Teaching on Ohlone Land, Indigenous Science, Story, Responsibility, and Right Relationship

Designed for grades 6 to 12 educators and instructional leaders, this 1-hour virtual session will support participants in thinking more carefully about what it means to engage Indigenous science in secondary settings. Grounded in the work of UC Berkeley’s ‘ottoy Initiative, led by Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, the workshop will center Ohlone people and culture as living, present, and enduring. 

Participants will examine how Indigenous science can reshape the questions we ask in classrooms, the relationships we build with local communities, and the ways we frame evidence, ecology, land care, and human responsibility. This workshop is especially suited for educators and leaders seeking to strengthen culturally grounded science learning, support more truthful and place-conscious instruction, and reflect on how curriculum and pedagogy can move toward respect. Participants will leave with deeper conceptual grounding, concrete reflection questions, and practical entry points for engaging Indigenous science with secondary youth in more responsible ways.

If you require accommodation for a disability for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact us via email with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.