Conference Welcome Nancy Lenihan and Jerry Price

9:20 AM Clock Hours Instruction

9:30 AM Keynote: Ghost Boys to Black Brother, Black Brother: Racism, Bias & Colorism
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes
A discussion of Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother, their characters, narrative strategies, and themes, and how both books can serve as companion novels to empower social justice in the classroom.

10:00 AM Break

10:10 AM Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Analyzing Content and Centering Indigenous Voices Presentation file 
Decolonization and Indigenizing are a fundamental part of the Burke Museum Education department’s philosophy and practice. Learn how the Burke took a critical look at our cultural programs, worked with communities to center Indigenous voices and ways of knowing, and rolled that ongoing work into newly developed virtual programs. Then consider how community collaboration can enhance your teaching practice.

10:40 AM Break

10:50 AM Teaching Outside the Box: Infusing Indigenous Perspectives into the Classroom Presentation file
Mary Jane Topash & Devin Leatherman
What are Indigenous ways of knowing? How do educators incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the curriculum responsibly? Take a look at some examples from the Burke Museum’s Burke Box program and consider how Indigenous knowledge can enhance your teaching and understanding.

11:20 AM Break

11:25 AM Literature Centered Breakout Presentations
We will link to all of the session recordings when they are ready, 

GK-5 Your Elementary Classroom as a Civics Laboratory 
Jerry Price
Jerry Price, OSPI Social Studies Program Supervisor, will introduce online resources available at OSPI’s OER WA web page, including the League of Women Voters’ new elementary version of The State We’re In and much, much more.

G3-8 Asian American Literature to Use in the Classroom  Download slides
Mary Roberts
Using a cross-section of literary genres within a range of historical periods and cultural contexts, the texts presented in this session explore character agency, factual accuracy, and authenticity. These historical novels, graphic memoirs, and picture books help us connect our lives and experiences to those of other people, times, and places: Chinese Americans, Japan and Japanese Americans, Vietnam and Vietnamese Americans and Korea.

Expanding Voices in Curriculum through Indigenous Community Partnerships: Learning with and from Local Tribal Nations
Dr. Anna Lees
Including a multiplicity of perspectives in school-based curriculum may open more positive experiences for children and families. As schools maintain primarily white-women-identifying teachers, the capacity to do this remains a challenge. In addition to children’s literature and other established curriculum resources, I suggest partnerships with Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color to foster collaborative curriculum development for children birth-to-grade-twelve. This talk focuses on developing sustainable, reciprocal partnerships between schools and tribal nation communities.

Memorials of Indian Wars: What Story Do They Tell? Presentation, lesson part 1, lesson part 2
Leslie Heffernan
During the summer of 1858, the Spokane and other Eastern Washington tribes engaged in battles started by the US Army. Memorials of varying accuracy dot the landscape to remember these events. Join this session to experience a slice of a lesson that hopes to bridge the gap between the words on the memorial and the historic record, using Native voices.

GK-2 Culturally Responsive Picture Books & Instruction  Download slides
Amber Anderson
Join us to learn about using picture books with authentic voices to support social studies instruction in your K-2 classroom. Inspire your students and integrate literacy skills while engaging your students in learning about identity, community, and civic responsibility, with picture books. Bonus: Learn about tools to review any picture book for instruction!