This interactive workshop introduces interactive journaling as a creative and reflective learning practice that educators can use across grade levels to support engagement with Native literature, storytelling, and land-based learning.
Participants will explore how combining writing, drawing, and visual storytelling in a journal format can help students process ideas, respond to literature, and make meaningful connections to identity, place, and community. Through guided activities, educators will experience journaling practices that encourage observation, reflection, and creative response. These methods support both literacy and inquiry-based learning and can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, and adult learning environments. Interactive journaling also creates space for students to explore personal voice and creative expression, helping educators cultivate classrooms grounded in curiosity, reflection, and Indigenous joy. Participants will leave with practical strategies they can immediately apply in their own classrooms.
