LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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The Alaska Math and Science Conference is coming to Sitka for the first time this fall, and with that comes between 250 and 300 visitors to Sitka.
The current and retired teachers hosting the conference this year spoke at Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, where they discussed the upcoming conference and the impact it will have on Sitka.
Lyle Sparrowgrove, a retired math teacher who is returning to the Sitka School District as the next principal of Sitka High, is helping to lead this year’s conference, which is focused on changes in education.
“Our theme, the changing tides, has to do with what’s happening in education right now,” Sparrowgrove said.
Sitka High math teacher Bobbi Jordan said the changes include a number of things such as curriculum changes and testing. All districts in the state were required to adopt either the Alaska State Standards or the Common Core standards. Sitka took on the Common Core standards and students are now taking the Alaska Measures of Progress tests instead of the old Student Based Assessments. Jordan said it’s a lot for teachers to adjust to.
“There’s just a lot of big changes going on in education,” she said.
The conference has been held every two years since 1995 and it first came to Southeast in 2009 when Juneau hosted the event. Sitka is taking it on for the first time and it will feature three days of conferences, field trips and keynote speakers.
This year’s keynote speakers list includes Alaska Commissioner of Education Mike Hanley; and math education advocate Dan Meyer and Rodger Bybee, who co-authored the Next Generation Science Standards. The Alaska Science Teachers Association, the Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Department of Education are the organizations that help to put on the event.
The conference is scheduled for Oct. 23-25. Sparrowgrove said that puts it right between the Alaska Day Festival and Sitka WhaleFest. He said he’s hoping that will encourage businesses to stay open a little later into the fall than they otherwise would.
More information about the conference is available at amsc2015.org. The conference is in need of donations and sponsorships from local businesses.
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March 2004
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.