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Volume 62 Issue 1
Literacy," which also teaches students about the environmental issues different animal species face through
the use of actual science data and information.
Several grants aimed at training TVIs for Arizona and other Southwest states have been housed at the
UA. Through the federal grant projects, we have completed a training program for teachers from Nevada who
would be able to work as TVIs after completion of their program. Training TVIs in central Arizona, the Indian
Navajo/Hopi reservation areas, and New Mexico and other surrounding states have all been possible through
support from the dedicated faculty members.
Figure 1 U of A Navajo students engaged in simulation activity
From 2005 – 2010, the UA was fortunate to be federally funded to prepare on campus teachers and
10 indigenous teachers and/or those teaching and living on the Navajo/Hopi reservations to be TVIs. The
faculty taught coursework onsite in several Navajo locations including Ganado, Window Rock, Chinle, and
Flagstaff.
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