University of Alaska Educational Programs: Nationally Accredited & State Approved
Alaska’s teachers are helping to shape the future of our state. The University of
Alaska is training the next generation of teachers. Find an education program that
matches your career goals at the University of Alaska.
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University of Alaska Educational Programs: Nationally Accredited & State Approved
Alaska’s teachers are helping to shape the future of our state. The University of
Alaska is training the next generation of teachers. Find an education program that
matches your career goals at the University of Alaska.
Find out about all the opportunities the University of Alaska has to offer you.
Explore a full set of accredited teacher education programs from each university. These programs prepare educators to serve the unique cultural,
linguistic and geographic factors specific to Alaska.
"The emphasis on place-based teaching and real-world experience I get through my UAF
elementary education degree allows me to practice doing these things in the classroom,
helping me to become a kinder, more experienced, more effective and engaging teacher."
– Emily Abramowicz, UAF Elementary Education
"I feel like teachers have the ability to create an enormous impact. I hope that my
students learn tolerance and respect for themselves and each other. I want my students
to feel as though they belong to a safe and caring community so that they can continue
that community into their adulthood.
My education at UAF will allow me to become a teacher, provide me with the education
to assist my students, and thus give me the ability to impact my students."
– Jasmine Study, UAF Elementary Education
"I want to be that difference. If not emotionally, then I want to be the teacher that
makes learning enjoyable, creative, and considerate. When I tutored peers this last
year in Geometry, their teacher told me that I helped them pass classes they normally
wouldn't have and that they actually thought math was fun when it was with me.
I had no clue I had that much of an effect on them and I now consider one of my greatest
aspirations in life is to help."
– Kayanna Healy, UAF Secondary Education
“I knew and could see how much Indigenous educators were needed. Homegrown teachers
are uniquely prepared for the needs of our diverse communities across Alaska. While
working full time, I was able to earn my Master of Arts in Teaching through University
of Alaska Southeast and here I am many years later! I feel so grateful to have followed
my heart into the classroom.”
- Josephine Mattison, UAS Master of Arts in Teaching
“I got into education because I had the privilege of studying under a dynamic choir
director when I was in high school and after singing in his choirs, it was game over.
Teaching music was what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I’ve taught everything
from classroom music to high school choir to online music during the time of quarantine.
But regardless of what grade I teach, my goal has always been to inspire my students
to find the joy in the music making process – and I do the by taking challenging classes
every summer through the University of Alaska, and I implement what I learn in my
summer classes into my classroom in the fall. I’ve loved seeing the growth in my as
an educator as well as the growth in my students.”