Researchers have made a case for reading outdoors. A study by the SUNY College of Optometry concludes that visual contrast increases when...

How can you make lectures more engaging and interactive?

In 2009, I had embarked on a solo road trip through Northern California and into Southern Oregon. One of the places I stopped with Lava...

Note - Hello! This is the first blog I have posted in about six months and as such I wanted to explain why my writing has dropped off. I...

The most important part of the lesson is how you introduce it. Learn three ways to maximize students connection.

In our previous post, we shared research and case studies that strongly suggests the merits of promoting “camp culture” as a way of...

How can modeling our classrooms after campgrounds lead to the ideal learning environment?

How can parks help facilitate critical conversations about race and identity?

Before you start reading this blog I’d like your participation in a short experiment. Take out a pencil and a piece of scratch paper and...

How can parks help provide real-world challenges to our students.