2026 Bennion Teachers’ Workshop Course Requirements

Course will be offered for variable credits. You can decide to enroll for 1, 2, or 3 credits or equivalent contuining education units (1.5, 3, or 4.5 CEUs). Coursework requirements will be based on number of credits chosen at registration.

Course Offerings

USU Academic Credit (1 - 3 credits)

Course will be cross-listed for Summer 2026 semester as:

  • ENGL 6920
  • HIST 6880 (available for 1 credit only)
  • ANTH 5900
  • TEAL 5560

Cost: Full tuition and fees for credits at Utah State University. (For reference, see the 2025 Summer semester tuition and fee schedule for cost of 1, 2, or 3 credits).

Application to the workshop is required to register for this course.

 

Continuing Education Units (1.5 - 4.5 CEUs)

Course will be cross-listed for CEUs as:

  • CEEG 6920
  • CEHI 6880 (available for 1.5 CEUs only)
  • CEAN 5900
  • TEAL 5560

Cost: $45 - 135 (recording fee of $30 per CEU*)

Application to the workshop is required to register for this course.

*CEUs may be converted to academic credit at a later date in accordance with USU Policy.

 

 

Pre-Workshop Requirements

Review course readings and complete a short personal reflection on your experience/awareness of tribal sovereignty.

Read a selection from:

  1. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  2. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
  3. The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
  4. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer
  5. The Language Warrior’s Manifesto by Anton Treuer
  6. The Rights of Indians and Tribes by Stephen L. Pevar
  7. Beyond Land Acknowledgement series from Native Governance Center
    1. https://nativegov.org/news/a-self-assessment/
    2. https://nativegov.org/news/beyond-land-acknowledgment-guide/

Course Requirements

This course will be offered for variable credits. You can decide to enroll for 1, 2, or 3 credits or equivalent continuing education units (1.5, 3, or 4.5 CEUs). Coursework requirements will be based on the number of credits chosen at registration.

Required readings will be made available through Canvas before the workshop begins.

The course requirements for each credit hour will vary, commensurate with the credit hour, but the minimum participation (1 credit or 1.5 CEUs) for all attendees will include:

  • Complete the assigned pre-workshop reading
  • Attend all workshop sessions (with exceptions granted for illness, personal or family emergencies, etc.)
  • During the workshop, participants will be expected to utilize materials, engage in critical reflection, and participate in individual and collaborative structured learning activities.

In addition to the above, participants will choose either the Teacher, Researcher, or Community-Engaged (Public History/Museum/NPS Historic Sites) track for the focus of their classroom work and final project. For students enrolling for 2 or 3 academic credits (3 or 4.5 CEUs), a final project commensurate with credit hours will be assigned and due within two weeks after the workshop.

Additional details for assignments will be provided in the course syllabus and discussed during the workshop but may include the following both during the workshop and in completion of the final project, dependent on the chosen track.

  • A research paper regarding literary portrayals of Native rights
  • A collection of lesson plans
  • Other projects appropriate to the participant’s chosen track