Native Skywatchers

Dates:
St. Cloud State University Mon. June 25 & Tues June 26
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Thurs. June 28 & Fri. June 29

Sponsored by: 
NASA/MN Space Grant & St. Cloud State University in collaboration with Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College.

Registration

Click here to Register for the Native Skywatchers Workshop at St. Cloud State University,
Mon. June 25 and Tues. June 26.

Click here to Register for the Native Skywatchers Workshop at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College,
Thurs. June 28 and Fri June 29.

Description

Purpose:  The Native Skywatchers Middle School Teacher Workshop is designed for all educators & persons interested in increasing their knowledge of Ojibwe and Lakota/Dakota Star Knowledge.  Included in the workshop are multiple hands-on activities so participants will be able to experience the culture and the science in the most authentic and meaningful way possible. 

Who Should Attend:  K-16 educators; students in teacher training programs; those involved with the education of American Indian students including classroom teachers, teacher aides, curriculum specialists, library media specialists, guidance counselors, home-school coordinators, Title IX/JOM coordinators and administrators; tribal education staff; college and university faculty, staff and administrators; and all others interested.

Facilitators:

Registration Information:  Cost is $25 per person. Registration fees include a notebook, copies of a Native Skywatchers curricula CD, Ojibwe star map poster for classroom use, and other print materials. Continental breakfasts, snacks, lunches and a traditional meal are also included. Participants are responsible for their own lodging, transportation, and meals other than those provided.

Teachers Continuing Education Credit (CEU) - The Native Skywatchers (NSW) Workshop will provide teachers with 32 CEU's for participation in the entire workshop. A 2012 certificate of NSW completion indicating 32 CEU's will be issued on The American Indian Center Letterhead according to Minnesota Rule 8710.7200,

Special needs:  Please call American Indian Center (at 320-308-5449) if you require an ASL interpreter or other special accommodations. (Note that special hotel room accommodations must be made directly with the hotel when you reserve your room).

Native Skywatchers Tentative Agenda

Lodging:  Participants are responsible for their own lodging.

• Hotels in St. Cloud Area, Click here for St. Cloud area hotels.
• Hotels in Cloquet Area (Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College)
• Americinn Hotel
• Black Bear Casino Resort
• Super 8

For Questions Contact:
Annette S. Lee
Assistant Professor of Astronomy & Physics
Planetarium Director
St. Cloud State University
Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Science Dept.
aslee@stcloudstate.edu
320-308-2011

Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, Director
American Indian Center
Telephone: 320-308-5447
Email: jkolodzne@stcloudstate.edu

Click here to download information packet

Native Skywatchers Presentations throughout Minnesota:

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Apr. 12, 2011

University of Minnesota - Morris, Feb. 25, 2011

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Feb. 16, 2011

University of Minnesota - Duluth Planetarium, Jan. 28, 2011

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Mar. 30, 2010

St. Cloud State University Planetarium, Nov. 19, 2010

Fond du Lac Tribal Center - 13 Moons, Nov. 12, 2010

The planetarium is sponsored by Physics (Department of Chemistry & Physics).
Page last updated: June 1, 2012