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Registration Fees for 2024 RTI/MTSS Conferences

Check if your District is a Level 1 or Level 2 Member

One Pre-Conference or Conference Only

Small & Rural Schools Virtual MTSS Pre-Conference (January 20)

  • Level 1 – $125.00
    • Changes to $175.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $225.00
    • Changes to $275.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

Trauma Engaged MTSS Pre-Conference (January 26)

  • Level 1 – $125.00
    • Changes to $175.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $225.00
    • Changes to $275.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

MTSS & Effective Instruction Conference (January 27 & 28)

  • Level 1$ – 350.00
    • Changes to $400.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $550.00
    • Changes to $600.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

Pre-Conference and Conference Bundles + Virtual Options

Trauma Engaged MTSS Pre-Conference & Conference (January 26, 27 & 28)

  • Level 1 – $425.00
    • Changes to $475.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $625.00
    • Changes to $675.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

Small & Rural Schools Virtual Pre-Con (January 20) & Conference (January 27 & 28)

  • Level 1 – $425.00
    • Changes to $475.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $625.00
    • Changes to $675.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

All Virtual – Small & Rural Schools Virtual MTSS Pre-Conference (Jan. 20) & Virtual Conference (Jan. 27 & 28)

  • Level 1 & Level 2 – $425.00

Virtual MTSS & Effective Instruction Conference Only (January 27 & 28)

  • Level 1 & Level 2 – $350.00
Both Pre-Conferences and the Conference
  • Small & Rural Schools Virtual Pre-Con (Jan. 20)
  • Trauma Engaged Pre-Con (Jan 26) &
  • Conference (Jan 27 & 28)
  • Level 1 – $525.00
    • Changes to $575.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
  • Level 2 – $725.00
    • Changes to $775.00 after Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

New Classes

AI for Teachers: What You and Your Students Need to Know

3 Credits – Graded 
500-Professional Development Level Credit through Alaska Pacific University
Meets State of Alaska upper division requirements for teacher recertification.

  • Start Date: September 11, 2023.  Last day to register: September 17, 2023
  • End Date: November 19, 2023.
  • The course will take place on the Alaska Professional Learning Network (AkPLN). 

This course is for K-12 teachers of all subjects who are curious about integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their current curriculum. Absolutely no prior AI background is needed! The course will focus on practical applications of AI in education, ethical considerations, and hands-on experience with AI tools and resources.

Learn simple and engaging strategies for incorporating AI into what you already do in the classroom.

Contact Joanna Karet directly for questions specific to coursework: jkaret@alaskaacsa.org. 
Contact ASDN for registration or transcript questions.

Joanna Karet, PhD is an Online Assistant Professor at Colorado State University – Global Master’s of Science in Teaching and Learning Program.  She was a Visiting Research Professor with the University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Alaska Education Policy Research and holds an M.S. in Physiology/Biology and a B.S. in Kinesiology.  Dr. Karet holds a PhD in education and works as a researcher in the area of adult education and training.

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Multicultural Studies for Alaska’s Teachers with Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields

New Teachers and Teachers New to Alaska
Meet your Multicultural Studies Requirement

  • 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.
  • Required Texts: Culturally Proficient Instruction and Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
  • Dates: 
  • Weekly live online sessions (mandatory). September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15.
  • Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Platforms: Sessions run on Zoom, asynchronous work collected on UAA Blackboard.
  • REGISTER

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. 

Instructor Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields has been teaching ED 555B Multicultural Studies for Alaska’s Teachers in a variety of formats including face-to-face, site-based in the field at fish camps, and through synchronous online sessions.  Dr. Shields is a dynamic and authentic instructor, and all versions of her courses have been very well-received and highly evaluated by participants. 

She has been a guest speaker and lecturer at teacher and principal in-service training in various school districts in the state including the Anchorage School District Summer Academy. Dr. Shields has also been a featured/keynote presenter for AFN, the Lower Kuskokwim School District, the RTI/MTSS Effective Instruction Conference, the Sealaska Heritage Culturally Responsive Education Conference and national/international events.

She is the daughter of the late Dr. Chief Kangrilnguq Paul and Anguyaluk Martina John of Toksook Bay, Alaska, where she was raised in a traditional and cultural community by many elder mentors. Agatha was a Yup’ik teacher and a principal for Lower Kuskokwim School District for 17 years at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik Immersion Charter School in Bethel, Alaska.

She currently is an assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage for the Educational Leadership and Language Program for the School of Education. Her professional passion is to teach through the lens of personal stories and experiences integrating Indigenous education and culturally  responsive teaching and learning focusing on cultural proficiency.

School Year Conferences and Institutes

Multicultural and Alaska History with Father Oleksa

ALASKA ALIVE WITH THE REV. DR. MICHAEL OLEKSA

Fall Session: November 9-11, completed online
Time:

  • Thursday 4:30 – 8:30
  •  Friday 4:30 – 8:30
  • Saturday 8:30 – 4:30

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

COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES WITH THE REV. DR. MICHAEL OLEKSA

Fall Session: October 12-14, completed online
Time:

  • Thursday 4:30 – 8:30
  •  Friday 4:30 – 8:30
  • Saturday 8:30 – 4:30

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

Featured Webinar Series

How to Teach Vocabulary Across Content Settings

with Dr. Pam Kastner
Dates: September 13, 27 and October 10, 25
Time: 3:45-5:15
Registration: $75/$125 (Level 1/Level 2) 
No cost for LKSD or BSSD educators.
One optional university credit: $164

REGISTER NOW!

  • Target Audience:  Secondary Teachers. School teams are encouraged.
  • Required Book: Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know About Reading. Every registrant will receive a copy of this as an e-book. ($8.00) Register early so you have time to read the material. 

We all agree that no child should leave school a poor reader. As a secondary teacher, what can you do to help develop proficient readers in middle and high school? The focus of this webinar series will be on vocabulary instruction, but the series is designed for any secondary teacher who is concerned about their pupils’ reading abilities but does not feel equipped to support them.  The strategies presented here will be more effective if your colleagues participate as school teams.

Session

  • Session 1: Book Discussion: Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know About Reading, by James and Dianne Murphy 
  • Session 2: Literacy in the Content Areas: Effective Vocabulary Instruction for the Secondary Teacher 
  • Session 3: Morphology Matters: Using Bases & Affixes to Develop Vocabulary in Students of All Ages 
  • Session 4: Paragraph Shrinking: Combining Summarizing with Peer Feedback to Enhance Comprehension 

Pam Kastner, Ed.D., is an educational consultant at the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) Harrisburg, where she serves as the State Lead Consultant for Literacy. Pam currently co-leads Pennsylvania’s Dyslexia Screening and Early Literacy Intervention Pilot Program extension and expansion for PaTTAN. In addition, she is part of a research team investigating the impact of explicit instruction in advanced phonemic awareness on student literacy outcomes. She serves on the statewide Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) team working extensively in the area of literacy, effective instruction, formative assessment, and professional learning communities. She has served in several leadership capacities at the district level and served as a Pennsylvania Distinguished Educator for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pam is a certified Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) trainer and a certified reading specialist. Pam also has the honor of serving as the President of The Reading League Pennsylvania.