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.....
ELL Resources
Alaska Native Knowledge Network (ANKN)
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network (ANKN) is an AKRSI partner designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millennia. Anyone wishing to participate in the Alaska Native Knowledge Network or contribute to the development of the resources in this.....
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.
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.
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.
