Mid-Del School District

School Supply Pick Up will be July 26, 27 & 28, 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year at the Midwest City High School PAC. An email will be sent out to our families with pick up times. 

Indian Education Forms & Resources:

Effective Standards-Based Practices for Native American Students

Title VI ED 506 Student Eligibility Certification

What Every Teacher Needs to Know to Teach Native American Students

What's Your College Plan: High School Juniors and Seniors

What's Your College Plan: 8th-10th Grade Students

Mid-Del Schools Native American Heritage Month

2023-2024 Meeting Dates TBD

We are excited to be offering Indian Education training for our Mid-Del Teachers during Toolbox Tuesdays this summer.

Chickasaw Nation will present "Power of Perspectives" a discussion and critical thinking toward an understanding of cultural sensitivity.  Tuesday, June 13 @ 1:00 PM.

Potawatomi Nation will present "Pedagogy and Indigenous Education for All" on Tuesday, June 20th @ 11:00 AM.

Register for the ACT Test with this link: https://my.act.org/account/signin?location=https://my.act.org

Creating a world where everyone has equal opportunity.

T-Mobile has already connected 5.3 million students through Project 10Million and other discounted education programs! That’s halfway to bridging the digital divide for 10 million students, so they can have a brighter future in and out of school.

Who is eligible for Project 10Million?

Eligibility for free program is based on school or school district students eligible for the National School Lunch Program and is for students grades K-12.

Click this link for more information: https://www.t-mobile.com/business/education/project-10-million

Funded through Title VII and JOM, Mid-Del's Indian Education Services include:

• Basic School Supplies for PreK-12 (JOM)

• Indian Career Day for JOM Students

• College and Scholarship Counseling

• Career Counseling

• Cultural Presentations

• Tutoring

• Test Preparation Workshops and Online Tutorials for ACT and ACT testing

• Liaison for School/Student/Parent Communication

Sheril Thompson, District Coordinator for Indian Education, Career Tech, and World Languages
405-737-4461 ext. 1260
sthompson@mid-del.net

Michelle Alvarez, Secretary
405-737-4461 ext. 1231
malvarez@mid-del.net

Back-to-School Greetings| New Teacher and Student Programs

Sending well wishes for a healthy and productive school year from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian! We look forward to serving you and your students in the coming school year and value your role in transforming teaching and learning about American Indians and the work you do each day to spark inquiry, curiosity, and learning in your classrooms. Check out our free online resources from Native Knowledge 360° (available anytime) and online and onsite programs for October. We hope to see you soon!

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY TEACH-IN

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET

The National Museum of the American Indian is partnering with Teaching for Change to host an online teach-in with keynote speaker Rebecca Nagle and interactive workshops, including:

Teaching Treaties: Fort Wayne & the Coming of the War of 1812

Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean

Indigenous Central America

The Tulsa Race Massacre & Black-Native History in Oklahoma

Pipeline Protests: Putting Climate Civil Disobedience into the Curriculum

Exploring American Indigenous History in the 20th Century with Indian No More

Event registration requires a $10 fee; every participant who completes a feedback form will receive a book for the classroom by mail following the event. 

 LEARN MORE & REGISTER

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY: TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING

Monday, October 10, 2022, 1:00 p.m. ET

Available on demand afterwards

How is teaching a form of activism? This Indigenous Peoples’ Day program highlights Native youth who are incorporating Indigenous voices into K–12 education and promoting inclusive conversations in our nation's classrooms.

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ONSITE EDUCATOR’S OPEN HOUSE: NATIVE NEW YORK

Monday, October 10, 2022, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET

Join members of the museum's education team at the NMAI-NY for a day of hands-on learning and tours of the exhibit, Native New York. New York State educators are eligible to receive CTLE credit for attending.                          

NMAI education experts and invited Native guests will share curriculum and teaching strategies about Native peoples of New York State. All registered attendees will receive a packet of resource materials developed by the NMAI, including the guides Telling Stories with Pictures: Collected Comics from Native New York and The Dialogue Toolkit for Educators.  Native New York Exhibition

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Questions? Contact NMAI-GroupReservations@si.edu