Cultural+Considerations

**Cultural Considerations**

=__**Overview**__:= =As teachers of Native American students we are challenged at meeting the needs of our students, all of who share a wide range of cultural beliefs. Through our years of teaching, we have encountered obstacles in teaching certain standards because of the cultural sensitivities of our students. Our goal is to create a resource for educators to learn about these cultural sensitivities in order to become more compassionate and effective in their teaching. We realize that this resource is a work in progress, that although we will be concentrating on the cultural sensitivities and considerations of Native Americans, we hope that our blog will encourage the learning of all cultures and becomes a resource for all educators to learn more about their students.=

 **Written by:** //Felicia Breeze, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Winslow, Arizona// //Brianne Buckley, Winslow Junior High, Winslow, Arizona Amanda Henrikson, Shonto Preparatory Technology High School, Shonto, Arizona// //Robert Woodruff, Mount Elden Middle School, Flagstaff, Arizona//



Video: Although this video doesn't demonstrate cultural understanding, it does show the importance of effective communication: media type="youtube" key="_OnLiA8gbmo" height="385" width="480"

=__Important Links to learn about some cultural sensitivities of some Native Americans:__=

[|Navajo Curriculum Materials] [|﻿﻿Native American Education] [|Native American Studies Utah State University] [|Between Four Sacred Mountains] [|Diné Education Web] [|navajo taboos and seventh grade science] [|Native American Reservations in Arizona] [|Teaching and Learning with Native Americans] [|Four Winds Intertribal Society] [|Traditional Navajo Taboos] [|Cultural Sensitivity Montana State University] [|A Line in the Sand] [|Navajo-Hopi Observer] [|The Navajo Nation] [|Hopi Cultural Preservation Office]