REL Central Standing Rock Partnership presents at the 2024 North Dakota Indian Education Summit

The Strengthening Culture-Based Education in Standing Rock Partnership, made up of educators, cultural experts, higher education personnel, technical assistance providers, and researchers, is working to improve math outcomes in Standing Rock by focusing on student interest in math, cultural connections, and family engagement. REL Central staff will present at two sessions. The first session will offer a demonstration of a project-based math activity designed by a team of teachers and instructional coaches in Standing Rock and facilitate a group discussion to support participants in thinking about how to incorporate engaging, relevant, project-based math learning in their classrooms. In the second session, we will invite participants who are passionate about making math more relevant and engaging for Native American students to come learn from their peers in a structured discussion format. To ground the discussion, we will focus on three aspects of the Standing Rock project: math instructional practices that foster deeper learning, making school time in Standing Rock more relevant to the lives of learners, and engaging family/tribal assets in learning. The presenters will also share information about the project-based modules being developed by teachers and instructional coaches in Standing Rock and share lessons learned through the development and piloting done to date.