Core Practice Modules
Click on the title of each core practice to be taken to the SILKAT Core Practice Module.
Syllabi for the SILKAT Core Practice Courses can be found under Supporting Materials.
SILKAT Core Practice modules and associated resources may be used by others with permission. Please contact Amy Vinlove at alvinlove@alaska.edu.
"Seal on the ice" by Moriah Daniels, Grade 1, Elim
Core Practice A: Desire to gather information on the historical context of the local community from multiple perspectives, and to utilize that historical knowledge as a foundation on which to build academic experiences
Core Practice A: Desire to gather information on the historical context of the local community from multiple perspectives, and to utilize that historical knowledge as a foundation on which to build academic experiences
Core Practice D: Ability to actively listen to students and to learn from them and other non-conventional sources of knowledge
Core Practice D: Ability to actively listen to students and to learn from them and other non-conventional sources of knowledge
Core Practice E: Ability to identify and respectfully incorporate local resources (including people, the land, and any aspect of the community) into the classroom
Core Practice E: Ability to identify and respectfully incorporate local resources (including people, the land, and any aspect of the community) into the classroom
Core Practice F: Ability to facilitate a workshop approach in the classroom where different students, or groups of students are doing different things at different times
Core Practice F: Ability to facilitate a workshop approach in the classroom where different students, or groups of students are doing different things at different times
Core Practice G: Ability and inclination to engage students in out-of-the-classroom learning experiences that integrate the local environment and community
Core Practice G: Ability and inclination to engage students in out-of-the-classroom learning experiences that integrate the local environment and community
Core Practice H: Facilitate reciprocal and culturally sustaining family engagement practices that integrate family voices and goals in the schooling process
Core Practice H: Facilitate reciprocal and culturally sustaining family engagement practices that integrate family voices and goals in the schooling process
Core Disposition: Willingness to reject deficit thinking by cultivating and promoting an ethic of excellence for all students in every classroom
Core Disposition: Willingness to reject deficit thinking by cultivating and promoting an ethic of excellence for all students in every classroom