American Indian Studies Courses

My experience teaching Introduction to American Indian Studies as a Teaching Assistant and later Teaching Faculty was especially significant in allowing me to test my abilities and grow as an instructor. This course of first-year students offers an introduction to the historical and contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples in North America. This course allowed me to further develop my abilities in facilitating class discussions, mediating sensitive issues, and guiding students through transformative learning experiences. Throughout the semester I was thrilled to see students grow in their ability to consider topics critically and apply deep thinking skills in regards to their own experiences with the material. This course reinforced for me the power of education as a means of promoting justice. Below are select lessons plans I developed for discussion sessions in this course.