School Year Conferences and Institutes
Archival Research Basics with the National Archives, Spring ’12
APU EDUC 58090 – January 30 to May 14, 2012
1 credit, graded A-F
Did you ever need a primary source document to support a lesson plan or paper and were not able to find just what you need online? Have you or your students ever struggled to find the perfect topic or direction for research? Have you ever wondered how Ken Burns gets those perfect documents to put in his videos? In this class you will learn the principles of archival primary source research. Course topics include understanding the functions and holdings of the US National Archives (NARA), understanding and using the online catalogs, reading online and offline “finding aids,” analyzing documents, narrowing your research topic based on available secondary & primary sources, and writing effective citations. Many of the materials for this class can be transferred directly to your Junior High or High School classroom course instruction.
Instructor: Carol Buswell, Education Specialist at The National Archives at Seattle
Building Student Success: Response to Instruction Conference
January 27-29, 2012
Dena’ina Convention Center
Sponsored by the Anchorage School District and the Alaska Staff Development Network
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Alaska Alive! with Father Michael Oleksa
February 9-11, 2012 with online follow up work
BP Energy Center, Anchorage
Join the Rev. Dr. Michael Oleksa, a leader in the development of cross-cultural communication in Alaska and student of Native cultures for Alaska Alive! a three credit, 500-level Alaska History course this spring. This course meets Alaska Department of Education and Early Development requirements for teacher certification and re-certification. This course has been approved on MLP by the Anchorage School District. This is a blended learning course. The class begins with three face-to-face sessions with Father Oleksa in Anchorage and is completed online with instructor Sharon Bandle.
ASDN Annual Organizational Representatives Meeting
April 12, 2012 – 8:00 – Noon. Downtown Marriott Hotel, Anchorage.
Our annual meeting is a great opportunity to network with your colleagues from all over the state and to learn more about professional growth opportunities and resources.
Expanding Your Leadership Orientation Using the Four Frames
April 12, 2012 – 1:00 – 4:00. Downtown Marriott Hotel, Anchorage.
Educational leaders not only lead schools and districts – they lead complex organizations. How can leaders learn to understand their organizations from multiple perspectives and intentionally employ strategies that will help to improve and transform them? The frames serve as lenses and windows on the world of leadership and management, and they can help leaders shape powerful strategies for advancing their improvement efforts.
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Spring Leadership Retreat – Principal Evaluation: Trends, Issues and Best Practices
April 13, 2012 – 8:30 – 4:00. Downtown Marriott Hotel, Anchorage.
Principals matter – they have a strong effect on school climate and culture, teacher quality and satisfaction and school context and community. Unfortunately, current principal evaluation systems are inadequate because they do not address the key practices that principals engage in to improve student learning. This workshop will explore the current trends and issues in principal evaluation to help Alaskan school leaders keep abreast of potential changes on the horizon.
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