Tribal Educator Apprenticeship Program
Uvagut
Who We Are
Our apprenticeship program allows prospective teachers who are working in schools to take classes and receive on-the-job training hours that count towards an occupational endorsement certificate in early childhood development. Our goal is to support educators as they live in our rural communities of Alaska and teach from a perspective that makes education relevant to our students.
Tribal educators…
ground students in their cultural identities and equip students with 21st-century academic, job and career skills needed to be a successful graduate of K-12 education
know and use the core values and beliefs of the community as the basis for social and emotional instruction
use their own familiarity with the culture to anchor new learning and comprehension and use cultural best practices in communicating with families
understand best practices in dual language learning and have a specific interest in preserving students’ home language
facilitates and fosters the learning of students by blending western educational pedagogy and knowledge with best practices for cultural and traditional learning and training systems of the tribe they represent
and more…
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Our 2024 Cohort
Place-based learning training in Hilo, Hawaii
18
Teacher Apprentices
17
Mentors (Certified Teachers)
8
Participating Employers
Participating Employers
North Slope Borough School District
Nunamiut School (Anaktuvuk Pass)
Harold Kaveolook School (Kaktovik)
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Kotzebue Middle School
Deering School
Aqqaluk Noorvik School
Knik Tribal Council
Knik Tribe STEAM Academy
Arctic Slope Community Foundation will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40-years old or older.
Arctic Slope Community Foundation will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.