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HOW TO - Lesson Plan Like a Ranger
What can we learn about classroom teaching from what rangers do to prepare for school visits?
Apr 29, 20243 min read
HOW TO - Reflect Like a Ranger
How do park rangers help provoke reflection in their learners?
Mar 25, 20244 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...
Feb 29, 20243 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
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
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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