) | |||
| Links sites on Native American/Alaska Native culture, language, education and literature | |||
| Links to different sites on Native American literature and research | |||
| Multipurpose site on Native American women (University of Wisconsin) | |||
| Research, curriculum, literature and art |
Educational, motivation, and entertaining web
site; Appropriate and respectful imagery;
Appropriate use of culture
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Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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| Resources for Indigenous cultures around the world | |||
| Native American and Alaska Native resources |
INDEX
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| On-line magazine | |||
| Index of Native American resources on the internet |
Research Matrix
Web sites with an (*) have been rated by Native American teachers
Web site |
Information |
Rating |
User |
| Links to Alaska Native cultural resources, teaching aids | |||
| Native American Language resources; full-text articles and research | |||
| Information on Tribal salmon recovery efforts |
Educational web site; Appropriate, respectful,
and informative imagery; Appropriate use of
culture, photographs, and spirituality;
Appropriate historical and modern
representation
|
Educators; Students; General Public
|
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| Professional development, curriculum, program evaluations, educational headlines and research | INDEX |
Educators; Students; Parents; Administrators
|
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| Information on programs, research and professional development opportunities | |||
| On-line version of newspaper about Native American communities, laws, etc. | |||
| Links to database, clearinghouse, and research opportunities | |||
| Research and articles on Native American Issues (Northern Arizona University) | |||
| Links to information about different aspects of Native American Law | |||
| Links to education, video, and research resources |
Educational web site; Appropriate, informative
and respectful imagery; Appropriate use of
culture and language; Accurate historical and
modern representation
|
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators;
General Public
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| Links to different documents, tribal information, and more | |||
| Links to different sites on Native American literature and research | |||
| Research, curriculum, literature and art |
Educational, motivation, and entertaining web
site; Appropriate and respectful imagery;
Appropriate use of culture
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Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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Curriculum / Bibliography Matrix
Web sites with an (*) have been rated by Native American teachers
Web site |
Information |
Rating |
User |
| Information about the history of Indian education |
Educational web site; Appropriate representation of culture; Appropriate modern representation |
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators
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| Pictures and text describing various Native American tribes | |||
| Various grade level activities relating to Native Americans and Social Studies |
Educational web site; Appropriate representation of culture; Appropriate, informative, and respectful imagery |
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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| Annotated bibliography on different Native American Tribes | LISTING OF RESOURCES | ||
| Newsletter for young children from a Native American perspective |
Educational, motivation, entertaining web site;
Appropriate use and representation of language,
culture, art, and imagery; Appropriate
historical and modern representations
|
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
|
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| Student and teacher information on Northwest Indians |
Educational web site; Informative, respectful
and appropriate imagery; Appropriate use of
culture and spirituality
|
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators;
General Public
|
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| Information on different aspects of the Cherokee Indians | |||
| Historical and present day information about the Cherokees | |||
| Children's literature with Native American themes and reviews | |||
| Information on Tribal salmon recovery efforts |
Educational web site; Appropriate, respectful,
and informative imagery; Appropriate use of
culture, photographs, and spirituality;
Appropriate historical and modern
representation
|
Educators; Students; General Public
|
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| Science curriculum with a Native perspective |
Educational web site; Appropriate imagery
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Educators; Students
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| Secondary LA/Reading/History lessons about Native Americans (Targeted EALR's given) |
Educational web site; Appropriate use of
culture and spirituality; Appropriate
historical and modern representation
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Educators; Administrators; Students
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| Professional development, curriculum, program evaluations, educational headlines and research | INDEX |
Educators; Students; Parents; Administrators
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| Basic information and pictures about different tribes of the United States |
Improper use of culture; Use of stereotypical
"talk;" Inappropriate description of imagery,
art, and pictures
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First Americans--Grade (2)
Schoolers* all past tense
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Information on Tlingit, Lakota (Sioux), Dine (Navajo), Miscogee (Creeks) and Iroquois tribes |
Educational web site; Appropriate, informative, and respectful imagery; Appropriate use of culture, pictures; Appropriate historical representation |
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public |
| Find resources for discipline-specific searches | INDEX |
Educators; Administrators
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| Explains the If I can read, I can do anything program | |||
| Curriculum and research resources on Native Americans |
Educational web site; Appropriate imagery and
pictures
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Educators; Students
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| Alphabetical listing by last name, title, or tribal affiliation (University of Michigan) | INDEX | ||
| Links to education, video, and research resources |
Educational web site; Appropriate, informative
and respectful imagery; Appropriate use of
culture and language; Accurate historical and
modern representation
|
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators;
General Public
|
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| Research, curriculum, literature and art |
Educational, motivation, and entertaining web
site; Appropriate and respectful imagery;
Appropriate use of culture
|
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
|
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| Native American and Alaska Native resources |
INDEX
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| PDF Form of curriculum materials | DOWNLOADS | ||
| Features traditional Omaha music, including photographs | |||
| Resources on purchasing literature and teaching materials | CATALOG | ||
| Articles and information about multiculturalism | |||
| Native American history lessons |
Educational and entertaining web site;
Appropriate, information, and respectful
imagery; Appropriate use of culture; Accurate
historical representation
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Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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| Handbook for Non-Native American adult education (Arizona Adult Literacy Center) | DOWNLOAD | ||
| Interactive lessons on Native American culture |
Educational and entertaining web site;
Appropriate, information, and respectful
imagery; Appropriate use of culture; Accurate
historical representation
|
Educators; Parents; Students; General Public
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Organization Matrix
Web sites with an (*) have been rated by Native American teachers
Web site |
Information |
Rating |
User |
| Information about programs, conferences, and more | |||
| Information about activities and participants | |||
| Information about the history of Indian education |
Educational web site; Appropriate representation of culture; Appropriate modern representation |
Educators; Parents; Students; Administrators
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| Information on Tribal salmon recovery efforts |
Educational web site; Appropriate, respectful,
and informative imagery; Appropriate use of
culture, photographs, and spirituality;
Appropriate historical and modern
representation
|
Educators; Students; General Public
|
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| Institute that focuses on programs, research, and professional development opportunities | |||
| Information about the Science Bowl opportunities | |||
| Information about resources, conferences, and more | |||
| Information about programs, resources, and more |