Upcoming Events and Teacher Opportunities.

  • Department of Education and Early Development Information

    Check out the flier for the upcoming UAA PACE courses taught by Ryia Waldern, Math and Science Content Specialist, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development..

    https://www.actm.us/s/2025-DEED-Science-Professional-Development-Flier.pdf

    All district staff: WIDA has a variety of FREE Self-Paced Professional Learning eWorkshops that are available through the WIDA Secure Portal. Topics include: Engaging ELs in Math, Engaging ELs in Science, Reading Comprehension for ELs, Teaching Social Studies to ELs, and more. These courses are free for all Alaska public school educators (teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, etc.). Not only do these provide high-quality professional development, but they can also be used toward CEUs for teacher recertification. Simply submit certificates of completion to Eli Barsy (eli.barsy@alaska.gov) and you will receive one (1) CEU per 15 hours of course completion time. Please note: a free WIDA Secure Portal account is required to access these courses. Contact your District Test Coordinator, call the WIDA help desk at 1-866-276-7735 or email help@wida.usto set up an account.

    WIDA self-paced workshops which you can gain CEU’s through DEED for, but I also wanted to share that there is, for the spring session, a 1 credit UAF course based on them. For a flyer on this opportunity, go to the Alaska DEED website.

    WIDA UAF course (1).pdf

    All District Staff:The AK STEAM Collaboration Newsletter has information on opportunities and programs (for students and teachers) happening around the state. Take a minute to look at past posted issues and consider signing up for their newsletter.

    For more information on the above listings, contact:

    Ryia Waldern, Math and Science Content Specialist, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development;    907-465-2824

    Teachers: Middle school and high school math teachers: StoryCircles is professional development opportunity facilitated by UAF professor Samantha Royer through the University of Michigan. Teachers will have a chance to learn from each other’s knowledge and experience through the collective development of a mathematics lesson—using an online storyboarding and annotation tools to envision alternative ways the lesson could go. There are about 3-4 one hour Zoom meetings between the end of March and end of April, with some time needed outside of the Zoom meetings for work.  For more information, you can go here.  To sign up for this opportunity, you complete this Google Form.

  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Information

    Annual Meeting

    NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition

    October 15-18, 2025

    Atlanta, GA

    Joint NCTE/NCTM Conference; Chicago, IL, June 16-18, 2025

    https://www.nctm.org/

  • Other Events

    Alaska Superintendents Conf./Fairbanks  Sept. 24-27, 2025

    Alaska Principal’s Conf./Anchorage Oct. 9-11, 2025

    Northwest Math Conf./Tacoma, WA Oct. 9-11, 2025

    Annual National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Conf. Oct.13-15, 2025 Atlanta, Georgia

    AASB 72nd Annual Conference/ Eagan Center-Anchorage Nov. 13-16. 2025

    RTI/MTSS Conference/Dena’ina Center-Anchorage   Jan. 24-25 2026

    NCTM Annual Meeting/Atlanta, Georgia Oct. 15-18, 2025

    NCTM Spring Conference             Indianapolis, IN Feb. 11-13, 2026

    NCTM Spring Conference             New Orleans, LA  March 16-18, 2026

ACSA 2024 Women in Education Leading and Learning Conference (WELL)
Sep
25

ACSA 2024 Women in Education Leading and Learning Conference (WELL)

We are excited to announce that the 2024 ACSA Women in Education Leading and Learning (WELL) Conference will be held on September 25th.

This year's conference will feature presentations and panel discussions with Alaska Women Educators.

In particularly exciting news, after the success of last year's Student Track, we are expanding that part of the program. We aim to have at least one student from every district attend to help build the next generation of Women Educators.

STUDENTS ATTEND FOR FREE!

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ASA Fall Conference
Sep
21
to Sep 24

ASA Fall Conference

Join your colleagues from around the state to learn about pressing issues for Alaskan Superintendents, share strategies for overcoming unique issues, and have a little fun while we're at it!

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ASA/DEED Summer Meeting
Jul
27
to Jul 29

ASA/DEED Summer Meeting

Join your colleagues from around the state as your association, the Alaska Superintendents Association, in conjunction with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, put on the annual ASA/DEED Summer Meeting in Juneau. It will be held at Centennial Hall, July 27-29, 2024.

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