February 22, 2012

Pre-School Evaluation

Project Dates: 2008-2013 Project Lead: Barbara Sundberg Client: Yukon-Koyukuk School District With a grant from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, the Yukon-Koyukuk School District (YKSD) operated four pre-Kindergarten classrooms during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. Programs were located at Allakaket, Huslia, Kaltag, and Minto. To document the impact of … Read More

Expanding our Horizons

Project Dates: 2008-2013 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: Yukon-Koyukuk School District Expanding Our Horizons, funded by the U.S. Department of Education to develop English language skills of students in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. To document the impact of the project on teachers and students, Goldstream Group designed teacher satisfaction surveys, interviewed teachers; … Read More

Portable Planetarium

Project Dates: 2009-2011 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: University of Alaska Fairbanks Funded by NASA, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute (GI) and University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN) developed the Portable Planetarium Project to provide a traveling “NASA Day” to rural Alaskan communities. Goldstream Group developed a rubric to assess the science, … Read More

Next Generation Evaluation

Project Dates: 2009-2013 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: Juneau School District In the fall of 2008, the Juneau School District began to implement its Next Generation: Our Kids, Our Community high school education plan. The plan includes several components, including theme-based academies, 9th grade smaller learning communities, and expanded extracurricular activities. Goldstream … Read More

MapTEACH

Project Dates: 2010-2013 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: University of Alaska Fairbanks MapTEACH: Mapping Technology Experiences with Alaska’s Community Heritage, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, provides professional development through a combination of activities, including direct instruction in geography and geology content from University of Alaska Scientists, completion … Read More

GK-12 CASE

Project Dates: 2010-2015 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: University of Alaska Fairbanks The GK-12 CASE program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a partnership between University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) science graduate students and K-12 teachers in three Alaska school districts. The project’s intellectual focus is climate change and its impacts on Alaska, and the … Read More

Survey Design

Project Date: 2011 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: Alaska Staff Development Network January 2011 Alaska Staff Development Network annually surveys its professional development participants and network partners to assess their satisfaction with ASDN professional development and to ask participants to detail professional development they would like to see in the future. Goldstream Group … Read More

Bridging the Gap

Project Dates: 2011-2012 Project Lead: Angela Larson Client: Interior Aleutians Campus Bridging the Gap, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, provides services and coursework at the AA/AS level that result in seamless transitions for students as they move from participation in Future Educators of Alaska Clubs in high school to the Interior‐Aleutians Campus for their work toward the … Read More