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A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences
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Garrett, Arnell; Carter-Johnson, Frances D.; Natali, Susan M.; Schade, John D.; Holmes, Robert Max – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2021
The Polaris Project, a National Science Foundation-funded program at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, aims to comprehensively address minority participation in climate and Arctic science research. The project implemented design principles to recruit, motivate, and retain African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives, and…
Descriptors: Climate, Scientific Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Minority Group Students
Building Native Nations through Native Student's Commitment to Their Communities
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Lee, Tiffany S. – Journal of American Indian Education, 2009
One aspect of building Native nations entails motivating American Indian/Alaska Native youth to become committed to their communities so as to sustain and move forward with the goals of American Indian/Alaska Native nations. This study determined the impact of one Native American Studies department on its Native students' life goals. Through its…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Sled Dogs, Musher Math, and More: Theme Teaching and the Alaskan Iditarod.
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Park-Seldomridge, Anne – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1995
A teacher of upper elementary deaf students describes a multidisciplinary study unit focused on the Alaskan dogsled race, the Iditarod. Activities included studying Alaskan geography and history, following specific racers (mushers) through daily updates faxed from Alaska, writing letters to mushers, calculating math facts related to the race,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Experiential Learning, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Conceiving a Trans-National Education Project.
Zilber, Julie – Education Canada, 2002
Four elementary schools in Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia are cooperating on a project to explore issues surrounding the Pacific salmon fisheries. Place-based techniques and interactive media are used to bring together science; global concerns; the histories of Canada, the United States, and First Nations peoples; background on the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Cooperation, Experiential Learning, Fisheries
Fin and Feather: Lessons Both Old and New Are Found in the Familiar Splash of the Salmon and the Novel Cluck of the Chicken.
Weeds, Denise Jarrett – Northwest Education, 2002
Descriptions of students projects raising chickens and studying salmon illustrate how project-based learning engages high-risk Alaska Native students. Projects make learning relevant, involve the community, increase student self-esteem, and help students and teachers bond with each other. A 4-day workshop for teachers emphasized how projects must…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
Small High School Programs for Rural Alaska. Vol. I, A Preliminary Report of the Small High Schools Project.
Barnhardt, Ray; And Others – 1979
Focusing on examination of the current status of small high schools, identification of the elements of successful programs, and formulation of a general program design, the report of the first year of the Small High Schools Project for Rural Alaska presents over 100 recommendations to help small high schools develop into effective institutions.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cultural Context