Highlights for Educators
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Marine Science for K-12 Teachers
Beautiful Kasitsna Bay is the setting for this hands-on approach to marine biology and oceanography. Each one-credit course includes lectures, lab sessions, and field trips with small boat or beach excursions. Register for one, two, or three courses.
June 2–6
Marine Invertebrates
MSL F 495P
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MSL F 695P
Katrin Iken, instructor
June 20–22
Marine Vertebrates
MSL F495
Deborah Boege-Tobin, instructor
June 22–27
Climate Change in Alaskan Estuaries
MSL F 495
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MSL F 695
Susan Sugai, instructor
Professional Development
The following are courses specifically designed for educators. Varied topics and presentation formats provide teachers with new tools for the classroom and credits for certificate renewal or pay scale move.
ED F595 courses:
- Cognitive Learning Styles
- Connecting Land and People in the Central Brooks Range
- Drawing Nature: A Way of Learning
- Green Alaska: How to Make Plant Science Fun
- Introduction to the Popular Music and Dances of Cuba for K-12 Teachers
- Understanding the Role of Permafrost in a Rapidly Warming Climate
- Why Do Boreal Forests Matter?
ED F595 Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival courses:
- Applied Art
- Applied Music
- Introduction to Shakespeare
- What High School Teachers Need to Know About Shakespeare
- Shakespeare From the Director's Chair
Planning to Teach in Alaska?
Complete required courses this summer at UAF!
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions is offering a unique opportunity for teachers to obtain the required credits in Alaska Studies and Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Communications coursework before heading into their school classroom this fall.
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Alaska Studies |
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Native Cultures of Alaska |
May 27-July 2 |
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History of Alaska |
July 7-August 14 |
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Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Communication |
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Cross-Cultural Counseling* |
May 27-June 19 |
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Education and Cultural Processes |
June 16-July 2 |
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Native Ways of Knowing |
July 7-August 8 |
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*Simultaneously offered via audio conference |
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Scheduling Options
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Come to campus late May 2008, take two classes at once… |
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Cross-Cultural Counseling |
May 27- June 19 |
Monday-Thursday |
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Native Cultures of Alaska |
May 27-July 2 |
Monday-Thursday |
4-5:50 p.m. |
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or Come to campus mid-June 2008, take classes sequentially… |
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Education and Cultural Processes |
June 16-July 2 |
Monday-Thursday |
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
History of Alaska** |
July 7-August 14 |
Monday-Thursday |
4:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. |
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or Come to campus early July 2008, take two classes at once… |
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Native Ways of Knowing |
July 7-August 8 |
Monday-Thursday |
12-1:50 p.m. |
History of Alaska** |
July 7-August 14 |
Monday-Thursday |
4:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. |
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**The instructor has offered to work with Alaska History students who must leave campus to start their teaching assignments prior to August 14. |
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