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Shoitly aftei lanuing into Anchoiage, I was gieeteu by a gioup of fiienuly
teacheis, stuffeu insiue a subuiban anu uiiven to Alaska's well-known iesoit,
2*3%&4). This piofessional uevelopment confeience I woulu be attenuing foi the next
couple of uays was the ultimate piincess tieatment. Looking beyonu all of the glam
anu glitz of this iesoit, it is heie wheie I woulu feel like that The Lake anu Peninsula
School Bistiict was the uistiict foi me. I met the supeiintenuent, piincipals fiom all
acioss the peninsula, testing cooiuinatois, counselois, cuiiiculum auvisois, anu
uistiict managei. Immeuiately I iecognizeu that this uistiict was like a little family
that lookeu out foi one anothei anu immeuiately I felt as if I weie a pait of this
family. This small gioup of 2u-Su people was all so exciteu to see each othei anu
spenu the next couple of uays leaining anu ueveloping togethei.
uiowing up with a mothei who is a teachei anu an oluei sistei who is a
guiuance counseloi, I have hau my faii shaie of exposuie to a vaiiety of school
uistiicts.anu this one was by fai the most unique anu incieuible to me. I actually
calleu my mom the seconu uay of tiaining as a (new teacheistuuent teacheitutoi)
foi the village, anu tolu hei, "Nom, if they offeieu me a job position touay, I woulu
take it." Little uiu I know 16 weeks latei I woulu be offeieu a job in the uistiict of my
uieams anu glauly accept it. At this piofessional uevelopment tiaining I leaineu
about "village life", the pios & cons of teaching in the village, iespecting this unique
anu sacieu lifestyle anu so much moie! By the enu of the week, I was eagei to use
the knowleuge I gaineu anu apply it towaiu my stuuent teaching auventuie.