Technical Assistance Resources
Circles of Reflection for the STEP Competition Grant
Circles of Reflection Video Use the materials found in the above link to conduct Circles of Reflection for the STEP Grant and to develop an application for the STEP Grant
FY2023 Competition Pre-application webinar #1 – May 17, 2023
Pre-application webinar #1 – June 1, 2023
Review the PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation
View additional information and resources on the How to Apply page.
FY2020 Competition (ended) The Office of Indian Education hosted two Pre-Application Training Webinars for the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grants to Tribal Educational Agencies Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
IMPORTANT ONLINE LINKS FY2020 (ended):
Circles of Reflection Video Use the materials found in the above link to conduct Circles of Reflection for the STEP Grant and to develop an application for the STEP Grant
FY2023 Competition Pre-application webinar #1 – May 17, 2023
Pre-application webinar #1 – June 1, 2023
Review the PDF of the PowerPoint Presentation
View additional information and resources on the How to Apply page.
FY2020 Competition (ended) The Office of Indian Education hosted two Pre-Application Training Webinars for the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Grants to Tribal Educational Agencies Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
- Webinar #1: Friday, June 12, 2020 Listen HERE.
- Webinar #2: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Listen HERE.
IMPORTANT ONLINE LINKS FY2020 (ended):
- STEP NIA: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-01/pdf/2020-11729 (PDF)
- APPLICATION PACKAGE: https://www.grants.gov
- OIE WEBSITE: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-indian-education/
- COMMON INSTRUCTIONS: Common Instructions for ED Discretionary Grants. (PDF)
STEP Talking Circle – August 2023
This Talking Circle covered APR updates, grant award notifications and preparing for the upcoming year.
STEP Talking Circle – May 2023 In this Talking Circle APRs and budget revisions were discussed, providing grantees and opportunity to review their recently submitted APRs. Grantees also had an opportunity to share program activities with other grantees and discuss what the plan to do next.
STEP Annual Performance Reporting (APR) Webinar 2023 This webinar provides guidance, tools, and resources for completing annual performance reporting for STEP grantees.
STEP Talking Circle – January 2023 This Talking Circle allowed grantees to share any implementation challenges and connect with their peers.
For prior event recordings please visit the STEP Playlist.
STEP Talking Circle – October 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR updates and budget revisions and discussed work-based learning.
STEP Talking Circle – September 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR Feedback, reporting and budget reminders, and work-based learning.
STEP Talking Circle – May 2023 In this Talking Circle APRs and budget revisions were discussed, providing grantees and opportunity to review their recently submitted APRs. Grantees also had an opportunity to share program activities with other grantees and discuss what the plan to do next.
STEP Annual Performance Reporting (APR) Webinar 2023 This webinar provides guidance, tools, and resources for completing annual performance reporting for STEP grantees.
STEP Talking Circle – January 2023 This Talking Circle allowed grantees to share any implementation challenges and connect with their peers.
For prior event recordings please visit the STEP Playlist.
STEP Talking Circle – October 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR updates and budget revisions and discussed work-based learning.
STEP Talking Circle – September 2022 This STEP Talking Circle focused on APR Feedback, reporting and budget reminders, and work-based learning.
Distance Learning Session 12: Virtual Share Fair – June 2021
This distance learning session provided an opportunity for grantee’s virtual learning programs to be highlighted and best practices and challenges to be shared. This session culminated the distance learning series for this year.
Distance Learning Session 11: Student Engagement – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for increasing online student engagement through effective interactions and student choice featuring Google Keep, Edublogs, Book Creator, Spreaker, and Google Sites.
Distance Learning Session 10: Games and More! – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating virtual games featuring Doozy, Flippity, Tiny Tap, Oodlü, and Goosechase.
Distance Learning Session 9: Virtual Field Trips – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and engaging students in online field trips featuring a multitude of resources for ready made field trips and custom created by you field trips.
Distance Learning Session 8: Small Group Engagement – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students in small groups focusing on social, logistical, and motivational considerations.
