2009 Partnerships for Indian Education: Students, Schools, Family, Community April 17 – 19, 2009 Norman, Oklahoma

The 2009 National Conference on Indian Education highlights the importance of the various partnerships associated with the educational success of our students. The conference is designed to provide an opportunity for professional development and to continue the dialogue on how to best meet the unique needs of Native American youth and young adults. The conference will feature workshop presentations, plenary sessions, and keynote addresses.

Proposals for presentations and workshops are invited on the following education-related topics that may focus on students, schools, and family and community:

• Current Research: Effective programs for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Education youth, including programs that are proving to be effective for identifying at-risk youth and success strategies, access to training for researchers, strategies to increase research on Native youth, translating research into practice
• Interagency Partnerships: Federal, State, Tribal, and/or Local partnerships or collaborations that address issues impacting the education of Native students; community efforts to address student and family needs; strengthening partnerships and collaborations for improving Native education; partnerships that address career development for Native secondary students;
•  Innovative Program Practices: Community service projects that engage Native students;  empowering students with STEM education; language revitalization; literacy programs; Early Childhood Education; community student involvement; implementing culturally relevant experiences into the classroom; early college programs; drop out prevention; leadership programs
• Safe and Healthy Communities: Proven practices and programs for the intervention or prevention of bullying, violence or abuse, youth suicide, or substance abuse;  community initiatives on health issues; strategies for engaging students and families in school and community activities

Individuals interested in presenting or organizing a panel/workshop should submit:

• Title of presentation proposal (75 minute sessions)
• Brief description of session topic and outcomes (3-4 sentences)
• Presenter name(s), name of organization representing, address, telephone, and e-mail address for each presenter
• Abstract (200 word limit) of panel, session, or workshop
• Brief bio of the presenter(s)
• Audio/visual technology needs for the presentation
• Conference registration fee of $195

Criteria for Presentation Proposals

Workshop sessions for the Partnerships for Indian Education will be selected based on several factors. The workshop proposal must demonstrate quality outcomes, relate to conference goals and education-related topics, and show how the proposed session will impact the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students grades PreK-16. Other considerations will be the number of proposals submitted per strand and scheduling needs, as workshops will be presented twice.

 Selected presentation proposals will clearly and consistently demonstrate:

• Knowledge and skills participants will gain as a result of attending the proposed workshop session
• Focus on students, schools, and family and community
• Relevance to the Partnerships for Indian Education stakeholders
• Interactivity between presenter(s) and participants and the outcomes of the workshop participation
• Contribution to the field of research of innovative practice in Indian education
• Expertise and experience of the presenter on the proposed topic

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