Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
Subject Areas: career
education, journalism, English
Timeline: tour weeks, one
hour per day
Grade Levels:
10-12
Purpose: to acquaint
students with ways of making a living in the
region; to provide career information outside of
books (careers in action)
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D. Madara and E.
Gillett
Local
Livelihood
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Activities
Resources
- regional and village corporations and businesses
- military services
- subsistence practitioners
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Variations
- Have students observe/participate
in career positions:
make a list of all careers
available in the region
find ones open to student
participation
make appointments with
supervisors
have students keep a journal while
observing or working
compose articles or essays about
careers of interest.
- Invite people from outside the
village to present other forms of livelihood.
- Arrange an apprenticeship
program.
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