Bridging Literacy, Technology, and the Outdoors With Digital LibrariesResearchers have made a case for reading outdoors. A study by the SUNY College of Optometry concludes that visual contrast increases when...
Teach Like A Ranger V - The Campfire SWAG MethodIn 2009, I had embarked on a solo road trip through Northern California and into Southern Oregon. One of the places I stopped with Lava...
Creating and Using Teaching TrailsNote - 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...
Learning Invitations - 3 Way To Get and Keep Students EngagedThe most important part of the lesson is how you introduce it. Learn three ways to maximize students connection.
Camp Culture – Creating an Ideal Learning Environment – PART IIIn our previous post, we shared research and case studies that strongly suggests the merits of promoting “camp culture” as a way of...
Camp Culture – Creating an Ideal Learning Environment – PART IHow can modeling our classrooms after campgrounds lead to the ideal learning environment?
The Body & Soul of a Nation PART II: Can National Parks Help Save Our Country?How can parks help facilitate critical conversations about race and identity?
The Body & Soul of a Nation PART I: Can National Parks Help Save Our Country?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...
Park-Based Problems - Finding Challenging Problems for Inquiry within America's Best IdeaHow can parks help provide real-world challenges to our students.
