Participants will include educators from Alaska Gateway and Yukon-Koyukuk School Districts and their communities. Option to earn CEU credit.

See Draft Agenda for more information.

Hosted at beautiful Twin Bears Campground on Chena Hot Springs Road (twinbearscamp.org), this three-day collaborative and interactive professional learning camp will include the activities described below.

Benefits of attending:

• Have time, energy, and inspirational content for formal and informal collaborative discussions with colleagues with other educators from Alaska Gateway and Yukon-Koyukuk School Districts
• Discover and get hands-on time exploring new and existing resources
• Walk away with culturally/locally relevant lessons and lesson ideas for your classrooms
• Earn 1 CEU certification renewal credit (optional; course credit fee paid by participant

During this annual week-long experience, participants will include teachers, high school students, and Musher Teachers from the local school district communities (AGSD & YKSD). Participants will learn from some of the faculty at UAF’s Department of Veterinary Medicine, along with others. Topics will range from dog and other animal sciences and health, along with human health; climate change and implications; health and other science-related career explorations.

If you are interested in attending this summer camp and your role falls within the participant categories and locations listed above, then please contact Carl Knudsen at carlk@nemont.net.

This Spring Carnival will feature activities for children and youth.

This annual two-day training workshop will include professional educators from the two partner school districts, along with select dog mushers and community elders. Ideally, at least 1 teacher and 1 other local community member will attend together.

Facilitators will guide and support participants in learning from each other – tying together locally/culturally relevant contexts with classroom learning and academic goals.

Ultimately, this collaboration improves student mastery of academic content and boosts achievement.

See our related Photo Gallery highlighting participants and activities!