New Lesson Plans

Educators workshop on culturally sustaining teaching

Guampedia is offering more resources for the classroom with 15 new lesson plans added to our Educators Portal. The lesson plans were created by a group of educators in July 2018, as part of a three-day workshop. The objective of the workshop was to gain a deeper knowledge of Micronesia and instructional resources specific to Micronesian cultures.

The workshop, “Culturally Sustaining Education: The Micronesian Context,” was a collaborative effort between the University of Hawai`i Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Chaminade University Center for Teaching and Learning, Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Educational Facility, and Guampedia.

The lesson plans reflect the diversity of the participants, addressing subjects such as Social Studies, CHamoru, and Language Arts; topics like migration, oral history, and regional geography; and skills such as literacy, map reading, and cultural practices.

These lesson plans can be adapted for other subjects and grade levels and are models of educational activities that can honor the people and cultures of Micronesia. This body of work is just the beginning as we hope to expand our collection with lesson plans from educators in other islands of Micronesia.