DEED Spotlight: Chelsea Hurst, Instructional Technology Supervisor, Yukon Koyukuk School District.

Ms. Hurst moved to Alaska only last summer, but already knows this is her favorite state. She is amazed by the support and sense of community she has experienced among … more

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Last Call! The Great Influenza: Virtual Watch Party

National Book Festival Presents will host its first online conversation featuring author John M. Barry, who wrote “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” about the 1918 pandemic, … more

Last Call! Bond Reimbursement and Grant Review Committee Meeting April 14 and 15

The BR&GR Committee is meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14 and 15, 2020 from 1pm - 4:30pm.  The primary agenda items are changes to and approval of the FY2022 Capital Improvement … more

Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Yesterday Governor Dunleavy issued a health mandate extending the closure of all k-12 public schools through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Student learning will continue, per each school district’s individual plan, to … more

Aklearns Weekly Event Schedule

DEED launched its Teaching and Learning Support website aklearns.org last month in response to COVID-19 and the need to shift to distance-delivered education. The site helps provide information, resources, and leadership to teachers and … more

DEED Spotlight on Bering Strait School District. The Bering Strait School District serves 15 villages in northwest Alaska.

For the past five years, Bering Strait School District (BSSD) has planned, piloted, and expanded their Fabrication Laboratory programs across the … more

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Last Call! ASDN’s Jumpstart Your Online Classroom

The Alaska Staff Development Network‘s new four-week class covers building a base for teaching online, adjusting curriculum, employing online survival strategies, and developing online teaching skills. One 500- … more

NEW! State Board to Hold Special Work Session in Response to COVID-19

The State Board of Education will hold a special board work session on April 6, 2020, by audio conference to receive an update from Commissioner Johnson on department activity relating to the COVID-19 … more