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“Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum
Basic and Training of Trainers Workshops
Spring -- 2015
Since its initial online release nearly five years ago, the Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum has been revised,
refined and become a model for curriculum nationwide. The first state endorsed curriculum to be
aligned with Common Core Standards, the Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum is easy to implement because all
lesson plans and materials are available on the website and it is completely free. The integration of
tribal history and sovereignty into social studies lessons has never been easier.
OSPI’s web-based Tribal sovereignty curriculum (www.indian-ed.org) is:
 Linked to locally-based tribal information
 Accurate and reliable so you can feel confident about what you are teaching
 Endorsed by OSPI and Washington’s federally recognized Tribes
 Easy to access so you don’t have to wait for materials—they are just a click away
 Easy to integrate within your existing units so you don’t have to feel like you have to throw out
your own lessons to “make room” for these materials
 Aligned to the state’s Social Studies standards, classroom-based assessments, and the Common
Core Standards in English and language arts
 Free
RCW 28A.320.170 officially encourages the inclusion of Tribal history in all common schools. RCW
28A.345.070 encourages school boards to identify and adopt curriculum that includes tribal experiences
and perspectives so Indian students are more engaged and learn more successfully, and so that all
students learn about the history, culture, government, and experiences of their Indian peers and
neighbors. RCW 28A.230-090 mandates that any course in Washington State history and government
shall consider including information on the culture, history and government of the American Indian
peoples who were the first inhabitants of the state.
The Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum is an on-line curriculum has a menu of Tribal sovereignty information,
short lessons, and entire units for U.S. History, Washington State History, and Contemporary World
Problems units that OSPI recommends. YOU get to choose how much you wish to include in your units.
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This spring we are offering six full day basic training workshops and one training of trainer workshop for
your participation:
Basic Trainings:
 Friday, March 27:
Puyallup School District Education Services Center
 Friday, April 10:
Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
 Friday, April 17:
North Kitsap School District, Poulsbo
 Friday, April 24:
Tulalip Tribes Administration Building, Tulalip
 Wednesday, April 29:
Puget Sound Skills Center, Burien
 Tuesday, May 5:
Nespelem Elementary School
Training of Trainers:
 Thursday, June 18
Fife School District Administration Building
It is preferred that persons registering for the training of trainers would already have
participated in at least one basic Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum in the past two years. School
teams are another option.
There is no fee to attend our trainings and free clock hours and lunch are provided. Each session
will begin at 8:00 a.m. and go no later than 4 p.m. Registration is required using the attached form
which helps us plan for room set up, our lunch count, and handout materials.
Wireless internet access will be available at each site and you are requested to bring:
(1) a laptop with wireless internet capability
(2) headphones which are helpful when viewing videos for lesson planning
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joan Banker, Office of Native Education, at
360/725-6160 or [email protected].
Spring 2015 Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Inservice Schedule
Each training begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m.
Basic Training Workshop Sites
Date
Location
Register by:
March 27:
Friday
Puyallup School District Education Services Center
Mt. Tahoma Room (formerly Pioneer Room)
302 – 2nd Street SE, Puyallup, WA, 98372
253/841-1301 www.puyallup.k12.wa.us
Monday, March 23
April 10:
Friday
Grays Harbor College
Manspeaker Instructional Building 2000, Room 2255
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive, Aberdeen, WA, 98520
Campus Map: www.ghc.edu/map2.htm
Monday, April 6
April 17:
Friday
North Kitsap School District
Board Room
18360 Caldart Avenue NE, Pouslbo, WA, 98370
360/396-3000
www.nkschools.org
Monday, April 13
April 24:
Friday
Tulalip Tribes Administration Building
Training Room #162
6406 Marine Drive, Tulalip, WA, 98271
360/716-4300
Monday, April 20
April 29:
Wednesday
Puget Sound Skills Center (SeaTac)
Wormark Room
18010 – 8th Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148
206/631-7300 www.highlineschools.org/PSSC
Thursday, April 23
May 5:
Tuesday
Nespelem Elementary School
Library
229 School House Loop, Nespelem, WA 99155
Tuesday, April 28
Training of Trainer Workshop Sites
June 18:
Thursday
Fife School District Administration Building
5802 20th Street East, Tacoma, WA, 98424
253/517-1000 http://district.fifeschools.com/
Friday, June 12
For more information contact: Joan Banker, OSPI Office of Native Education,
360/725-6160 (office) or email [email protected].
Spring 2015 Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Registration
Name (please print):
Address (Street/PO Box):
City
Zip
School District/Tribe/Other:
Title:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Have you attended previous Tribal Sovereignty curriculum trainings?
Approximate date?_____________________________________
Yes
No
Have you gone into the Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum website and are
Somewhat familiar with the curriculum?
Yes
No
Are you currently using any of the curriculum units in your classroom?
Yes
No
Session you wish to attend (please check one):
Basic Training Sites:
3/27 – Puyallup School District
4/10 – Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
4/17 – North Kitsap School District, Poulsbo
4/24 – Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip
4/29 – Puget Sound Skills Center, Burien
5/5 – Nespelem Elementary School
Training of Trainers Site:
6/18 – Fife School District
Email or fax back to Joan Banker, Office of Native Education/OSPI:
360/586-3305 Fax
email: [email protected]
Questions? Please call Joan at 360/725-6160 or email at above address.
Mailing address: Office of Native Education, PO BOX 47200, Olympia WA 98504-7200