Do You Wish To Teach in Alaska?
Links to sites to help you
by Cory Michaud
an Alaska Bush Teacher
Finding a teaching job in a new place can be a
daunting task for anyone. The purpose of this website is to provide some of the
footwork it takes to understand what it takes to be a teacher in Alaska and how Alaska is
unique in many ways. Teaching in Alaska is always an adventure, here are a few first resources to be prepared...
In rural Alaska, high teacher turnover still vexes
http://www.adn.com/article/20140913/rural-alaska-high-teacher-turnover-still-vexes
Teaching in Multiage and Multi-grade Classrooms
http://alaskateacher.org/multigrade_teaching.php
https://plus.google.com/+SamuelBourgeois/about
Alaska Teacher Talk
A community for teacher-led discussions
https://plus.google.com/communities/118351102439506268695
Scammon Bay
http://northernteacher.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-07:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-07:00&max-results=31
Retaining teachers in rural alaska
http://polarfield.com/blog/retaining-teachers-in-the-alaskan-bush/
Here is a good place to start, this site will
provide links to K-12 Teaching Jobs Nationwide
http://www.k12jobs.com/
Many Alaska school districts have their own websites
Alaska School Districts
http://www.uaf.alaska.edu/atp/districts.html
Alaska Public School District Directory
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/Alaskan_Schools/Public/home.html
If you are going to get a job up here you will need to sign up and pay a fee to Alaska Teacher Placement. They will provide districts with your paperwork and you with a lot of very good information essential to your jobsearch.
Alaska Teacher Placement
http://www.alaskateacher.org/
Alaska Teacher Placement Job Bank
http://www.alaskateacher.org/jobs/
Our new interface has a free, automatic job matching service, extensive
resources about
living and working Alaska's rural and remote schools, photo galleries, and even
a wiki-based
content system for job candidates to contribute new information that they find
helpful.
John Concilus
Alaska Teacher Placement
Virtual HelpDesk Support
166 Polar Bear Avenue
Unalakleet, Alaska 99684
907-624-3264
888-868-5240 (Fax)
There are a lot of positions for prospective teachers in Alaska if you've got the right stuff. Here's a good place to look.
Openings for Teachers in Alaska School Districts
http://www.uaf.edu/atp/spring/vacanci.htm
What are some resources to draw on to develop a good professional portfolio and interview well up here?
Guides for Educators who wish to Teach in Alaska
http://www.uaf.edu/atp/Pubs.html
Sample Resumes, Letters of Introduction, and Teacher
Specific Information to help you land a job.
http://www.uaf.edu/atp/teacher.html
http://www.uaf.edu/atp/teacher.html
My Personal Letter of Intro & Resume
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/coax/643/com.letter.of.intro.html
And here are a number of sites that will be helpful
for a number of reasons.
Salaries and Retirement Info for Alaska
http://www.uaf.edu/atp/salary.html
Alaska Dept. of Education
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/
Certification
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/TeacherCertification/home.html
Praxis Test
http://www.ets.org/praxis/
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/faq.html
New Alaska Standards All Educators Should Know
http://www.educ.state.ak.us/contentstandards/home.html
Alaska Studies and Lesson Plans for Teachers
http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm
General Information About Alaska
http://www.alaska.edu/info/general.html
FAQ Alaska
http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/akfaqindex.html
Maps of Alaska
http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/akmap.html
About Alaska Natives
http://sled.alaska.edu/akfaq/aknatpop.html
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
Links to Native Groups Information
http://arcticculture.miningco.com/msub38.htm?rf=dp&COB=home&TMog=20506619333842&Mint=20506619333842