Introverts are often expected to fit into the extrovert ideal which can lead to self-negation, turning inward or withdrawing. Learn 6 strategies to help introverts thrive.
In this article you will examine various educational theories; knowing how people learn can help to improve existing educational programs & develop new programs for park visitors.
In this project, students studied Native American cultures and celebrated each for their diversity and uniqueness. Learn how you can recreate a similar project at your park.
Visuals aids are a great way to teach and share information on a wide variety of subjects from history to science. Visual aids are usually reserved for the classroom.
Read the article "Our Students' Questions Should be a Top Priority" by Molly Ness to learn how to nurture and place a higher priority on students' questions.
Learn how a social studies teacher created an escape room experience to engage his students and allow them to demonstrate mastery of his course content.
This study investigated the immediate impacts of the EVER day (Shark Valley and Royal Palm) and residential/camping (Loop Road and Hidden Lake) programs.
Interpretation explores primary reasons for preserving natural and cultural resources. These resources represent who we are and inform our shared future.
Intellectual Property (IP) defined as it pertains to NPS functions, as well as the importance of tracking/controlling IP Servicewide.
Learn more about what it means to be an interpreter in the 21st century!
Interpreters use themes to cohesively develop ideas that say something important and powerful and, in doing so, provoke personal connections from audiences.
Expresses the importance in providing opportunities for people to explore ideas and meanings inherent in natural and cultural resources.
Instead of telling the audience all that they know, interpreters must select what may be the most compelling, or the Big Idea.
This guide contains useful tips and tactics for communicating up, down and across, as well as engaging your audience and effectively receiving feedback.
An inter-agency guide to the collaborative stewardship of America's National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
This article encourages interpreters to communicate a variety of relevant meanings and values to their audiences as times evolve and change.
In this article Donald W. Shriver, Jr. proposes Americans learn from three concepts that guided the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Provides an overview of the Historic Preservation Training Center and introduces the five teams that work within the organization.
This video series highlights the National Park Service's unique position on responding to climate change and connecting with the public.
One of the NPS Preservation Partnership Programs, this program uses tax credits to encourage private-sector investment in historic buildings.
A brief history of Storer College and its transition to the Mather Training Center in Harpers Ferry, WV.
This video discusses the role new media and social media on crisis management and how an organization can better communicate during a crisis.
This video discusses emotional intelligence in the context of leadership, talent development and increasing individual and organizational performance.
Read about the experience of two rookie firefighters at National Park Service's Structural Fire Academy
The mission of the Wilderness Stewardship Program is to identify and advance park lands to become part of the National Wilderness Preservation System