Resource Directory
Here is the Resource List which was compiled for the First Alaskans Institute. If you wish to contribute to the Resource List, please email Sean Topkok.
To see how the directory is categorized, go to Directory Categories
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CULTURAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT |
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Project Learning Tree - DNR:Organization Type: Government, State Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Matt Weaver Coordinator matt_weaver@dnr.state.ak.us http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/forestry/consedu.htm 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1450 Anchorage, AK 99501 An interactive, hands on natural resources program that trains teachers and students in a curriculum that promotes natural resources and conservation. These activities for K-12 students use simulations, role playing, and games to teach about environmental awareness and conservation. In the past year, PLT has trained nearly 300 educators and students in the use of the curriculum in a variety of locations statewide. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Tanana School District Indian Education Program:Organization Type: School District Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Phyllis Erhart Teacher http://www.sztanana.tanana.schoolzone.net P.O. Box 89 Tanana, AK 99777 Indian Education Program: Integrates local cultural values, beliefs, stories and activities with regular academic content to help Alaska Native students achieve Alaska Education Standards. School District: Tanana City School District ANCSA: Doyon, Limited Census Area: Yukon-Koyukuk |
Title VII - Indian Education Program (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District):Organization Type: Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Rick Matiya Director rmatiya@kpbsd.k12.ak.us http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/titleVII/ 148 North Binkley Street Soldotna, AK 99669 The Title VII, Indian Education program is directly funded by the Federal Government's Office of Indian Education. The KPBSD has approximately 1,000 enrolled Native students in the Title VII program. Title VII students who need assistance receive tutoring in reading, language arts, and math. Tutors also help students with required history and science classes when necessary. School District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Title VII - Native Education (Hoonah City Schools District):Organization Type: Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Carol Williams Director williamscarol@hcs.k12.ak.us P.O. Box 157 Hoonah, AK 99829 Teaching Tlingit language and History to students in the K-12 program. Develop new curriculum and classroom activities daily; teach on a daily basis. In addition, support the Northwest Coast Native Arts program. Students learn traditional art forms and create many pieces of artwork and regalia. Produce a newsletter that is sent to each household every month that highlights student accomplishments The goal is to teach the students the importance of who they are and why it is so vital to have a good education. School District: Hoonah City School District ANCSA: Sealaska Corporation Census Area: Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon |
Valdez City Schools Indian Education Program:Organization Type: Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Sara Irwin Goudreau Coordinator Sara_Irwin_Goudreau@valdez.cc P.O. Box 398 Valdez, AK 99686 Program encompasses a variety of educational and preventative programs for students in grades K-12. We sponsor a school year tutor program called Valdez Reads, where trained volunteers work one-on-one with Indian Education students in grades 1-6. We are now training high school students to become reading tutors in this program for service credit. The Bookworm Reading Club is aimed at all students in Grades K-3 and focuses on a seven week reading program that has a shared home/school base. We offer after school tutoring for students in grades 3-12, maintaining a weekly communication with parents. Native Youth Olympics is supported by our Indian Education program, is school based, and emphasizes academic success as a participation requirement. Our Indian Education program also sponsors a monthly district wide newsletter which establishes a strong communication base throughout our district families. School District: Valdez City School District ANCSA: Chugach Alaska Corporation Census Area: Valdez-Cordova |
Village Science, Village Math:Organization Type: University/College Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Alan Dick Author fnad@uaf.edu http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/VillageMath/ P.O. Box 162 McGrath, AK 99627 Author of Village Science, Village Math. Expertise in science camps and fairs. School District: Iditarod Area School District ANCSA: Doyon, Limited Census Area: Yukon-Koyukuk |
EDUCATOR SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Alaska Comprehensive Assistance Center (AKRAC):Organization Type: Category: Educator Support and Professional Development http://akrac.k12.ak.us/ 900 West 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 One of 15 national centers, known as the Comprehensive Centers Network, created by U.S. Dept. of Ed. in 1995 to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to recipients of Title XIII ESEA funds. Includes section on Indian education. (See Also: SERRC) School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Native Professional Association:Organization Type: Non Profit Category: Educator Support and Professional Development Jack Zayon President jack.zayon@nana-colt.com http://www.anpa.net P.O. Box 202492 Anchorage, AK 99520 Native nonprofit organization created to encourage leadership among professional Alaska Native people. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Regional Assistance Center (AKRAC):Organization Type: Category: Educator Support and Professional Development Jerry Schoenberger Director jerrys@serrc.org http://akrac.k12.ak.us/aindex.html 210 Ferry Way Juneau, AK 99801 Funded by the Improving America's Act of 1994, AKRAC actively promotes local programs and policies that support learning for students most in need of assistance. By providing comprehensive training and technical assistance services to Alaska's school districts, SERRC, along with its AKRAC partners, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, continue to positively affect thousands of students and educators throughout the state. Indian Education Program (http://www.akrac.k12.ak.us/AKRAC/Programs/indian.html) addresses the unique needs of Alaska Native (AN) and American Indian (AI) students (contact: Julie Staley, Indian Education Coordinator at julies@serrc.org). School District: Juneau School District ANCSA: Sealaska Corporation Census Area: Juneau Borough |
Association of Interior Native Educators (AINE):Organization Type: Category: Educator Support and Professional Development Carol Lee Gho Chairperson http://www.uaf.edu/aine/ 1 Doyon Place, Suite 300 Fairbanks, AK 99701 The Association of Interior Native Educators (AINE) was founded in the fall of 1993 by Native educators committed to addressing the unmet needs of Native students and teachers. AINE is committed to providing a forum for support and a voice for Interior Native Educators and to serve as an advocate for Native Educator issues. School District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District ANCSA: Doyon, Limited Census Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough |
