Novice Teacher Cohort Application

Doyon Foundation is pleased to announce a call for interested members of our Novice Teacher Cohort, as part of our DLO in the Classroom project.

We will contract with individuals who have an interest in becoming Indigenous language teachers to support their development and build experience in the language classroom. They will receive specific training provided by classes at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and through 7000 Languages. The novice language teachers will participate in lesson planning and implementation in the classroom, observation of other language classroom instructors, and reflective sessions with their cohort and language training consultant.

Applications will be accepted through Friday, December 30, 2022.

We suggest that you use a Word doc to draft and save your application progress, however, you can also create an account to save your progress in the application form. Once you have made an account, the 'Save Progress' button can be found at the bottom of the page.

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First Name *

Last Name *

Indigenous Name (if applicable)

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Phone *

Alternate Phone Number

Email Address *

Doyon, Limited shareholder? *

Yes

No

Descendant of Doyon shareholder? *

Yes

No

Age *

18 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50+

Gender *

Male

Female

Other

Tribal Affiliation(s) (enter none if you do not have one)

Home Community/Communities *

Current Community/Communities of Residence *

Language Background (select all that apply) *

Language You Intend to Teach In *

Please provide a short biography of yourself. *

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Please upload your resume below. *

Why do you want to be a teacher in this program? *

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What is your comfort level in speaking your language? *

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What is your comfort level in understanding your language? *

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Please describe any previous language projects or activities you have been involved with. *

Please describe the language resources you will be using (a Native language speaker, books, online resources, etc.). If you will be working with a Native language speaker, please encourage them to apply for one of our Native language speaker positions. *

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Do you have a smartphone? *

Yes

No

How will you contribute to community language teaching and learning after the program? (For example, becoming a mentor, teacher or lesson developer.) Which community/communities will you serve? *

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What other professional and personal commitments do you have in the next year? For example, are you a part-time or full-time student? Do you have a part-time or full-time job? *

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Engaging in language work can be joyful and healing, but it can also be an emotional struggle. How will you engage in language learning while maintaining a healthy relationship with the work? *

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What are your long-term language goals? *

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Reasonable Accommodation: Any applicant who is experiencing a disability within the meaning of the Americans With Disabilities Act or other applicable state, federal or local law, who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact Allan Hayton at 907.459.2162.

Title VII Compliance: In accordance with applicable law and Doyon Foundation policy, preference in selection of the novice teacher cohort will be given to qualified Alaska Natives from the Doyon Region, or other Alaska Natives. Other than as allowed or required by the terms of the ANA grant or applicable law, Doyon Foundation complies with Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable Alaska State and local civil rights laws; and does not discriminate in the selection of candidates based on race, religion, country of national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status, age, disability, status as a veteran or any other classification protected by law.