Hey, School Success Makers!
Did it ever occur to you what the school settings in other parts of the country were like?
We have Vincent Villella, Director of Northwest Area health education center (AHEC) which also partners with North Alaska Career and Technical Education Center (NACTEC), to share his first-hand experience teaching and living in the rural areas of Alaska.
Tune in to know more about the current educational situation in the area and how they continue to keep going despite the...
Hey, School Success Makers!
Did it ever occur to you what the school settings in other parts of the country were like?
We have Vincent Villella, Director of Northwest Area health education center (AHEC) which also partners with North Alaska Career and Technical Education Center (NACTEC), to share his first-hand experience teaching and living in the rural areas of Alaska.
Tune in to know more about the current educational situation in the area and how they continue to keep going despite the challenges.
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Highlights of the Episode
- [01:47] I work as the Northwest AHEC director AHEC stands for Area Health Education Center
- [02:47] finally we are bringing students in for our in person session
- [03:51] I am helping out specifically with the ATT emergency trauma technician class
- [04:42] I only have anecdotal evidence
- [06:07] Gnome is so unique in this region of Alaska
- [06:57] Finding high quality medical care is a challenge.
- [07:40] There's no trucks coming up to deliver fuel to our gas stations
- [08:57] there's something really special about living in rural Alaska
- [11:42] numerous adverse childhood experiences that are barriers to their success
- [12:44] attrition here is extremely high for professionals
- [14:31] So I can't speak with 100% confidence
- [15:57] Navteq has really good leadership
- [16:49] students and communities and parents are pumped
- [17:51] we don't know exactly what's going to happen in the future
- [18:56] the value in putting on a program isn't necessarily the number of students
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