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Apr 29, 20243 min read

HOW TO - Lesson Plan Like a Ranger

What can we learn about classroom teaching from what rangers do to prepare for school visits?

Mar 25, 20244 min read

HOW TO - Reflect Like a Ranger

How do park rangers help provoke reflection in their learners?

Feb 29, 20243 min read

HOW TO Inquire Like a Ranger

A recently published study in Science Education International found that "contextualization [is] one of the most important determiners of...

Jan 3, 20246 min read

HOW TO - Assess Like A Ranger

This is the first blog in a new series focused on HOW to adapt and adopt the educational practices used on public lands for classroom...

Nov 13, 20233 min read

Tips on Connecting with Parks

Tapping expert opinions, creating work that has a community impact, and gaining insights from local businesses; it is these local and...

Sep 26, 20235 min read

Creating Teaching Trails

While I am not a Drake fan, many of you might be and so sharing this quote feels appropriate - "Sometimes it's the journey that teaches...

Apr 10, 20235 min read

The Pinelands Project -Public Land Learning from Scratch.

Murky forests, sugar-sand soil, folklore-laden history, and Sopranos episodes. Declared the nations first national reserve in 1978, the...

Mar 27, 20233 min read

Primary Sources in the Parks

by Jen Reiter Several summers ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Institute at the...

Jan 17, 20234 min read

Engage Your Learners the National Park Way

Consider for a moment the following question; what is the most important element of a successful classroom? Is it rigor? Strong norms and...

Jan 3, 20234 min read

5 Ideas for Using Park Maps in the Classroom

One of the most recognizable parts of any visit to a National Park is when you enter the welcome station and get your NPS Brochure....