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Diné
Nation Office of Teacher Education
Language:
Diné (Navajo)
Program
Base: Preschool or Head Start program and college campus
Goals:
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To maintain the language.
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To provide support to schools to include the language.
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To develop curriculum materials for schools.
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To use Navajo as the language of instruction in Head Start.
Brief
Description:
The Navajo Nation's Office of Teacher Education coordinates
teacher education programs. In particular, it coordinates the Navajo
Nation-Ford Foundation Project, which is a consortium comprising
regional colleges and Diné College (formerly Navajo Community
College). The purpose of this project is to prepare teachers to
teach the Navajo language. Qualifications required to teach the
Navajo language include fluency in the language, permission from
the tribe to teach the language, and state endorsement. It is not
necessary to be Navajo to participate in the teacher education programs.
Materials:
Books and children's stories.
Support:
Funds come from Johnson O'Malley, a private foundation, and an American
Indian organization.
Contact
Information:
Roxanne Gorman, Director
Office of Teacher Education
Division of Diné Education
Navajo Nation
P. O. Box 4380
Window Rock, AZ 86515
roxanneg@dns.nncs.ihs.gov
(520) 871-7449, 7450, or 7453/ Fax: (520) 871-6443
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