Our Alaska Studies and Multicultural Education courses meet the State of Alaska requirements for new teacher certification.
Alaska Alive!
Online Course. Self Paced. You must complete the class within one year of your registration date.
Meets the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Alaska Studies requirement for teacher certification. You do not have to be currently teaching in a classroom to take this course.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $425/$475
Course Books: $82 Digital book option.
EDUC 59500 • 3 credits • Alaska Pacific University • Graded A-F
Instructor: Sharon Bandle
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Alaska Studies for Educators
Online Course. Self Paced with Specified Completion Date.
Meets the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Alaska Studies requirement for teacher certification. May also be used for recertification. You do not have to be currently teaching in a classroom to take this course.
This course is for Alaska K-12 teachers of all subject areas. Meet other Alaska teachers from round the state while learning about conflicting perspectives of key events in recent Alaska history. Participants will engage in conversations and activities with other teachers from around the state focused on Alaska Native perspectives while exploring varying views of the social, economic, and political history of Alaska and the educational institutions and laws that affect the people of Alaska. Participants will create their own Alaska-focused lesson plans for use in their classrooms following the course.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $425/$475
No materials required.
ED 545K • 3 credits • UAA PACE • Graded A-F
Instructor: Joanna Karet
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Alaska Alive with the Rev. Dr. Michael Oleksa
Summer Session:
- Dates: June 1-2, 2023
- Time: 8:30-4:30
- Final Assignment Due June 28, 2023
In Alaska Alive!, you will learn about Alaska’s history and the history of education in the state from one of Alaska’s most dynamic presenters. Explore the culture of the Native peoples of Alaska and the connections between the environment and emigrations. This is a blended learning course. The class begins with two face-to-face sessions with Father Oleksa in Anchorage and is completed online with instructor Sharon Bandle. This course meets the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development requirements for teacher certification in Alaska History and re-certification (APU EDUC 59500, 3 credits) and has been approved in the Anchorage School District’s MLP system.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $445/$495
Course Books: $20 if purchased through ASDN.
EDUC 59500 • 3 credits • Alaska Pacific University • Graded A-F
Instructor of Record: Sharon Bandle
Creating Culturally Responsive Schools
Online Course. Self Paced. You must complete the class within one year of your registration date.
Meets the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Multicultural Education requirement for teacher certification. You do not have to be currently teaching in a classroom to take this course.
The goal of this course is to introduce you to the Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools. The Cultural Standards are intended to guide an educator through a thoughtful process of introspection and investigation of key questions: How effectively do I teach my students? How might I improve my classroom or school to increase student engagement? Creating Culturally Responsive Schools will help you evaluate the work you do through a lens of cultural knowledge.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $425/$475
Course Books: $40 Digital book option.
EDUC 59600 • 3 credits • Alaska Pacific University • Graded A-F
Instructors: Doug Penn & Laurie Van Huis
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Multicultural Studies for Alaska’s Teachers with Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields Ph.D.
This 3-credit course is approved through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to meet the Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Communications requirement for teacher certification.
Approved in Anchorage School District MLP. Class size limited to 40.
Dates: Live online sessions (you must attend) — September 20, 27, October 04, 11, 18, 25, November 01, 08, 15, 2023.
Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Platforms: Live meetings on Zoom, asynchronous work collected on UAA Blackboard.
This course:
- Provides a framework for understanding multicultural education in the context of the classroom, community, and society.
- Focuses on ways to build relationships within classrooms that support multicultural learning.
- Presents an overview of Alaska Native cultures, historical events, and worldviews.
- Explores contemporary education issues, including planning and implementation of classroom activities and strategies that fosters growth in teachers to accept and appreciate all cultures and value the rich diversity of the students in their classrooms and beyond.
- Incorporates Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools and the Guidelines for Preparing Culturally Responsive teachers.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $395/$445
Required Texts: Culturally Proficient Instruction and Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
Course Books: $40 digital book option
ED 555B • 3 credits • University of Alaska Anchorage • Graded A-F
Instructor: Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
Registration Information >> Registration for this course opens July 1, 2023.
Communicating Across Cultures with the Rev. Dr. Michael Oleksa
Summer Session:
- Dates: May 30-31, 2023
- Time: 8:30-4:30
- Final Assignment Due June 28, 2023
Join Father Oleksa, a leader in the development of cross-cultural communication in Alaska and student of Native cultures for Communicating Across Cultures, a three-credit, 500-level multicultural education course this fall. This is a blended learning course. The class begins with two face-to-face sessions with Father Oleksa in Anchorage and is completed online with instructor Sharon Bandle. This course meets Alaska Department of Education and Early Development requirements for teacher certification and re-certification. This course has been approved by the Alaska Board of Nursing for continuing education credits. It has been approved on MLP by the Anchorage School District. Over a thousand Alaskan educators have participated in Father Oleksa’s classes over the last fifteen years.
Tuition (Level 1 /Level 2 Member Districts): $445/$495
Course Books: $30 if purchased through ASDN.
EDUC 59200 • 3 credits • Alaska Pacific University • Graded A-F
Instructor of Record: Sharon Bandle