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Tips for Alaska Science Teachers

#1 Become a National Science Teacher Association Member – https://www.nsta.org/membership/
A great way to stay connected when you work in rural Alaska is to join the National Science Teachers Association. Once you are a member you can join a listserv for every science content are you teach. Yeah, that could be all of them, LOL. One of the best perks is the ability to browse their old journal issues which are full of excellent lesson plans.

#2 Become a member of the Alaska Science Teachers Association https://asta.wildapricot.org/
This group sponsors $500 mini-grants for professional development and classroom supplies. All thoughtful proposals get serious consideration

#3 Join the AK Science Teacher Listserv- h ttp://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/ak.scienceteachers?fbclid=IwAR1Lx1YLNKx6B9RsSDeW4Y_MPGO2PkQNC83eXI8yJY58s3zpOIFKOD__z6c

#4 Connect with the Alaska Science Teachers Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/179916432073354

#5 Share or search on Twitter using the #akscied or #akphenomena

#6 Check out these lesson plans and resources. I will be adding to this list as I collect new resources throughout the year. Feel free to email me with more. andreaupnorth@gmail.com

Alaska Resources

Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience- https://serc.carleton.edu/ANGLE/index.html
Alaska Science Curricular Initiative- http://aksci.org/
Reach- https://k12reach.org/
Prepares – https://sites.google.com/lksd.org/prepares/home
Unite US – http://uniteusforclimate.org/
Arctic and Earth Signs – https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/arcticandearthsigns/
Winter Berry Project- https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/winterberry/home
Polar Trec – https://www.polartrec.com/about
Alaska Native Knowledge Network – http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/units/beaver.html
Alaska Coastal Studies- https://www.akcoastalstudies.org/education-programs/education-resources.html
Alaska Department of Fish and Game- https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=educators.teacherresources
AK Energy Smart- http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/index.php/focusareas/education/ak-energy-smart/

National Links

Share My Lesson- https://sharemylesson.com/
Peer-Reviewed and vetted NGSS Lesson Plans for Science- https://ngss.nsta.org/Classroom-Resources.aspx
PbsLearning Media- https://kyuk.pbslearningmedia.org/
Concord Consortium NGSS Pathfinder – https://concord.org/ngss/
The wonder of Science- https://thewonderofscience.com/????

Cultural Connections

Collected Wisdom by Thomas Peacock and Linda Cleary – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0205267572/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_hist_1
Culturally Responsive Teaching by Zaretta Hammond 0 https://crtandthebrain.com/
Culture in the Classroom: Standards, Indicators and Evidences for Evaluating Culturally Responsive Teaching 1st Edition
Alaska Native Knowledge Network http://ankn.uaf.edu/index.html

Science Teacher Professional Development

NSTA Freebies: Links to free content from the National Science Teachers Association
Life in the Lab: Free science magazine from ThermoFisher Scientific
The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning
The Scientific Model Explained: “must be useful to explain natural phenomena and make predictions.”
Scitable: Learn science at Nature
Lab Safety
Science projects are more authentic with no ‘hypothesis’ – NSTA Reports, see page 3