Alaskan Resources
Look for the "Festival of Ideas" coming soon to this website! The "Festival of Ideas," submitted by educators participating in ASDN's Alaska Summer Leadership Institute (ASLI), is a compilation of emerging best practices currently being implemented in Alaskan schools. The "Festival of Ideas" offers examples of Alaskan school initiatives which inform educators about frameworks for improving student learning and organizational performance; strategies that transform learning and performance; and lateral capacity building opportunities that.....
Content Area Resources
Alaska State System of Support (SSOS) Operations Manual 2010-11
Alaska State System of Support (SSOS) Operations Manual,
Building Local Capacity, 2010‐2011
The Alaska SSOS's mission is to support districts as they build their capacity to implement sustainable school improvement strategies with fidelity. Authority for developing and implementing a system of support for districts and schools comes from both State and Federal law. This document provides an overview of the SSOS program and resources that are available to districts and schools in Alaska.
Alaska History & Cultural Studies
Alaska's History & Cultural Studies provides students, teachers and others interested in the state access to a rich source of facts and viewpoints about Alaska and its history.
There are six UNITS, each encompassing an important theme or historical period. Linked to the UNITS you'll find extensive information that includes an historical account of that era, stories of the people who lived then, photographs, maps, oral history, letters and other primary resources.
Some Alaskan career and technical education resources
This link to the Alaska Career and Technical Education website lists a number of useful resources specifically developed to meet Alaskan students' needs.
Resources for Designing ILPs for Students Who Have Not Passed the AKHSQE
This resource is for educators looking for ideas as they develop individual student learning plans for students who have not passed the AK HSQE.
Cooperative Learning Fits into the Calculation - How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
Master teacher Chris Opitz, from Anchorage, shares resources for integrating social and emotional learning into math class.
"Skills and understanding in social and emotional learning don't just happen. The ultimate hope is that children come to school with healthy hearts and minds and the skills to communicate and interact effectively. But we all know that this is often not the case. Children come from wildly different backgrounds and experiences, and they bring their diverse skills and struggles to school.
As social, emotional, and.....
Alaska District Curriculum Survey
The Department of Education & Early Development asked the Alaska Comprehensive Center and Education Northwest to collect up-to-date information on reading and mathematics curricula, including texts and other published materials, that each district has adopted/purchased. It was EED’s intention by means of this survey to provide information to districts regarding curricula in use in the state and the ways districts are aligning the curricula to the standards.
"Making Alaska More Competitive by Preparing Citizens for College and Career" (Phipps)
One major component of the Alaska Education Plan is to ensure that all high school students are career- and college-ready. Alaska is basing its plan for career and college readiness on “Making Alaska More Competitive by Preparing Citizens for College and Career,” a report from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education.
Alaska Parent Information and Resource Center (AKPIRC) Language and Cultural Liaison Program
AKPIRC’s Language and Cultural Liaison (LCL) program offers support to parents who are reluctant to partner with schools or who are limited English speakers, thereby overcoming significant barriers to parent involvement. The LCL program involves parents through home visits, workshops, and ongoing communication with teachers and administrators.
The LCL program is available in Anchorage and Yupiit School Districts.
Alaska Learning Labs (AKLabs) - an SES provider for Schools in Level II Status or Higher
Alaska Learning Labs (AKLabs), a program of SERRC - Alaska's Educational Resource Center, is a FREE after-school tutoring program that offers 80 one and a half hour sessions and is flexible to meet each site's schedule. For an enhanced learning experience, students earn incentive points for participating in research-based online programs and hands-on activities in reading, writing, and math.
AKLabs is an approved SES provider whose services are free to all schools in Level II status or higher.
State of Alaska Standards, GLE's, and Formative Assessment
This links to the State of Alaska "Standards" web page which contains the AK Content and Performance Standards, GLE's, Formative Assessments, and more important information related to AK State Standards and Performance.
State of AK Career Profile
The Alaska CTE State Profile lists facts, initi tives and administration of Alaska's Career and Technical Education programs and opportunities.
16 Career Clusters - Organizational Tool for Use in Searching for Career Information (Developed by USDOE)
The U.S. Department of Education has established 16 broad Career Clusters consisting of entry-level through professional-level occupations in a broad industry area. Each cluster includes the academic and technical skills and knowledge needed for further education and careers. Clusters are a great organizational tool for educators, counselors, parents, and students in their search for career information. They show the relationship between what students learn in school with the knowledge and skills they need for success in further.....
Educators' Resource Guide to Alaska Standards - from the Curriculum Frameworks Project
The Educators' Resource Guide to the Alaska Standards is an online resource that will help districts and teachers develop, teach and assess a standards-based curriculum. The Guide is divided into two sections:
1: For Curriculum Developers
This section provides information about the Alaska Content Standards and the Performance Standards. It includes a district standards-based curriculum development process and links to useful resources including the legal references related to the Alaska State standards.
2: For Teachers
This section.....
A List of ELL Resources: A list of potential ELL resources generated by Alaskan Educators
Below is a list of potential resources or ideas generated by Alaskan Educators that deal with English Language Limited students:
ESL Teacher's Book of Lists http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED365161&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED365161
Reading Teacher's Book of Lists http://drfrysreading.com/catagories/book_of_lists.html
Doing What Works Website http://dww.ed.gov/topic/?T_ID=13#
Schools Moving Up site (West Ed)
SIOP.....
"FIreweed Magazine" from Port Graham Students: Reading in a Cultural Context and Place-based Science Activities
"Fireweed" Magazine was developed in the early 80's at Port Graham and offers online offers examples of reading in a cultural context. The work of transcribing from the magazines was completed in 2001-2002 by students at Port Graham.
Native Language Curriculums Developed by Sealaska
Sealaska Heritage Institute produces Native language curriculum and other education tools through its Language and Education Programs. The institute encourages students and teachers to use its online resources to perpetuate and revitalize Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages.
Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan - Alaskan Unit on Moose
This interdisciplinary unit on moose was developed by Michelle C. Massion
of Galena City School in 1994. Even today, it is a lesson that teachers might use to build an Alaskan interdisciplinary unit.
ASAA Play for Keeps
A new statewide Tobacco, Alcohol and Controlled
Substances program focused on students
participating in high school interscholastic activities.
The program is sponsored by Alaska School
Activities Association, Inc.
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