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Download full textFindley, Jean, Ed.; Tonsmeire, J. Kelly, Ed. – 1989
In this collection, eight master teachers with extensive experience in small, rural Alaska schools describe some of the ways they have adapted instruction to rural Alaskan circumstances. These papers discuss: (1) the characteristics of effective rural teachers; (2) adapting the "Coping!" curriculum for affective education to the cultural…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Hagstrom, David A., Ed. – 1990
In this collection, 32 Alaskan principals, retired principals, assistant principals, and principals-to-be share their experiences as administrators and reflect on their feelings about the nature of the work and about schooling issues in Alaska. Nine of the writings were selected from "Totem Tales," the newsletter of Alaska's Association…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Alaska Natives, Elementary Secondary Education
Wolfe, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1990
In this collection, nine master teachers with extensive experience in small, rural Alaska schools describe classroom management techniques that have proven effective in their multigraded classrooms. Over half the document consists of one paper, the last in the volume, entitled "More like a School Family than Just a Teacher and His or Her…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Barnhardt, Ray, Ed.; Tonsmeire, J. Kelly, Ed. – 1988
This collection contains 15 essays by teachers who participated in the First Annual Rural Alaska Instructional Improvement Academy in Fairbanks in May 1987. The essays were written as a follow-up to the academy, based on the teachers' reflections on their own experiences in rural schools as well as on the academy workshops they attended and on the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Calkins, Annie, Ed.; Christian, Scott, Ed. – 2000
In this anthology, rural Alaskan English teachers in the Bread Loaf Rural Teacher Network describe their experiences implementing new state education standards while continuing their commitment to learner-centered and place-based practice. The book presents narratives about teaching grounded in knowledge and understanding of students and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alaska Natives, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Practices
Lipka, Jerry; Mohatt, Gerald V. – 1998
This book demonstrates that an indigenous teachers' group has the potential to transform the culture of schooling. Personal narratives by Yup'ik Eskimo teachers speak directly to issues of equity and school transformation. Their struggles represent the beginning of a slow process by a group of Yup'ik teachers (Ciulistet) and university colleagues…
Descriptors: Action Research, Alaska Natives, College School Cooperation, Cultural Differences
