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Moras, Jim – 1991
The human geography of Alaska is as diverse as its climate and topography, and 20 native groups, all of them with their own languages and cultural history, as well as many isolated areas. The Battle of the Books, an English-as-a-Second-Language competitive reading program, has been successful in Alaska because through it, diverse people and entire…
Descriptors: Competition, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1989
The wide range of settings for counseling, from large urban schools to remote bush communities, as well as the many multicultural issues found in Alaska, when combined with the changing American society led to the development of this state-wide counseling and guidance plan. The goal of this plan is to provide comprehensive and systematic…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Counseling, Counseling Services, Elementary Education
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
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1987
A summary is provided of Alaska's student loan program for postsecondary education. After a brief program descriptions giving the purposes and terms of the program, a question-and-answer section covers purposes and amount of loans, when application should be made, the application process, eligibility and repayments. A schedule of payments and…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Students, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
Warden, John W.; Lehrman, Raymond H. – 1979
This publication on planning to meet vocational needs is the fifth in the Self-Help series of five booklets designed for Alaska administrators and teachers to improve vocational services provided to handicapped pupils. It begins with a checklist of implications for administrators and teachers. These discussions and/or materials are provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Thomas, Monica, Ed. – 1983
Award-winning economic education projects devised by Alaska teachers included three elementary (K-6) projects and three second level (7-12) ones. Faith Greenough's students (Chinook Elementary School, Anchorage) compared Tlingit traditional and market economies in Alaska, so economics became an integrated part of elementary instruction. Marie…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Budgeting, Conservation Education, Course Objectives
Johnson, Mike – 1979
The manual provides information to assist administrators in deciding whether to adopt and implement the STARS program, a grade 9 and 10 science, math, and language arts curriculum designed to provide Kodiak Island, Alaska, students with academic skills, vocational training, and village skills to be successful whether they choose to go to college,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Alaska Natives, Curriculum Development
