Ecological Restoration Training Coordinator
Articles/Websites
Grades9, 10, 11, 12, APBiology, Earth and Space Sciences, Career Skills
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What it is
- This document includes basic information about an ecological restoration training coordinator role and a profile of Alicia Kellogg, a Green Start Program Coordinator for King County, Washington.
- Students will learn about the salary, necessary skills and experience, and day-to-day tasks of an ecological restoration training coordinator and gain insight from the personal narrative provided.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The interviewee does a great job of defining and explaining content-specific terms.
- Students feeling overwhelmed with career decisions will be comforted by a story of someone who tried a few different things before finding what they wanted to do.
Additional Prerequisites
- Some students may need the terms ecological, soft skills, linguistics, marginalize, and others defined before reading the article.
- Researching the pervasiveness of house insecurity may provide students with helpful background for understanding the program mentioned.
Differentiation
- Creative writing students can write about a character's day as an ecological restoration training coordinator.
- After reading the article, students can discuss the merits of technical skills versus people skills in the workplace.
- Students can research how funding from various sources impacts people in these careers.
- Language arts students can write persuasive essays convincing organizations to fund this program or can learn about grant writing and its role in nonprofit and governmental organizations.
- Students can research the Green Start program and how they restore ecosystems and improve their community.
From the scientist review
The resource has no specific science to review but highlights information on green careers and skills.
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