FAMcamp Course Proposal

First Americans Museum seeks proposals from qualified instructors for its inaugural season of FAMcamps, offered to students in grades K-8 through June and July. Instructors will work on a contract basis with FAM to develop their own curricula and facilitate a weeklong work on the topics of First American arts and culture, STEM, or health and wellness. Instructors should have significant content knowledge in the topic they address, previous experience working with youth, and strong cultural competency skills and knowledge of the 39 tribes in Oklahoma. Camps take place Monday through Friday from 9-4, with a break for lunch for instructors.

Compensation: Instructors are paid a competitive stipend per weeklong camp on a contract basis and receive a budget for purchasing materials and booking guest speakers for the course. Instructors will have help from part-time teaching assistants throughout their course. Instructors are welcome to submit multiple proposals to teach more than one course.

Ideal proposals will include:

A strong thematic focus (i.e., Exploring Native Botany, Decolonize Your Dinnerplate, Native Haute Couture, Beadwork Bonanza)
Focus on project-based learning and open-ended activities, rather than a focus on “make and take” or kit-based projects
An emphasis on the diversity of the 39 tribes in Oklahoma, rather than pan-Indian fallacies
Activities that demonstrate the relevance of Indigenous perspectives and knowledge to contemporary culture and/or academic disciplines
Culturally competent lessons and activities that are appropriate for both Native and non-Native participants

Important Dates:

Sunday, Feb. 27 at midnight | Course proposals due—accepted on a rolling basis, so apply early

Friday, Mar. 4 | Notice of acceptance/rejection

Saturday, Apr. 2 | Required Instructor Planning Meeting

Sunday, Apr. 24 | Course planning sheets due by 11:59 PM

Early May | Advance registration opens for FAM members

Mid-May | General registration opens

June 6 | First day of camp (registration closes one week prior to camp)

Week of July 4 | No camp

July 29 | Last day of camp

Questions? Email learn@famok.org.

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Name of proposed camp *

Proposal description (Describe the camp theme and content focus, how it relates to First American worldviews, sample activities, learning outcomes, and how you will differentiate instruction to different learning styles) *

Optional: One of the goals of FAMcamp is to innovate new teaching strategies to engage First American youth through designing, implementing and evaluating exploratory practices. Describe what strategies you will implement in your camp and how their design is informed by and builds on existing research in the education field.

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K-2 3-5 6-8

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Weeks you are able to teach (select as many that apply) *

Week 1: June 6-10 Week 2: June 13-17 Week 3: June 20-24 Week 4: June 27-July 1 Week 5: July 11-15 Week 6: July 18-22 Week 7: July 25-29