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From 2016 to 2023, James published the Teacher Camp blog on a variety of topics and subjects. You can access the entire archive here!

Teach Like A Ranger V - The Campfire SWAG Method

Teach Like A Ranger V - The Campfire SWAG Method

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...

Camp Culture – Creating an Ideal Learning Environment – PART II

Camp Culture – Creating an Ideal Learning Environment – PART II

In 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 I

Camp Culture – Creating an Ideal Learning Environment – PART I

How 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?

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?

Park-Based Problems - Finding Challenging Problems for Inquiry within America's Best Idea

Park-Based Problems - Finding Challenging Problems for Inquiry within America's Best Idea

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

Teach Like A Ranger IV – Addressing Controversial History at Nat’l Monuments

Teach Like A Ranger IV – Addressing Controversial History at Nat’l Monuments

How to park rangers address controversial topics?

Teach Like A Ranger Part III: Connecting Science Standards to Parks and Public Lands

Teach Like A Ranger Part III: Connecting Science Standards to Parks and Public Lands

Can All Science Standards Benefit From Incorporating NPS Resources?

Teach Like A Ranger Part II - The Educational Legacy of Our National Parks

Teach Like A Ranger Part II - The Educational Legacy of Our National Parks

Are National Parks the best public school system our country has ever developed?

Going Beyond the Park: 4 Places You Can Leverage in Your Classroom to Increase Engagement

Going Beyond the Park: 4 Places You Can Leverage in Your Classroom to Increase Engagement

How can we leverage places in our own

#TeachLikeARanger – Interpretation as Expert Teaching (Pt. 1)

#TeachLikeARanger – Interpretation as Expert Teaching (Pt. 1)

How can understanding techniques used by rangers strengthen our own teaching practices?

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