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Harmon, Hobart L.; Smith, Keith – Edvantia (NJ1), 2009
As a follow-up to a 2007 Edvantia, Inc. report entitled "A Legacy of Leadership and Lessons Learned: Results of the Rural Systemic Initiatives for Improving Mathematics and Science Education," (ED531892) Edvantia, Inc. sought and received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hold a forum in the nation's capital that…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Poverty, Science Education, Mathematics Education
1986
The conference focused on the importance of using one's language and cultural heritage for the future growth of individuals and the State of Alaska. This conference is a major activity of the Alaska Department of Education in providing training and technical assistance to personnel from the 35 school districts with bilingual-bicultural programs.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph, Ed. – 1985
These proceedings include 31 papers presented at the 1985 conference of the Alaska Association for Computers in Education. Generally oriented toward the use of microcomputers in elementary and secondary schools, papers deal with both administrative and instructional microcomputer applications. Topics addressed include: microcomputer literacy…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Conference Proceedings
Stein, Gary, Ed. – 1983
The 14 symposium papers presented in this document provide a diverse historical and personal interpretation of Alaska's educational development. Titles and authors are: "Conflicting Priorities, Conflicting Opinions: Alaskan Development and Sheldon Jackson, Educator" (Ted Hinckley); "Sheldon Jackson and the Constitutionality of the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Church Role, Educational Development
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Assessment and Evaluation Program. – 1985
This report comprises edited versions of the presentations from the 17 participants in a conference under the sponsoreship of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The conference was designed to enable policy-makers, educators, and business people to share perspectives on the most effective methods for identifying and collecting data that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Databases, Decision Making
Kessler, Anne, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings describes a conference organized by the Alaska State Department of Education and the Alaska Association for Bilingual Education. The theme of the conference emphasized the common foundation of story telling across all cultures as a way to impart learning to younger generations. A focus on language learning strategies and gender…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Demmert, William G., Ed. – 1985
Representatives from villages, Native organizations, and educational institutions were participants at a conference that explored barriers encountered in the education of Southeastern Alaska Native students, identified problems, discussed solutions, and developed recommendations. The conference was the result of a concern that a major problem in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Background
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Bilingual/Bicultural Education Programs. – 1988
These conference proceedings include a conference schedule, numerous photographs from the conference and from its events, and these papers: "Role of Literature as a Source of History, Values and Identity" (keynote address, Edna Ahgeak MacLean); "Motivating Young People to Succeed" (Howard Rainer); "Empowering Minority…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Conferences, Educational Attitudes
Smoker, William W., Ed. – 1981
This conference was an attempt to have the fishing industry join the state of Alaska in building fisheries education programs. Topics addressed in papers presented at the conference include: (1) fisheries as a part of life in Alaska, addressing participation of Alaska natives in commercial fisheries and national efforts; (2) the international…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Fisheries
Pulu, Tupou L.; Pope, Mary L. – 1982
The Eighth Annual Bilingual/Multicultural Education Conference, sponsored by the Alaska State Department of Education and supported by 36 additional organizations and school districts, was a major activity of the department in providing training assistance to all persons involved in bilingual-bicultural education programs in Alaska. The conference…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1985
Key points of presentations are captured in this report of a conference which addressed issues of concern to educators in Alaska's small schools. A total of 119 presentations are briefly summarized. Contents are organized under five headings: effective leadership strategies, curriculum and instruction, computers and telecommunication, assessment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Curriculum Development
Wolfe, Paula; And Others – 1985
The Eleventh Alaska Bilingual/Multicultural Education Conference, jointly organized by the Alaska State Department of Education, the Alaska State Advisory Council for Bilingual-Bicultural Education, and the Alaska Association for Bilingual Education was a major activity of the Department in providing training and technical assistance to all…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Travis, Mike – 1980
This introduction to the development of bilingual/bicultural programs in Alaska features models depicting the most common basic approaches to bilingual/bicultural education. Program models included are: (1) transitional - moves the child from his native language to English by completion of third or fourth grade and does not attempt to support…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Demmert, William G., Jr., Ed. – 1984
The seminar brought together a group of professionals or professionally related educators to discuss the National Commission on Excellence in Education report, "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Reform," and its meaning to Alaska, a land of many contrasts not only in climate and vegetation but also in people and attitudes. The…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alaska Natives, Community Education, Course Content
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1979
Designed to meet the needs of all persons involved or interested in bilingual/multicultural education in Alaskan communities, the Fifth Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference provided workshop presentations, speeches, and exhibits in the areas of program planning, curriculum and materials development, staff training, classroom…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
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