Indigenous Math Project
1. Develop a standardized assessment tool with fall, winter, and spring CBM (curriculum based measures) math assessments in Dakota and Ojibwe for students in grades K-8. 2. Be able to report to our authorizer the actual learning of math that occurs at our school as is assessed in Dakota and Ojibwe. 3. Be able to report to our authorizer the actual learning of math that occurs at our school as is assessed in Dakota and Ojibwe. 4. Develop an immersion focused scope and sequence for math for Ojibwe and Dakota classrooms.
The outcomes we intend to achieve through the proposed project are: Increased opportunities for our children to be educated in an Indigenous language immersion setting throughout their school career. Increased language proficiency and fluency for the next generation of Ojibwe and Dakota speakers.