Day in the Life
In Spring 2022 the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Team launched a new feature of
its K-12 Curriculum Project, our “Day in the Life” series. We asked a wide range of Wyoming
community members, from different professions, to create a short "Day in the Life"
video, featuring their daily work life and highlighting what makes their job meaningful
for them. This content is shared in the Wallop virtual curriculum catalog, which we
provide free to Wyoming K-12 social studies teachers and students on the University
of Wyoming's WyoLearn website (link). These “Day in the Life” videos supplement the Wallop K-12 Curriculum Project directly
by providing students with examples of people from a variety of professions available
through study of social studies and beyond.

Day in the Life videos include A Day in the Life of a Spawning Coordinator for Wyoming
Game and Fish, A Day in the Life of an AmeriCorps Campus Compact member, and more!
Professionals in these videos discuss the topics below and more.
- Introduce yourself.
- What’s your name?
- What’s your current job title?
- How long have you been in that position?
- Tell us about your background.
- Where did you grow up?
- What is your educational background?
- What is your professional background or how would you describe your career path?
- Tell us about your current job.
- What's your basic job description? What does your typical work day look like?
- What part of your job do you find most interesting and why?
- What is something you do regularly as part of your job that most people wouldn’t know
about?
- What do you like most about your job?
- Tell us your thoughts on the future of your professional field.
- What challenges do you see your field facing in the future?
- What opportunities do you see in your field in the future?
- What advice would you give a student who is considering a job like yours for their
future?