Anna Joseph and Caprice Damon won 6th and 9th overall, respectively, in each of their competitions.

Finalist Anna Joseph stands with K-12 Outreach Director Glenda Findlay, AK EdRising Coach Kari Rasmussen, AK EdRising Staff Mary Jo Skaggs and AK EdRising Project Manager Barbara Wadlinger.

Edrising Staff Mary Jo Skaggs and Barbara Wadlinger attended a professional development course in writing with the Kappan Magazine editor Dr. Rafael Heller.

Mary Jo Skaggs and Barbara Wadlinger and other project leaders attended professional development with Dr. Albert Chen, COO of PDK International.

Ketchikan students Alyssa Howard, Jhasen Seludo and Ellie Carter in Dallas. Photo: Ellie Carter.

Northwest Arctic Borough School District student Justin Kim, Teacher Leader Clayton Gindt and student Joseph Gallahorn at the conference.

St. Michael group: Teacher Leader Alexis Greene, students Mercedes Otten, LouAnn Nikiski and chaperone Zepaniah Hailey.

Wasilla Joe Redington H.S. group: Teacher Leader Christel Mozalevskiy and students Matthew Young, McKenzie Hobbs, Caprice Damon and Zephaniah Hailey.

Participants, Advisers & Staff gather for a group photo on the UAS campus.  Photo: Putt Clark.

President Johnsen speaks to the Educators Rising Participants.  Video: Monique Musik, UA Public Information Coordinator.

UAS Chancellor Richard Caulfield leads the opening
remarks to the audience of students, advisers and staff.
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Ronalda Cadiente-Brown, M.A.,   Associate Vice Chancellor for Alaska Native Programs and Director of PITAAS, spoke to the students. 
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Amanda Friendshuh president of Educators Rising
Alaska 2016-17,  addresses the audience at the
Opening. Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Executive Dean of the University College of Education,
Steve Atwater delivers his opening remarks.
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

UAS Chancellor Richard Caulfield leads the opening
remarks to the audience of students, advisers and staff.
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Woosh.ji.een Dance Group invited everyone to join
them dancing and drumming.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Students took Accuplacer Tests when they weren't in
Competition. Photo: Putt Clark.  

Palmer High Students pose with their advisers and
chaperone. Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.  

Public Speaking finishers Matthew Young, LouAnn Niksik
and Merceds Otten (Anna Joseph is in the next photo).
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Children's Literature K-3  winners on stage. 
There were some ties, resulting in many winners. 
Photo: Putt Clark.

Lesson Planning STEM finishers Hailee Godfrey, Alyssa
Howard, Maria Victoria Cunha Maciel, Kailey Erickson
and Sara Ulroan. Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Lesson Planning ARTS finishers Lexis Jasek, Grace
Straughn, Connor Koppes, Molly Penn and JesCynthia
David.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Pre-K Literature finishers on stage. The Awards
Ceremony was also attended virtually by other
groups that couldn't make it, but had competed
virtually. Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Off-site winners piped in to see the awards
ceremony.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Creative Lecture finishers on stage. Zephaniah
Hailey, Rim Khayata, Caprice Damon, Karrie Montero.
Not pictured: Dohyun Kim.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Children's Literature Higher Education finisher, Amanda
Friendshuh, stands with her 1st place certificate. 
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Children's Literature K-3  winners on stage. 
There were some ties, resulting in many winners. 
Photo: Putt Clark.

St. Michael  students with sit with their adviser in the
audience. Photo: Putt Clark.

Willie Hensley  addresses the students and audience. 
Photo: Putt Clark.

Students tour  the Captiol Building.  Photo: Putt Clark.

The Showcase  was attended by a number of Legislators,
DEED Deputy Commissioner,  Administrative &
Legislative staff, as well as a member of the K-12
Outreach Cultural Board.  Photo: Putt Clark.

The Matanuska-Susitna table was hosted by the H.S.
from Wasilla and the H.S. from Palmer. Photo: Putt Clark.

Group Photo of 2019 Participants  and their teacher leaders
pose on the Capitol steps.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Group Photo of 2019 Participants  and their teacher leaders
pose on the Capitol steps.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Group Photo of 2019 Participants  and their teacher leaders
pose on the Capitol steps.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Fairbanks Representative Grier Hopkins stands with
a student and her mother.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

UA President Jim Johnsen  addressed the audience
remotely.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

K-12 Outreach Staff posed for a rare group photo (also
included is Kari Rassmussen).  Photo courtesy Yuri Bult-Ito.

Deputy Commissioner Karen Melin and ASMP Program
Manager Jan Littlebear discuss education matters. 
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Fairbanks Representative Bart LeBon attended the
event, standing with K-12 Outreach Research
Specialist Keiko Herrick and ASMP Mentor Marilyn
White.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Lisa Paraday Exec. Dir. ACSA/ASA/AASSP,  offered some
tips and ideas about speaking with Legislators. 
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Sam Norlin, Project Manager for Place-Based Education,
works with an EdRising Student, helped by her teacher
leader and a mentor.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Toni McFadden, Program Manager for ATP, speaks with
Richard Catahay, Kake Superintendent.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Students were also addressed by Weston Eiler, UA
Governement Relations Coordinator, about how to
relate with Legislators.  Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Officers, left to right:  Yareth Santana, Alyssa Howard,
Matthew Young and Carl Moses-Vent.  Photo: Putt Clark.

Officers in training  included a video conference with the
Educators Rising President.  Photo: Putt Clark.

Officers, left to right:  Yareth Santana, Alyssa Howard,
Matthew Young and Carl Moses-Vent.  Photo: Putt Clark.

Officers, Advisers and Staff  went bowling to get to know one
another.  Photo: Putt Clark.

Students participate  in the School of Education's Robots
for Autistics workshop. Photo: K-12 Staff.

Students, Advisers and staff  pose for a group photo
outside the Wood Center. Photo: Yuri Bult-ito.

Education & Training professor Anne Armstrong works
with a student on the Mock Interview session. 
Photo: Don Peterson.

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Students participate in a session led by Rural Student Services.
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

Pavva Iñupiaq Dancers performed at the final evening event.
Photo: Yuri Bult-Ito.

2017-18 Officers pose for a photo in the setting Florida sun . 
Photo: K-12 Staff.

Educators Rising National Conference 2018 Group photo of 
Alaskan attendees. Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Students from Kotlik with their advisor, represent Alaska at the
National Conference by competing in “Inside Our Schools”. 
Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Staff: Steve Atwater, Dean of SOE, Glenda Findlay, Director
of K-12 Outreach, Barb Wadlinger, EdRising AK Manager,
Mary Jo Skaggs,  Fiscal Officer and Dale Cope, Contractor
and Coach, at the conference.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

The Alaska team received the Spirit Bear Award, for having
traveled  the furthest to get to Florida. Photo by K-12 Staff.

Program manager Barbara Wadlinger's office prior
to the CTSO Conference and FEA Symposium.
Photo by K-12 Staff.

FEA/CTSO participants discuss future careers. Photo by K-12 Staff.

Students listen to presenters at the conference. Photo by K-12 Staff.

Participants listen to Colleen Angaiak, Rural Student Services
Advisor. Photo by K-12 Staff.

Students who presented line up on stage for the
announcement of the winners. Photo by K-12 Staff.

Teachers, advisors, students and FEA Staff gather for a photo
in the Anchorage Embassy Suites Lobby. Photo by K-12 Staff.