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Sherman, Lee – Northwest Education, 2003
In remote Bristol Bay (Alaska), award-winning librarian Tiki Levinson built a library program that inspired students to read and teachers to embrace new resources for their classrooms. She recommends new books and Web sites to students and teachers and searches avidly for new resources that might pique a child's interest or meet a teacher's needs.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Isolation
Silvis, Helen – Northwest Education, 2000
Information technology offers advantages to small rural schools: access to courses not locally available, opportunities for collaborative work with other schools, and access to professional development courses. Federal money can help disadvantaged rural schools afford the technology, but the teacher must integrate good practices with technology to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Practices
Linik, Joyce Riha – Northwest Education, 1999
Elk City, Idaho, instituted an arts program in its small K-10 school with grant and community funding. An arts facilitator organized a visiting-artists program and trained teachers to recognize different learning styles and integrate art, literature, and music into the curriculum. Self-esteem and test scores have risen, and the community is…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Style, Community Involvement, Educational Practices
