Alaska Native Studies Curriculum and Teacher Development: Fairbanks, Alaska
http://www.alaskool.org/
The goal of the Native Studies Curriculum and Teacher Development Project (NSCTD) is to bring together all components of a community, especially its educators and elders, to develop a curriculum that educates the community about all aspects of Alaska Native culture, from its social issues to its education.

Alaska Reform in the Classroom through Technology Integration and Collaboration (ARCTIC): Marion, Ohio and Alaska
http://www.treca.org/m_home.html
ARCTIC’s goal is to improve the way that teachers teach and students learn by integrating technology into the educational field. To learn how to use technology as a tool in the classroom, educators can participate in this training and support program.

Alaska Rural Research Partnership (ARRP): Alaska EPSCOR Education Outreach Program
http://www.alaska.edu/epscor/
The goal of ARRP is to enrich science education in rural schools, encourage rural students to consider science and engineering careers, and involve more rural students in scientific research activities in their villages. Students or classes of students are partnered with University of Alaska scientists and other scientists as they conduct research projects. EPSCOR is NSF funded.

Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI): Fairbanks, Alaska
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/arsi.html
The focus of this initiative is to integrate the indigenous knowledge of Alaska natives into their educational programs, especially their scientific knowledge, in efforts to obtain solutions to the human problems in the arctic environment.

Alaska Science Outreach

http://www.alaskascienceoutreach.com
The Alaska Science Outreach website is an independently produced service of Alaska Writer (LLC). It provides online science outreach for children and the general public. Its services range from newspaper features, columns and press releases to fieldwork websites and blogs, to an online "ask the scientist" feature.

Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network (ALISON)
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/alison
Based at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, the ALISON project provides opportunities for K-12 teachers and students to practice real science and learn in the local context by measuring lake ice thickness, and the depth, density and temperature of the snow on the ice, and deriving the conductive heat flow through the ice and snow.

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
http://aslo.org/phd.html
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography provides programs for recent PhD’s to participate in that involve the environment and education.

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography also provides minority students an opportunity to participate in aquatic science research and activities.

AMNH Shackleton Exhibition
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/shackleton/
The American Museum of Natural History has created an exhibit and expedition guide celebrating Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition. For educators, this detailed guide of the expedition may be the perfect, concise substitute to the expedition’s detailed biographies. Visits to the exhibit at the Museum of Natural History may also be a great educational and entertaining addition.

"Antarctica: The Farthest Place Close to Home" developed and produced by the American Museum of Natural History in collaboration with GLACIER
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/antarctica/credits.php
The American Museum of Natural History created an educational resource about the Antarctic continent that contains information about geography, organisms, maps, meteorology, and explorers of Antarctica. It also provides activities and curriculum materials targeted to a specific (and listed) audience that educators may find educational and entertaining.

Arctic Circle
http://borealis.lib.uconn.edu/arcticcircle/
The goal of the Arctic Circle program is to expand knowledge about the circumpolar North to other parts of the community, including students, educators, and policy makers. A virtual classroom with syllabi, problems, and activities provides a method of integrating polar education into the science curriculum for educators.

Arctic Ecological Laboratory (AEL)
http://www.ael.msu.edu/projects/antarctica.html
The Arctic Ecological Laboratory provides study abroad field courses and research on regional changes in the ecosystems for students and educators of all levels to participate in.

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) Education Project
http://www.arcus.org/Education/index.html
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, ARCUS, is a non-profit organization that consists of and connects various educational, professional, and scientific institutions dedicated to the purposes of Arctic research. A recent addition to ARCUS’s commitment to education is TREC, Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating, a network between the science and education fields improving and strengthening science education. TREC allows K-12 teachers participation in Arctic research by
working closely with scientists. An interactive program for students as well, providing links to educational games and interactive programs that explore the Arctic.

Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC)
http://www.arcticscience.org/
http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/basc/
This non-profit organization is dedicated to researching Alaska’s North Slope and adjacent portions of the Arctic Ocean. It includes the BASC Educational Outreach, which provides resources for educators and students to further investigate the Arctic interact with scientists by reading journals and performing experiments.

Bridge- Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Center
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
This center provides a resource for educators and students to learn more about the ocean sciences. It is an interactive website as well, organizing conferences, online fieldtrips, online expeditions, activities, and workshops for its visitors.

Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)
http://www.coreocean.org/Dev2Go.web?id=209384andrnd=26809
A Washington, D.C. based association of U.S. oceanographic research institutions, universities, laboratories, aquaria and industry. The 82 members represent the nucleus of U.S. research and education about the ocean.

Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ESIE) Program
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/esie/programs/nsee/workshop/richard_duschl.pdf
The ESIE Program site provides a PowerPoint presentation summarizing key ideas and objectives of Centers for Learning and Teaching. A reference list is also provided, which educators may find useful.

GLACIER
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
Rice University has created a detailed curriculum for educators, students, and the community to learn more about the Antarctic glacier and its components, specifically the expeditions, weather, ice, oceans, and global connections. Curriculum targeted towards educators, called the Teachers Experience Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA). The TEA program allows K12 teachers to participate in a polar expedition, where he/she works closely with scientists and researchers. The objective is to bring increased knowledge and
experience into classrooms.

Into the Arctic
http://arcss.colorado.edu/data/arcss069.html
Into the Arctic is a CD-ROM, which contains educational material about the historical climate of the Arctic that educators may order. In addition, it contains activities that educators may incorporate into their daily lessons to help the students understand the Arctic more clearly.

JASON Project
http://www.jasonproject.org
This organization provides a curriculum for numerous topics in different academic subjects, ranging from science to mathematics to English to technology. The curriculum, which is available online for purchase, encourages experience-based learning for science educators.

Live From the Poles: Nationwide
http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/ptk_poles.html
This website features live broadcasts from the Poles of real scientists, their Polar experiences, and the life, land, and atmosphere of the Poles. Students can interact directly with scientists to enhance their knowledge of the polar regions by following the scientists’ work and experience.

New South Polar Times, The
http://205.174.118.254/nspt/home.htm
The New South Polar Times is an online archive and newsletter that provides its audience, teachers and students with information about the scientific research taking place at the South Pole.

Observing Locally, Connecting Globally (OLCG) also known as Global Change Education Using Western Science and Native Knowledge
http://www.uaf.edu/olcg
OLCG provides Alaska teachers and students the opportunity to engage in original global change research based on local observations and knowledge and western science (GLOBE and other climate change research in Alaska), and to translate such research into meaningful classroom activities and student learning. Native elders and other local experts, scientists and educators are also involved in this NSF-funded program.

Old Minto Cultural Heritage and Education Institute (CHEI): Minto, Alaska
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/chei
The goal of the Cultural Heritage and Education Institute is to share the culture of Alaska natives with the community, educate the youth about it, and restore the spirituality of the area. In order to educate the youth, as well as the community at large, programs and summer camps are available.

Partners in Science: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD), Alaska
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/
http://www3.northstar.k12.ak.us/
Educators and classes can link to the GLOBE network, which allows students to interactively investigate science by completing activities.

Polar Expeditions
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/polarexpeditions/
The Discovery Channel provides a resource for educators of all levels to engage in polar education. By creating lesson plans with specific objectives, materials, procedures, and evaluations, students and teachers can engage in micro-research experiments in their own classrooms.

Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC): Alaska
http://www.pwssc.gen.ak.us/pwssc/pwssc.html
The Prince William Sound Science Center conducts studies on the ecology in southeastern Alaska. It has recently expanded to educate students and the general public, offering monthly elementary education programs that include field trips, projects, and lectures.

Resources for Involving Scientists in Education (RISE) Program
http://www.nas.edu/rise/
Resources for Involving Scientists in Education (RISE) Program is for scientists who would like to contribute to a program that encourages science education in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Schoolyard Long Term Ecological Research (SLTER) Project at Bonanza Creek LTER
http://www.lter.uaf.edu/sylter/schoolyard.htm
http://www.lter.uaf.edu
K-12 students are involved in long-term ecological research providing unique experiences inside and outside the classroom in this NSF funded program.

Schools on Board Network
http://www.aacu-edu.org/SENCER/index.cfm
This network, part of Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES), links schools to various research programs for on- and off- location education. It prepares students by providing courses, activities, forums, monitoring systems, and presentation opportunities to enrich their education.

Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SPENCER)
http://www.aacu-edu.org/SENCER/index.cfm
Created by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACandU), this program connects students and teachers to several higher-education institutions. It puts students’ scientific knowledge to immediate use by providing courses, project activities, and other various resources.

Smithsonian Arctic Exhibits
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has created an Arctic Studies Center in which educators, students, and the public can explore the history of the people, the environment, issues, and culture of the Arctic. Educators and students alike will learn more about the Arctic by reading the detailed explanations and observing the vibrant photographs the center provides.

System-wide Change for All Learners and Educators (SCALE)
http://scalemsp.wceruw.org
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), SCALE’s goals are to provide high-quality scientific and mathematical K-12 teaching and learning, as well as to improve K-12 collaborations with higher institutions by providing activities, forums, events, grants, and more to accomplish their goals.