Animals and Weather

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Animals and Weather NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Are animals better than humans and technology at predicting the weather?  Standards and Practices K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over…

Library & Technology

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Library and Technology” NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What are distinct differences between the many Native American tribes within the country? Standards and Practices 9-12.IAI.6 Evaluate information found within selected resources on the basis of accuracy, currency, reasonableness, appropriateness, credibility, detail, support, and bias within different social and cultural…

Who Am I?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Who Am I? NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Where did I come from? Who came before me? Who helps me go further? Standards and Practices Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event…

What’s In a Name?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “What’s In a Name?” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Is there a story behind a name? Standards and Practices RL 2.3 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths fromdiverse cultures to determine the central message, lesson, ormoral and explain how it is conveyed through…

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How can/why do we learn and teach others through storytelling? Standards and Practices RL.2.K – With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key/supporting details. RL.2.1 – Retell stories,…

Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Iktomi’ s   Animal   Warrior   Society   NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Who was in Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society?   Iktomi’s   Animal   Warrior   Society?   Standards and Practices RL2.4  Determine   a   theme   of  …

One Bull: A Man of Good Understanding

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “One Bull: A Man of Good Understanding” NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why are the Native American Virtues and qualities important in the development of their young? Standards and Practices PracticesCULTURE8.6.1 Explain ways technology contributes to the spread of ideas, values, and behavioral patterns between…

Ojibwe Legend of the Rainbow

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Ojibwe Legend of the Rainbow” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What is the Ojibwe origin story of a Rainbow Standards and Practices RL1.1 Ask and answer questions about key/supporting details in a text before, during, and after reading.RL3.1 Describe characters,…

Hopes for the Future with Patricia Christensen

What are ways the Dakota Language might be preserved and revived? Why is it important to prevent a language from being lost? What happens if a language is lost? How might communities work to become more and more united?  What languages are or were spoken by members of my family?  Do I know and understand…