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Current Issue: Fall 2007

Expanding the Circle Curriculum Training in January and April 2008

We are offering more training sessions! The Expanding the Circle training sessions are a unique and valuable resource that provide participants with insight and strategies on how to implement the Expanding the Circle curriculum in their school, organization, or community. Workshop presenters are curriculum co-authors Jean E. Ness and Dennis Olson. The workshops are held in the beautiful McNamara Alumni Center located on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Two training sessions will be offered during the 2007-2008 school year. The available training dates are January 17-18 and April 24-25, 2008.

 

Cost: $350 Per Participant

Fee includes one copy of the Expanding the Circle curriculum, one copy of the video "Finding Our Voice," continental breakfast, and lunch for both days of the workshop. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements. Cost of travel, lodging, and additional meals are not included as part of this event.

 

Registration Deadlines

January 17-18, 2008: January 7

April 24-25, 2008: April 14

 

See our ETC Training page for more information or contact Dennis at etcnews@umn.edu, phone: 612-626-0335.

Get Ready for the New School Year

If you are looking for good transition resources for your students this school year, we wanted to remind you of two that we have developed in conjunction with the Expanding the Circle curriculum.

 

The first is the Onaakonan System (OS). The OS portfolio system is a collection of essential and basic information that students will complete, collect, and develop throughout their transition process as a high school student. The OS will help students:

• Learn to organize important documents
• Manage their own documents
• Develop a structured product in which to store information
• Keep records of school and community learning opportunities
• Create a personal file of their accomplishments
• Have key personal information that is accessible and up-to-date
• Self-advocate with the necessary information readily at hand

The second is the "Finding Our Voice" DVD and resource guide. "Finding Our Voice" is a video DVD and curriculum highlighting four American Indian youth participating in transition activities designed to prepare them for life after high school. The 45-minute DVD shows students in adventure and service-based programs, leadership abilities that they then demonstrate at home, in school, and in their communities. The students tell how these programs have improved their lives by raising their expectations of themselves, strengthening their connection to the community, and fostering pride in their American Indian heritage. A resource manual that provides specific activities to be used by students and staff to enhance the learning experience accompanies the DVD. Finding Our Voice is an excellent complement to the curriculum, Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future.

 

See our Products page for ordering information for both the OS and Finding Our Voice.

 

Miigwech (Thank You),

Dennis Olson - ETC Staff