Are you interested in using the Wisdom of the Elders K-12 Curriculum in your classroom or for a workshop? We encourage use of our materials and provide support in the following ways:
Online Curriculum: Our lessons are freely available online with interactive components that anyone with Internet access can use. They are sorted by Grades, Tribes, and Subjects based on Oregon Standards.
Downloadable PDFs: Printable PDF versions of every lesson are available to anyone who is interested in using our curriculum. Please fill out the PDF Access Request form (link to the form, questions below).
Downloadable MP3s: All of our radio series MP3s are also available for download. Please fill out the Radio MP3 Access Request form (link to the form, questions below).
In-Service Training: We offer the accredited course for undergraduate or graduate credit at Portland State University and Lewis and Clark College. Our course is a hands-on way to learn about the curriculum and its usage. For more information, please fill out the In-Service Training Information form (link to the form, questions below).
Course Offerings: Portland State University’s Continuing Education will host an in-service training on Saturday, April 10, 2010 and Friday, July 30, 2010 titled “Northwest Native American Oral History and Cultural Arts (K-12).” The class will instruct educators on the use of our K-12 Curriculum and offer one credit to educators and substitute teachers and be held at a location to be determined from 10 AM to 5 PM. Komemma Kalapuya and Coos storyteller and educator, Esther Stutzman, will teach the class.
Lewis and Clark College’s Center for Community Engagement, which coordinates Continuing Education trainings for the college, will host an in-service training in Summer 2010 and Fall 2010 titled “Living Histories: Native American Cultural Arts of the Northwest.” The class will instruct educators on the use of our K-12 Curriculum and offer one credit to educators and substitute teachers and be held at a location to be determined from 10 AM to 5 PM. Komemma Kalapuya and Coos storyteller and educator, Esther Stutzman, will teach the class.