The annual conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) is November 1-5, 2017, in Salt Lake City, UT. Running-Grass encourages environmental and outdoor educators to explore how multicultural education can strengthen our work with culturally diverse students and transform power relationships in our programs and organizations. More information...https://www.nameorg.org/name2017_conference.php
Running-Grass presented a slide presentation on Cultural Environmental Histories by video conference to Federal Wildlife Officers as part of the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Land Ethics Leaders program training. The multi-day training was held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s training center in West Virginia.
Multicultural Approaches to Outdoor Education March 17-19 This experiential and lecture based workshop for classroom teachers and environmental educators working with K - 12 students is facilitated by Running Grass, Founder and Executive Director of Three Circles Center for Multicultural Environmental Education, with the support of NatureBridge educators. A short survey and reading/writing assignment prior to the workshop will be assigned to prepare participants for the experience. During the workshop participants will: Explore personal racial and cultural histories that shape their interactions with students. Receive frameworks and resources that lend insight into the rich environmental histories and perspectives embedded in the backgrounds of their students and how they can be applied in environmental learning. Examine curricula and observe teaching strategies that support all students in the outdoor classroom. Explore multicultural connections to science and outdoor education. More instructional time will be indoors than outdoors. (Tuition includes lodging, meals, and NatureBridge-led instruction; 20 clock hours available at $4 each) Register now!