The only Alaska specific marine education curriculum!

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Alaska Seas and Rivers
The only Alaska specific marine education
curriculum!
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History
1968 Alaska Sea Week, Juneau 1970s Alaska Sea
Week, Statewide 1980s Alaska Sea/River
Week 2006 Alaska Seas and Rivers
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A new landscape

• What elements should we keep?
• What elements should we change?

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What should be kept?
Place-based
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Teachers writing the curriculum
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Celebration!
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What to change?

• Standards alignment

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Technology
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Teaching methods
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Project partners and participants
Alaska Dept. of Education Early
Development Alaska Sea Grant Alaska Ocean
Observing System Center for Alaska Coastal
Studies Alaska Fisheries Science Center Alaska
Science Consortium Juneau School District Lower
Kuskokwim School District Mat-Su School
District Other participants
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Where are we now?
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Involvement of scientists

• Source of science stories and resources

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Interaction with teachers during writing
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Framework for additional content
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• Questions?