Indigenous Teacher Education Program | University of Arizona The cohort will graduate with a teaching certificate in Elementary Education (K-8) in spring 2019.
The Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is housed within the University of Arizona College of Education's Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (TLSS). ITEP is designed to address the pressing need to increase the number of Indigenous teachers serving Indigenous students, schools, and communities by supporting a cohort of Indigenous preservice teachers in the Elementar
05/01/2026
Looking to become an Indigenous Elementary teacher? Apply for the Spring 2027 Distance cohort!
ITEP Pathways application now open, May 1st through May 29th.
https://tinyurl.com/bdhe6c7a
Have a beautiful May, and congratulations to all Spring 2026 graduates!
04/23/2026
04/21/2026
TODAY!
Register & join our 30-Minute informational sessions!
ITEP is seeking paraprofessionals and TA's to apply to our Spring 2027 cohort.
DATES: Every third Tuesday and Wednesday of the month
TIME: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ZOOM: Register here, https://tinyurl.com/bdfk3v6e
Schedule:
April 21st & 22nd - Applying to ITEP w/ Karine Michael!
May 19th & 20th – Essay Support & Exercises
Deadline to apply is May 29, 2026
June June 16th & 17th – Family Support: Financially, Personally, Academically
July 14th & 15th – Fall 2027 Courses & Funding Support
04/18/2026
What a semester it’s been so far! ITEP teacher candidates have been busy studying, learning, and growing. Here are some highlights from our spring semester so far. We can’t wait to see you at Graduation on May 15th!
04/02/2026
Greetings Relatives!
On behalf of the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP), we invite you to join us virtually on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 5:30pm-7:30pm (MST) for our next Indigenous Pedagogies Speaker Series (IPSS). Feel free to share with networks, colleagues, and students.
Theme: Justice. Storytelling, and Ceremony
Title: “Water Remembers Us: Southwest and México.”
Use QR code on flyer to register! or
Register for the zoom link: (Also in our Bio)
https://shorturl.at/oB36M
Contact ITEP Coordinators for questions or comments, Dana Wilcox-Frago: [email protected] or
Ingrique Salt: [email protected]
Thank you to our sponsors: the UA Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry and PUIC at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
04/02/2026
Join us in this partnership with the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm (MST) for our virtual presentation, “Water Remembers Us.”
Save the date and join us for a virtual gathering continuing a collaboration between the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP), the Confluencenter, and PUIC at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).✨
📅 April 22
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Zoom
We all know that water carries memory, and water will always remember those that care for it and honor it.🌊
Featuring panelists from Indigenous communities across the Southwest and Mexico, this conversation explores how water is honored as a living relative through storytelling, ceremony, and movements for social justice.
💻Link to register🔗: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/p9rHedS9T4-HZ6Wh8DZOlw #/registration
Support amazing, beautiful Indigenous teachers like Ms. Armstrong!
We have less than 2 more days. Contribute today! Any amount helps.
crowdfund.arizona.edu/ITEP
ITEP helps our teachers create positive impacts for Indigenous students and their communities! Help support our by donating today! Link in bio. https://crowdfund.arizona.edu/project/49581
4 more days to help us reach our crowdfunding goal of $15,000.
We appreciate your support😊🤗
crowdfund.arizona.edu/ITEP
We enjoy hearing these awesome stories from our teachers like Ms. Vega! Let’s help these memories, learning, and the stories continue among our youth in their classrooms by supporting our program today! Donate to our 2026 Crowdfunding Campaign here: https://crowdfund.arizona.edu/project/49581 OR check the link in our bio!
03/27/2026
We LOVE how this video turned out! Giving a special shout out to Mikaela Garcia who recorded the videos and our COE tech team, Jason Aragon and Erica Lmuth, for putting it together. And to Celia Gonzales, Vanessa Holmes, Dana Wilcox-Frago, and Cody Garcia, for sharing your beautiful thinking process throughout! Ahxé’hee nitsaago!
Check out the video on our CF page (crowdfund.arizona.edu/ITEP) and help us reach our goal of raising $15,000. Any amount helps and contributes to increasing the number of Native teachers and to their unique preparation.
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