America's Largest Classroom

America's Largest Classroom
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9780520974555
ISBN-13 : 0520974557
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Book Synopsis America's Largest Classroom by : Jessica L. Thompson

Download or read book America's Largest Classroom written by Jessica L. Thompson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 100 years, visitor learning at America’s national parks has grown and evolved. Today, there are over 400 National Park Service (NPS) sites, representing over eighty million acres. Sites exist in every US state and territory and are located on land, at sea, in remote areas, and in major urban centers. Every year, more than 300 million people visit national parks, and several million of them are children engaged in one of many educational programs hosted by the NPS. America’s Largest Classrooms offers insight and practical advice for improving educational outreach at national parks as well as suggestions for classroom educators on how to meaningfully incorporate parks into their curricula. Via a wide collection of case studies—ranging from addressing inclusivity at parks and public lands to teaching about science and social issues—this book illustrates innovations and solutions that will be of interest to nature interpreters, outdoor educators, and policy makers, as well as professors in the sciences writ large.


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