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HOW TO - Reflect Like a Ranger
How do park rangers help provoke reflection in their learners?
Mar 25, 20244 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...
Jan 3, 20246 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...
Nov 13, 20233 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...
Sep 26, 20235 min read
Why Parks? 8 Reasons Connecting with National Parks Makes Sense for Teachers
When John Dewey said, “Education is not preparation for life, it is life itself” he may not have been specifically referring to National...
Apr 29, 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...
Apr 10, 20235 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...
Mar 27, 20233 min read
Park Resource Profiles - Hot Springs NP
Although Yellowstone became the world’s first official national park, protection for Hot Springs Nat’l Park came nearly 50 years earlier...
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Connecting with Classrooms - 4 Ideas for Collaborating with Schools
“We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” If you work in parks, these words probably resonate...
Feb 21, 20233 min read
Using Museums in the Classroom
If you visit any national park unit, chances are pretty high that the visitor center will be on your list of stops. It's a great place to...
Feb 7, 20235 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 17, 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....
Jan 3, 20234 min read
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