Curricula & resources

CRAIS Tool (Culturally Responsive Assessment of Indigenous Schooling)

We would like to share with everyone our rubric that is use in the INE programs.

• CRAIS Tool

Educator resources

The following are various articles and resources related to culturally responsive schooling with and in Indigenous communities.

• Diné to English STEM Dictionary
• Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching
• The eJournal of Indigenous Early Childhood Education
• Culturally Responsive Instruction for Native American Students from WestEd
• Arizona Department of Education Office of Indian Education
• Resources for Teaching About Indigenous Peoples from NEA
• Native Knowledge 360 Initiative from the National Museum of the American Indian
• Journal of American Indian Education

Counselor resources

• Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness by the Minnesota School Counselor Association
• Centering Equity in Social Emotional Learning
• A Critical Examination of the Profession of School Counseling: Moving Towards Equity Oriented Leadership
• Minnesota collage program for virtual learners in School Counseling

The Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators (DINÉ) is part of a national movement to strengthen teaching in U.S. public schools. We are honored to collaborate with Teachers Institutes in New Haven, Tulsa, Delaware, and Philadelphia. The following links provide additional information about these Institutes and the Yale National Initiative.

• • Yale National Initiative
  • Teachers Institute for Tulsa
  • Teachers Institute of Philadelphia 
  • Delaware Teachers Institute
  • Yale National Initiative youtube channel (videos of National Fellows and Faculty about the National Initiative)
  • Diné Nation youtube channel (videos of Diné Fellows, NAU Faculty, and tribal education leaders about the local Institute)

Read about some of the INE publications and information on our previous presentations.

• Inspiring Culturally Responsive Curriculum through Language Arts Seminars: A Reflection on Work during the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
• Strengthening Teaching in “Rural,” Indigenous-Serving Schools: Lessons From the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
• From Professional Development to Native Nation Building: Opening Up Space for Leadership, Relationality, and Self-Determination through the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
• Developing and piloting a tool to assess culturally responsive principles in schools serving Indigenous students
• You are never too little to understand your culture: Strengthening early childhood teachers through the Diné Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
• INE-Papers-Presentations-References

Media interviews/podcasts:

• PBS Arizona’s Horizon’s: Interview with INE Director
• Rural Schools Collaborative: Teaching Culture in the Navajo Nation: Our First IAART Podcast

Media mentions over the years:

• AZ Daily Sun 2023: Flagstaff Unified School District Teachers Complete DINÉ Fellows Program at NAU
• Pine Magazine 2021: Award for Indigenous Community Educators
• NAU News 2021: INE Receives $1 Million Award to Support Educator Recruitment and Retention in Indigenous Communities
• Navajo Times 2019: Teacher Institute Rejuvenates Rez Educators
• AZ Daily Sun 2019: DINÉ Ties Culture to Curriculum
• Pine Magazine 2018: A Partner for Navajo Nation Educators

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