Alaska Resource Education Adapting to New Normal
Alaska Resource Education responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the needs of students, parents and teachers during this challenging time. Several months in, ARE is still going strong and continues to adapt to what we now assume is our “new normal” of online instruction. As summer rolls on, the mask mandate continues to be in effect (in Anchorage at least), and school districts across the state discuss the best way to deal with the upcoming fall school semester, the ARE team has been hard at work coming up with innovative ways to provide invaluable STEM-based educational resources to the community in a safe but practical way. “I think the main thing is the overall message that we are teaching more kids and teachers in MORE communities across the state through distance learning. We are working on several initiatives for the school year — all through online learning,” said ARE Executive Director Ella Ede. The ARE Education Team has had their hands in many (online) pots over the last couple of months! In we share mining news
June alone, we taught four online teacher courses through Anchorage Summer District Academy (ASDSA) in partnership with Renewable Energy Alaska Project. “A silver lining of this new normal is being able to widen our reach in a online setting. Between the four trainings, we taught 156 teachers from 20 different communities! In addition, we offered six different online resource camps in the month of June, varying from two days to one week in length,” Ede said. “These camps focused on rocks and minerals and/ or energy, and staff packaged and sent out material kits ahead of time so students could still participate hands-on from the safety of their own homes and communities. “In all, we taught camp lessons and activities to 375 students! Partners that helped make these camps and trainings happen included the U.S. Department of Energy, Ilisagvik College, Farthest North Girl Scout Council, Doyon and Donlin Gold.” To schedule a fall online classroom visit with an ARE educator, email btoussaint@akresource.org.
ALASKA MINERALS INC. 8121 SCHOON STREET ANCHORAGE, AK 99518
Office: 907.522.3366 Mobile: 907.223.9452 Mike@AlaskaMineralsInc.com CAMP SERVICES • Full service turnkey camp rentals • Heavy duty Weatherport tents •
PRODUCTS SALES •
Fully equipped kitchen & dining ◦ Homestyle cooking & catering Wash tents with showers & laundry Sleeper tents with beds & heaters Personnel Support ◦ Camp laborers ◦ Payroll services ◦ Workers Comp Insurance ◦ Liability Insurance iDirect Satellite Internet & Phone ATV, UTV & Snowmobile Rentals
Baroid Drilling Products Extreme Products - Drilling Additives Heavy Duty Waxed Core Boxes Wooden Core Boxes Johnson PVC Pipe & Screen Monoflex PVC & U-Packs Manhole Covers & Protective Cases Target Silica Sand
• • •
•
•
• • • • •
• •
Let us help plan and supply your next exploration project from start to finish! We have nearly 40 years working in Alaska and over 50 years in the mining industry.
Visit our website and keep up with statewide mining news
akbizmag.com
18
August 2020 I The Alaska Miner I www.alaskaminers.org
Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease