ANILCA (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act) is a law enacted to protect over 157 million acres of land and is the largest expansion of public lands in history. While this law shapes so much of our lives here in Alaska, and was a follow-up to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, ANILCA is hard to understand and even harder to teach.

See Stories will lead a virtual 1-Credit teacher professional development course titled “Bringing ANILCA to life for your students” in the spring of 2026. The free course is designed for Alaskan educators of 6th – 12th grade students and is a virtual 1-credit 500 level professional development course through UAA’s PACE Program.

Participants will:

• Engage with student-produced films about ANILCA

• Explore accompanying lesson plans (available here)

• Implement ANILCA-focused lessons with students

• Reflect on and share insights from their classroom experience

This course is geared towards Social Studies, History, & Alaska Studies Teachers, or any teacher who has a group of students they can engage in curriculum about ANILCA. If you are not a classroom teacher (e.g. a Librarian, Teachers Assistant, or Curriculum Coordinator), you can still apply, but you will need to connect with a classroom that welcomes you engaging students in ANILCA lesson plans.

Teachers anywhere in Alaska are encouraged to apply.

Application deadline: Wednesday March 13th

Virtual Class sessions: