Term
Fall 2025
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAED: NSEE
Facilitator(s)
Jennifer Carlson
Content Expert
Rory McFadden
Abstract
As of 2021, Minnesota’s updated academic standards in science for all grade levels include local Indigenous cultures, histories, and perspectives. The Minnesota Department of Education provides limited content and professional development guiding the implementation of these requirements, leaving educators to design and update their curriculum with little formal guidance. This capstone explores integrating Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to help answer the research question: ‘What must be included in environmental education curriculum interwoven with Indigenous and Western perspectives in science to provide a holistic learning experience?’ This capstone presents continuing professional development designed for upper-level secondary science and environmental educators in Minnesota. Through the professional development series, educators experience Two-Eyed Seeing, establish Indigenous and Western science as valid and complementary knowledge systems, and facilitate curriculum development to fulfill these academic standards and include balanced representation of Indigenous and Western perspectives.
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
Environmental Studies, Reflective Practice, Staff Development, Teachers/ Teaching
Recommended Citation
Genet, Sarah, "Integrating Environmental Education: A Continuing Professional Development for Minnesota Educators in Weaving Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Western Science" (2025). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1164.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1164
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects