Coleraine – Teaching American Indian Content to All

Greenway High School 308 Roosevelt Street, Coleraine, MN, United States

Educators in the Coleraine area are invited to attend Teaching American Indian Content to All at Greenway High School — two days of multiple classes covering all teaching grade levels and subjects. CEUs are available for participating educators.

Free

Birmingham, AL – There IS a Balm in Gilead: Healing from the Events of 1963 National Conference

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel 2101 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United States

This year, 2023, the City of Birmingham commemorates sixty years since the Birmingham campaign for civil and human rights. As a part of the commemorative events, The Historic Bethel Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama, is pleased to announce its conference on individual and community healing. The conference theme is “There IS A Balm in Gilead: Healing From The Events of 1963.” The conference will take place September 12-14, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

$200

Staples – Including An Indigenous Lens that Honors the Past, Present, and Future

Sourcewell 202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN, United States

In this session of Excavating Excellence: A Speaker Series and Cohort offered by Sourcewell, we will excavate a perspective that is too often minimized, misrepresented, or sometimes completely absent: the perspective of our nation's first people.

$80

St. Paul – Minnesota English Learner Education (MELEd) Fall Conference

Saint Paul RiverCentre 175 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN, United States

The 10th annual MELEd Fall Conference will be held November 17 and 18, 2023 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Educators come together to celebrate, share information, learn from and with each other, and network across Minnesota for ESL, Dual Language and Bilingual Education, and Migrant Education.

Prior Lake – Understand Native Minnesota Educator Academy

Mystic Lake Center 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard NW, Prior Lake, MN, United States

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, is hosting two free Educator Academy events on February 21 and March 14, from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. These one-day events offer professional development workshops to introduce K-12 educators to a variety of ways to teach Native American topics in classroom settings.

Free

Dakota and Ojibwe Languages Symposium

Treasure Island Resort 5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd, Welch, MN, United States

The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council’s Language Revitalization Working Group, partnering with the Minnesota Humanities Center, is hosting the 3rd annual Dakota & Ojibwe Languages Symposium! This two-day symposium will be held on Thursday, Feb. 29th and Friday, March 1st at Treasure Island Resort and Casino.

$30

Prior Lake – Understand Native Minnesota Educator Academy

Mystic Lake Center 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard NW, Prior Lake, MN, United States

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, is hosting two free Educator Academy events on February 21 and March 14, from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. These one-day events offer professional development workshops to introduce K-12 educators to a variety of ways to teach Native American topics in classroom settings.

Free

St. Paul – Spring Metro Indian Education Gathering

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join us for the Spring Metro American Indian Education Gathering hosted at the Minnesota Humanities Center. Anyone connected to American Indian Education and/or American Indian students are welcome to attend.

Free

St. Paul – Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery: Minnesota African American History

Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours. K-12 educators are invited to attend this special film screening and discussion. Co-produced by OMG Studios and the Minnesota Humanities Center, this documentary challenges our understanding of slavery, its impact on Minnesota, and how we reconcile our past.