Rural School Leadership: Lessons from Alaska is a guide for leaders in rural schools. The book tells stories, provides clear examples and practical school improvement strategies. Throughout the book, authors discuss how leaders can help their schools meet the needs of both Indigenous and Western systems. Chapters are organized around specific areas of interest for rural school leaders, such as cross-cultural leadership, academic improvement, and leading small schools.
Rural School Leadership: Lessons from Alaska is a guide for leaders in rural schools. The book tells stories, provides clear examples and practical school improvement strategies. Throughout the book, authors discuss how leaders can help their schools meet the needs of both Indigenous and Western systems. Chapters are organized around specific areas of interest for rural school leaders, such as cross-cultural leadership, academic improvement, and leading small schools.
Janice DeVore Littlebear taught in Mountain View, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), and has mentored early career teachers with the Alaska Statewide Mentor Project (ASMP). She served as Director of the Teacher Education program at Alaska Pacific University and continues to lead ASMP's efforts to support teaching through culture throughout Alaska. Robert S. (Bob) Thompson has served as a teacher and principal in urban and rural Alaska for the last 35 years. He was involved with the State System of Support Coaching Program since its inception and served as the Managing Director of the program for four years. He now continues his consulting work from his home in Palmer, Alaska. Christian P. Wilkens is an Associate Professor at the State University of New York, Brockport. He taught in Dzánti K'ihéeni (Juneau), Alaska, worked for the Alaska Department of Education, and has served as a school improvement coach in Kivaliñiq (Kivalina), Teelay (Tetlin), Gitr'ingith Chagg (Anvik), and Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag).
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Introduction Chapter 1: Rural Alaska Schools Janice DeVore Littlebear, Sean Asikluk Topkok, Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 2: Being New Robin Jones, Meghan Redmond Chapter 3: Cross-Cultural Leadership Robert S. Thompson Chapter 4: Adapting Curriculum Carol Thompson Chapter 5: Career, Technical and Subsistence Education Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 6: Teaching through Culture Abby Qirvan Augustine Chapter 7: Academic Success: Leadership that Drives Change Robert S. Thompson Chapter 8: Small K-12 Schools Evelyn Willburn, Deidre Jenson, Benjamin Glover Chapter 9: School Climate, Safety and Learning Lesa Meath, Janice DeVore Littlebear Chapter 10: Supervision: Improving, Recruiting and Keeping Good Teachers Robert S. Thompson, Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 11: New Directions: Learning from Others Janice DeVore Littlebear, Robert S. Thompson, Christian P. Wilkens Epilogue Acknowledgements Appendix A: Tribes in Alaska by Location Appendix B: Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools Appendix C: Alaska Indigenous Languages Map Glossary References About the Editors About the Authors
Introduction Chapter 1: Rural Alaska Schools Janice DeVore Littlebear, Sean Asikluk Topkok, Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 2: Being New Robin Jones, Meghan Redmond Chapter 3: Cross-Cultural Leadership Robert S. Thompson Chapter 4: Adapting Curriculum Carol Thompson Chapter 5: Career, Technical and Subsistence Education Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 6: Teaching through Culture Abby Qirvan Augustine Chapter 7: Academic Success: Leadership that Drives Change Robert S. Thompson Chapter 8: Small K-12 Schools Evelyn Willburn, Deidre Jenson, Benjamin Glover Chapter 9: School Climate, Safety and Learning Lesa Meath, Janice DeVore Littlebear Chapter 10: Supervision: Improving, Recruiting and Keeping Good Teachers Robert S. Thompson, Christian P. Wilkens Chapter 11: New Directions: Learning from Others Janice DeVore Littlebear, Robert S. Thompson, Christian P. Wilkens Epilogue Acknowledgements Appendix A: Tribes in Alaska by Location Appendix B: Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools Appendix C: Alaska Indigenous Languages Map Glossary References About the Editors About the Authors
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