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Expanding the Circle

Contact Information:

Publications Office
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612-624-4512

Product Description:

The second edition of the Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future is now available. The curriculum is designed for grades 9-12 and includes the culturally-relevant transition skills and project-based learning presented in the first edition, which has been in use across the U.S. since 2002, and adds to them. Its content is based on work with thousands of American Indian high school and tribal college students, paraprofessionals, teachers, and administrators. Curriculum activities, which were created with students' varying strengths and interests in mind, include family and community members in the transition process. The curriculum package includes the instructional manual for use by educators and others who work with this age group, as well as one Nigaan-Ozhiitaa System (NOS), which is a personal portfolio filing system designed to help students plan their future after high school in an organized and structured way. The NOS, whose name is derived from Ojibwe

Keyword(s):

American Indian, culturally-relevant transition skills, 2nd edition, post-secondary

Product/Publication Type(s):

Academic Course Development

Target Audience:

Students

COVID-19 Related Data:

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