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The
Alaska Content Standards are broad statements of what students should
know and be able to do as a result of their twelve years of public schooling.
Alaska's Gold activities are standards-based to help teachers connect
student learning to the mastery of the Content and Performance Standards
adopted by the Alaska Board of Education. Additional information about
standards is on the Department
of Education's web site.
Alaska's
Gold can be used to extend learning in many content areas. However the
strongest correlation is found the following History, Technology, Cultural
Relevancy and English/Language Arts standards. Connections to other standards
are identified in the teacher guide section by the specific gold rush
themes. The
Alaska Framework document is on-line and provides excellent ideas,
models and assessments in the major content areas.
| Alaska
Content Standard in History |
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| A. |
A
student should understand that history is a record of human experiences
that links the past to the present and the future.
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Understand
that history is a narrative told in many voices and expresses
various perspectives of historical experience
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| 6. |
Know
that cultural elements, including language, literature, the
arts, customs and belief systems, reflect the ideas and attitudes
of a specific time and know how the cultural elements influence
human interaction
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| B. |
A
student should develop the skills and processes of historical inquiry.
| 1. |
Use
appropriate technology to access, retrieve, organize and present
historical information
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| 2. |
Use
historical data from a variety of primary resources, including
letters, diaries, oral accounts, archeological sites and artifacts,
art, maps, photos, historical sites, documents and secondary
research materials, including almanacs, books, indices and newspapers;
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| Alaska
Content Standard in English/Language Arts |
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| D. |
A student should be able to think logically and reflectively in order
to present and explain positions based on relevant and reliable information
| 1e. |
Determining
an author’s purpose
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| 2. |
Evaluate
the validity, objectivity, reliability and quality of information
read, heard and seen
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| E. |
A student should understand and respect the perspectives of others
in order to communicate effectively
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Use
information, both oral and written and literature of many types
and cultures to understand self and others
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| 2. |
Evaluate content from the speaker’s or author’s perspective
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| 3. |
Recognize
bias in all forms of communication; and
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| 4. |
Recognize
the communication styles of different cultures and their possible
effects on others
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| Alaska
Content Standard in Technology |
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| A. |
A student should be able to operate technology-based tools.
| 2. |
Use
technology tools for learning, communications and productivity
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| 3. |
Use
local and worldwide networks
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| B. |
A student should be able to use technology to locate, select, and
manage information.
| 1. |
Identify
and locate information sources using technology
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| 2. |
Choose sources of information from a variety of media
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| 3. |
Select
relevant information by applying accepted research methods
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| Alaska
Cultural Standards |
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| A4. |
Culturally responsive curriculum reinforces the integrity of the cultural
knowledge that students bring with them-respects and validates knowledge
that has been derived from a variety of cultural traditions.
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| B2. |
Provides students with an understanding of the dynamics of cultural
systems as they change over time, and as they are impacted by external
forces
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| C2. |
Recognizes
the depth of knowledge that is associated with the long inhabitation
of a particular place
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| D1. |
Draws
parallels between knowledge derived from oral tradition and that derived
from books
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| Alaska
Performance Standards for Alaska Students |
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Alaska
Performance Standards are measurable statements of what students should
know and be able to do. The performance standards listed here are the
basis for testing questions being developed by the State of Alaska for
Alaskan students.
The
activities at this website strongly support the following Performance
Standards.
Reading:
(ages 11-14) Students
know and are able to do everything required at earlier ages and:
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| 1. |
Apply knowledge of word origins, structure and context clues and root
words, and use dictionaries and glossaries, to determine the meaning
of new words and to comprehend text; (Eng./L.A.: B.1)
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| 9. |
Connect themes to personal experiences, experiences of others, and
other texts, and locate evidence from texts to support or illustrate
these connections; and (Eng/L.A.: B.3)
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| 10. |
Compare
and contrast how texts reflect historical and cultural influences.
(Eng/L.A.: E.1)
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Reading:
(ages 15-18) Students
know and are able to do everything required at earlier ages and:
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Cite sources of information using a standard method of documentation.
(Eng/L.A.: D.3)
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