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Uvlaalluataq ! (Good morning in Iñupiaq) Maayong Buntag ! (Good morning in Bisaya) Shungnak School is a culturally responsive institution...

<p>Uvlaalluataq! (Good morning in Iñupiaq) Maayong Buntag! (Good morning in Bisaya) Hi! My name is Juvy Magsanay Pamunag, a J1 teacher from the Philippines. I am from Mindanao region, and I speak Cebuano colloquially known as “Bisaya”. This is my 2nd year teaching in the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, and I teach ELA and&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/05/10/cultural-exchange-at-the-heart-of-teaching-success/">Continue

<p>Special thanks to BSSD teachers Luzviminda Dinglasan and Lya Duncan for their contributions to this blog post. Five students from Bering Strait School District advanced from their school science fairs to the Alaska Science &amp; Engineering Fair in Anchorage Alaska. The students represented Gambell and Wales, two rural Alaskan villages with populations of 630 people&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/05/04/bssd-students-win-honor

Special thanks to BSSD teachers Luzviminda Dinglasan and Lya Duncan for their contributions to this blog post. The Outstanding School...

<p>This spring, a cohort of educators from four partner school districts  participated in an online professional learning class focused on the implementation of Visible Learning practices in their classrooms. This class was formed as part of a multiyear effort to deepen the use of researched-based practices in classroom instruction through the Increasing Performance and Retention&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/04/28/a-focus-on-v

Shungnak School students and staff start the school day with movement to energize learning. This spring, a cohort of educators from four...

<p>On Friday evening, January 13, 2023, the Nuniwarmiut School gym was full of lively basketball fans; entire families of lively basketball fans. The aroma of freshly popped popcorn and the sound of basketballs being dribbled filled the air. These fans had come to watch boys basketball as Nightmute, Toksook Bay, Chefornak and Mekoryuk squared off&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/04/20/a-historic-moment-for-the-nuniwarmiut-school-b

The Mekoryuk Herders boys basketball team huddles as they prepare for the first basketball games held at their school since 1998. On...

LKSD GEAR UP students visited the Troth Yeddha’ Campus at University of Alaska at Fairbanks Students from Rural Alaska don’t often get...

<p>Students from Rural Alaska don’t often get the opportunity to participate in college tours. Weather, distance, and logistics are a challenge when your hometown is accessible only by small plane or boat. Thanks to the support of the Rural Alaska GEAR UP Partnership, 19 students from villages served by Lower Kuskokwim School District got the&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/04/19/college-tour-time/">Continue Reading College Tour

<p>This past February four long-time Alaskan school Superintendents celebrated their graduation from the AASA National Superintendent Certification Program. The AASA is the premier national association for school system leaders and serves as a leading national voice for public education and district leadership. The opportunity to participate in the certification program came as part of their&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/04/05/

Superintendents Scott MacManus, Kerry Boyd and Pat Manning pose with fellow Superintendent and cohort mentor Dr. Bridget Weiss. This past...

Place-Based Computer Science Curriculum Website : Place-Based Computer Science Curriculum Place-based education is a philosophy that...

<p>Place-Based Computer Science Curriculum Website: Place-Based Computer Science Curriculum Place-based education is a philosophy that utilizes the context of student knowledge – culture, location, nature, and history &#8211; to connect to curricular and core content within the classroom. Despite numerous articles and studies on the merits of land-based and place-based education in rural Alaska, there&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2

<p>Last month, the Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA) hosted the 8th Annual &#8216;Alaska&#8217;s Heart Through Student Art&#8217; reception. The event, held in Juneau at the the Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Museum, is an annual statewide celebration and auction of student art from Alaska&#8217;s 54 school districts. Legislators, statewide educational leaders, teachers, and student artists&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/20

(Photos by Sam Jordan) Last month, the Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA) hosted the 8th Annual ‘Alaska’s Heart Through...

<p>I had the pleasure of attending the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) conference in Anchorage a few weeks ago. This conference brought together speakers from all over the country and state to discuss technology in education. It was my first time attending and it will be on the calendar every year from now&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/03/03/reflections-from-aste-yksd/">Continue Reading &#8216;Reflections From

I had the pleasure of attending the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) conference in Anchorage a few weeks ago. This...

Over two weekends in January, over one thousand educators from across Alaska gathered online and in-person for the 2023 RTI MTSS /...

<p>Over two weekends in January, over one thousand educators from across Alaska gathered online and in-person for the 2023 RTI MTSS / Effective Instruction Conference. Hosted and lead by the Alaska Staff Development Network (ASDN), this annual professional development gathering is the largest K-12 education conference in the State of Alaska and brings national caliber&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2023/02/23/the-2023-rti-conference/