Implementing Minnesota American Indian Tribe State Standard in Suburban Minnesota Ecology Curriculum
Date Capstone Completed
12-2023
Document Type
Capstone Project
Degree Name
Masters of Science in Educational Leadership
Department
Leadership Education - Graduate Studies
Advisor
Theresa Waterbury
Location
Winona, Minnesota
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to create curriculum supporting the new Minnesota Native American State Standard 4.2.2.
Recommended Citation
Spaeth, Sadie R., "Implementing Minnesota American Indian Tribe State Standard in Suburban Minnesota Ecology Curriculum" (2023). Leadership Education Capstones. 87.
https://openriver.winona.edu/leadershipeducationcapstones/87
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Indigenous Education Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
Minnesota will be implementing new standards in the 2024-2025 school year, where Minnesota Native culture is incorporated. I have researched the impact of Minnesota Native American practices in a high school biology class that meets the needs of the new science benchmark, 4.2.2. Through the lengthy process of researching the historical impact of the incorporation, I met with different high school teachers and developed a curriculum for an Ecology Unit. I found numerous documents and data collections outlining teachers' need for resources and the importance of having Native American resources in school. With the new curriculum, the phenomenon of Minnesota wild rice describes the biogeochemical cycles, food webs, invasive species, conservation, and population growth.