Promoting stewardship of our shared historic, cultural, and natural heritage through curriculum and partnerships between parks and teachers
305 Parks and Counting
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
🎧 Episode 48 is out now! James Fester shares how national parks & project-based learning can transform #education. Listen now at storiessustainus.com, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
#StoriesSustainUs #Podcast #Sustainability @saintfester @parkbasedlearn
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Can national parks help transform education? In Ep. 48, out June 24, @saintfester shares how outdoor learning & project-based education can reengage students. Listen at storiessustainus.com, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. #StoriesSustainUs @parkbasedlearn
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Geology rocks! 🤘🪨🎸
What’s more "classic rock" than 2.7 billion years of our shared geoheritage?
Discover geology in parks and visit some of the most phenomenal examples of our country’s geologic history. ➡️ go.nps.gov/geologic-tour
#NationalParkWeek #NationalParkPlaylist
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
.@theAAG Congrats to Seth Kannarr @stjk1997 grad teaching associate @UTKGeography. Honored tonight by @UTProvost for extraordinary performance in teaching. His innovative course Environmental Issues in National Parks received special recognition @parkbasedlearn @NatlParkService
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Need an alternative to busy parks? Try these lesser known, but equally captivating National Natural Landmarks. These 600+ sites contain outstanding examples of the nation’s biological and geological features. Explore these hidden gems! ➡️ go.nps.gov/ojjqit
#NationalParkWeek
The National Park Classroom retweeted
🏕️ Hello campers! Happy National Park Week and welcome back to Camp NPCA 🎉 This week, we're coming together to celebrate what makes our parks worth protecting.
✅ On the itinerary: our first-ever virtual obstacle course! Head to npca.org/campnpca to get the details.
The National Park Classroom retweeted
If you’re off trail and too close to wildlife, you’re in Alderaan places. Make good choices, you must!
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
Over the weekend at @dopeuky, PhD student Seth Kannarr talked about why using our national parks and protected areas in the classroom helps to increase student engagement and offer place-based examples to apply lessons to.
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Excited to be accepted as a part of the National Park Classroom Ranger program!
Looking forward to learning more about our National Parks, and how to use their resources for park-based and place-based education.
@amays_bwfund #bwfcast
The National Park Classroom retweeted
“It was my understanding there would be no math.” ~Chevy Chase as President Ford on “SNL.”
We hate math too. But the math of Parkonomics is pretty simple, actually, and can be most simply explained as:
“National parks=good.”
#parkonomics #jamesagarfieldnhs
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
Many national parks have direct connections to the American military—there are dozens of battlefields, military parks, and historic sites that commemorate and honor the service of American veterans.
#VeteransDay
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
So excited to be accepted into the 1st cohort of the National Park Classroom Ranger Program!!! Can’t wait to bring new and exciting things to my students! @parkbasedlearn
@saintfester
@stormsullivan85 @kelly_raz
#TOIS
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Students benefit in a multitude of ways when their learning is connected to their community. @NatlParkService can help, educational consultant @saintfester writes. 🏞️
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The National Park Classroom retweeted
Hey there....Are you interested in presenting at GEOFEST MN 2023? We are seeking proposals for high-quality, 45-min presentations. The conference is on Saturday 10/28/23. Submit by Aug. 18: bit.ly/44Wnsmw
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Today we welcomed @ChristalFox5 from @fox5ny to @EdisonCTE. As Principal, it was an honor to share the transformative work we’re doing in preparing students for their college or career pathway. Our commitment, their future! @FollowCSA @AlpapCsa @CahnFellowship @pencilorg
The National Park Classroom retweeted
Yes! On-demand PORTS program registration ends 5/19! But you can still register for #PORTScasts through June! 🎉🎉
The National Park Classroom retweeted
LOL @ considering Clara Barton NHS as the "deadliest national park site." Someone doesn't know how to statistic. #parkchat
Newly released data collected by the Public Risk Management Program from the National Park Service system shows that between 2014 and early April 2023, over 2,600 visitors died in national parks, including NC. Of those 204 died in 2022 alone. trib.al/9EdeOUb
