Each year the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Education offers a one-week rural practicum as part of course EDSC457/657 to pre-service teachers to familiarize them with the breadth of teaching in Native communities, as well as the use of place based curriculum. Small groups of two or three pre-service teachers travel this year to Russian Mission, Kaktovic, Noorvik, Kiana, and Effie Kokrine Charter School staying a full week. The pre-service teachers will observe and learn effective instructional practices in rural-small school settings and participate in village and community events.
Visit the blog sites 
3/28/09- 4/4/09
Rebecca - Noorvik
Mollia - Noorvik
Lena -Kiana
Tim - Kiana
Kristy - Kaktovik
Ute - Kaktovik
Jessie- Kaktovik
Rob- Effie Kokrine
Sarah- Effie Kokrine
Rev _Effie Kokrine
3/12/09-3/19/09
Erika - Russian Mission
Jimie - Russian Mission
Hi Ute,
ReplyDeletegood luck next week. I miss you.
Hello Ute,
ReplyDeleteTwo messages in 10 minutes-you are lucky.
In one of the photos you wrote that the school was on the left and on the right was a big tank for the township's water supply. I located Kaktovik on Google Earth and was able to find the school buildings and the water tank (I think). Did you mean to say that the school entrance was on the right in the photo and the tank was on the left or was the photo back to front perhaps? Your photos are brilliant.
Love,
Mike.
Hello Ute,
ReplyDeleteI am a bit doubtful about my first message to you yesterday. Did it actually get to you over the thousands of miles from N.Z.? The second message was about the photos.
I do hope you were able to share some of my comments with your students in Kaktovik.
Love to everyone in that faraway village in the north of Alaska.
Mike.
Mike
Paeroa,(New Zealand)Calling Kaktovik, Alaska,
ReplyDeleteIt appears that my first long message, sent two days ago did not arrive for some reason.
I was asking your students if you had told them about that day in 1995 when you scrambled down into the crater of Mt Tarawera. Luckily the volcano was sleeping.When you screamed so loudly, I was scared you would wake it up and we would all be killed!!!
Do they know that you are a famous golfer as well as a scientist- and a glider pilot too ?
Perhaps your students may not have heard much about N.Z. before your visit.
Love and best wishes to you all in Kaktovik,
Mike.