Brian D. McInnes

Before joining the University, Brian McInnes was the lead teacher at an Ojibwe language immersion school, with an ambition to help others become outstanding teachers for Native American students and schools. At UMD, McInnes has developed and taught core methods courses to a cohort of Native American elementary education students; these educators are now prepared to teach Ojibwe to upcoming generations of Anishinaabe children. McInnes also founded a groundbreaking program, the Enweyang Ojibwe Language Nest, as a comprehensive preschool on campus offering literacy, science, math, structured play, music and art - all taught through the Ojibwe language. See a full profile (pdf).