The students open up more out there. All this has led to increased interest in natural resources and we started a natural resources course. It was full in no time. Now we're offering two sections and they're both full. Through staff development and team approaches, faculty partners worked together to develop courses in science, math, social studies, and English that incorporate Native American historical and cultural contributions.
Examples show how subject areas combine to increase student interest and involvement.
For example, seaside biology classes include mathematics when students use abalone shells to calculate ratios, art from a study of coast birds' coloring, writing and literature when they describe what they have learned, and ecological awareness and history as they learn the commercial importance in the historical diet of Native Americans. The book was distributed to more than 300 educators at national conventions this year. A series of presentations and discussions on partnership development were made during the year. These presentations discussed the concepts of inclusion, partner site infrastructure, incremental and developmental aspects of cross-institutional collaboration, as well as communication among partners and within the community. Interactive case studies involving audience member participation are an integral part of these partnership development discussions.