Poupart lands $15K UW System grant for First Nations curriculum project


Congratulations to Prof. Lisa Poupart of Humanistic Studies, chair of the First Nations Studies program. She received word this summer of her selection to receive a 2010-11 curricular redesign award of $15,000 from the UW System’s Office of Learning Technology Development and its LTD Council.  The title of her project is “Preparing Wisconsin Teachers: Fusing First Nations Studies into the Education Curriculum.” Poupart, with Prof. Tim Kaufman of Education as co-director, launched the new Center for First Nations Studies at UW-Green Bay in 2009. A key objective involves better preparation of current and future K-12 teachers to teach young people about American Indian culture and sovereignty, as required by state mandates. We’ll have more details about the UW System grant and the project in a future posting.