Distance Learning Session 7: Virtual Assessment – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for assessing learning virtually featuring Kahoot, Flipgrid, and Formative.
Distance Learning Session 6: Audio and Video Recording – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating audio and video recordings featuring Vocaroo, Screencastify, Screencast-o-matic, Animoto, and Zoom.
Distance Learning Session 5: Collaborating Online – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for collaborating virtually with students and staff featuring Edmodo and Google Classroom.
Distance Learning Session 4: Engaging Students Offline – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students offline featuring the Yukon Koyukuk School District.
Distance Learning Session 3: Communicating With Students and Families – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for effective virtual communication with families and students featuring Bloomz, ClassDojo, and Remind.
Distance Learning Session 2: Surveys and Forms – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and using surveys and forms featuring Google Forms and Survey Monkey.
Distance Learning Session 1: Platforms – December 2020 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for using online learning platforms featuring Zoom and Google Meet.
Distance Learning Session 11: Student Engagement – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for increasing online student engagement through effective interactions and student choice featuring Google Keep, Edublogs, Book Creator, Spreaker, and Google Sites.
Distance Learning Session 10: Games and More! – May 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating virtual games featuring Doozy, Flippity, Tiny Tap, Oodlü, and Goosechase.
Distance Learning Session 9: Virtual Field Trips – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and engaging students in online field trips featuring a multitude of resources for ready made field trips and custom created by you field trips.
Distance Learning Session 8: Small Group Engagement – April 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students in small groups focusing on social, logistical, and motivational considerations.
Distance Learning Session 7: Virtual Assessment – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for assessing learning virtually featuring Kahoot, Flipgrid, and Formative.
Distance Learning Session 6: Audio and Video Recording – March 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating audio and video recordings featuring Vocaroo, Screencastify, Screencast-o-matic, Animoto, and Zoom.
Distance Learning Session 5: Collaborating Online – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for collaborating virtually with students and staff featuring Edmodo and Google Classroom.
Distance Learning Session 4: Engaging Students Offline – February 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for engaging students offline featuring the Yukon Koyukuk School District.
Distance Learning Session 3: Communicating With Students and Families – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for effective virtual communication with families and students featuring Bloomz, ClassDojo, and Remind.
Distance Learning Session 2: Surveys and Forms – January 2021 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for creating and using surveys and forms featuring Google Forms and Survey Monkey.
Distance Learning Session 1: Platforms – December 2020 This distance learning session provides a walkthrough, tips, and strategies for using online learning platforms featuring Zoom and Google Meet.
Data Sharing Agreements – October 2021
This webinar walked through important considerations for developing collaborative partnerships and developing data sharing agreements including a general data sharing agreement template.
Day 3: Data-Driven Decision Making – June 2021 The third session introduced the concept of data-driven decision making, how to integrate this into program planning and implementation, and how it works with logic models and evaluation.
Day 2: Logic Models – June 2021 The second session in this three part series provided an opportunity to work through creating a logic model and how the logic model fits into program evaluation.
Day 1: Logic Models – June 2021 The first session in this three part series provided an introduction to logic models, walks through how to create one, and provides a number of models and templates.
Day 3: Data-Driven Decision Making – June 2021 The third session introduced the concept of data-driven decision making, how to integrate this into program planning and implementation, and how it works with logic models and evaluation.
Day 2: Logic Models – June 2021 The second session in this three part series provided an opportunity to work through creating a logic model and how the logic model fits into program evaluation.
Day 1: Logic Models – June 2021 The first session in this three part series provided an introduction to logic models, walks through how to create one, and provides a number of models and templates.
Trauma and Resilience in Tribal Communities: Part 1
An introduction to research on trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. Also includes practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.
Trauma and Resilience in Tribal Communities: Part 2 An introduction to research on trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. Also includes practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.
Trauma and Resilience in Tribal Communities: Part 2 An introduction to research on trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. Also includes practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.
