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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
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
Kleinfeld, Judith; And Others – 1986
Designed to celebrate rural teachers' inventiveness and stimulate teacher thinking about opportunities that small schools offer, this booklet is a collection of ideas and resources that have worked in specific Alaska school settings. An introductory chapter challenges teachers to use small size to advantage. Chapter 2 shows what rural teachers are…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Creative Teaching, Educational Resources, High Schools
Dick, Alan – 1997
This science curriculum was written to inspire rural Alaskans, primarily Alaska Natives, to find science in their local environment. The author lived a subsistence lifestyle in the Alaskan bush for over 30 years and claims that understanding science has often kept him from being stuck out in the woods. Section 1, Skills, Tools, and Craftsmanship,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Indigenous Knowledge
Dick, Alan – 1980
A resource handbook for rural Alaskan teachers covers village science, to make basic science concepts relevant to the physical environment in villages. Material is intended for use as filler for weeks that come up short on science materials, to provide stimulation for students who cannot see the relevance of science in their lives, and to help…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Griffin, Elaine; Opel, Kathleen – 1977
The STARS (Secondary Training for Alaskan Rural Students) materials resulted from extensive rewriting of the Vocational Adult Secondary Training (VAST) materials produced by the British Columbia Department of Education, after those materials had been used with the 9th and 10th grades on Kodiak Island. Revision was done by teachers who had been…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Answer Keys, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Bomotti, Marty Jordan – 1980
This guide suggests teaching topics, activities, and resources for rural home economics teachers in Alaska. It is divided into seven chapters. Six are devoted to each of the main teaching areas in consumer and homemaking education: personal/family relationships, foods/nutrition, housing/home management, consumer education/resource management,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Clothing Instruction, Consumer Economics
