Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum

Representing multiple voices and experiences
Offerings include:

Absent Narratives Resource Collection
  • A searchable database of ready-to-use videos, teacher guides, and readings that will support your efforts to include Absent Narratives in your classroom or workplace. Items included in the collection have been created or developed by the Humanities Center and its partners.
  • Minnesota Humanities Center

AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination)
  • Coach and support schools site teams for effective implementation of AVID systems. Lead and facilitate workshops for AVID school coordinators, teachers, and administrators; training for AVID tutors with support from AVID Center
  • Equity Alliance MN
  • Sourcewell

​Increase Engagement Through Absent Narratives
  • The Minnesota Humanities Center’s foundational workshop, Increase Engagement Through Absent Narratives, serves as an introduction to the core strategies and concepts of the Humanities Center’s approach to community engagement through absent narratives—those voices or stories often left out or marginalized. Designed for people from backgrounds ranging from education to government to community leadership, workshop participants will exchange insights through personal stories, conversations, and guided reflections. While drawing upon their own experiences, participants will practice strategies that will help them engage others with respect and empathy.
  • 8 hours
  • ​Minnesota Humanities Center

​Learning from Place: Bdote
  • Spend the day visiting local sites of significance to Dakota people and learning about them from Dakota perspectives. As you experience these places, you will challenge assumptions made about Dakota history and identity and gain a deeper understanding of the significance of places like Pilot Knob, Wakan Tipi, and Mounds Park to this land’s first people.
  • ​7 hours
  • Minnesota Humanities Center

​U.S.History for Educators through African-American, Latinx, and Native Lenses
  • Learn to teach American history including different cultural / racial perspectives.
  • 12 3-hour sessions
  • Equity Alliance MN