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.

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.uaf.edu/atp/default.html

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