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What is Teacher Ranger Teacher? The Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) program is an extended professional development opportunity for K-12 classroom teachers to learn about the resources and educational materials available through the National Park Service. Teachers selected as Teacher-Rangers spend the summer working with park staff on education projects, learning about park resources and visitor services, and developing lesson plans to use in their classrooms. Once they return to their schools, teacher-rangers bring their national park knowledge and experiences into the school and classrooms throughout the school year to engage students, faculty, and staff in lessons and activities that relate to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and other national park sites. The emphasis of the TRT program is to connect National Park areas with teachers and their students who may have little or no experience with the National Park Service. The program is a partnership with the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) which administers the program and provides graduate credits to participants.
The Teacher Ranger Teacher Program at Sagamore Hill Teachers selected as a TRT spend 8-10 weeks between June and August working on a specific education-based project that varies from year to year based on the park's needs. TRTs will work side by side with park rangers and perform various duties such as developing and presenting programs for both students and the general public, reviewing and updating park educational material, and developing a place-based teacher workshop. TRTs must commit to a minimum of 240 hours and are automatically enrolled in an on-line graduate course through The University of Colorado Denver. TRTs are required to submit at least one lesson plan as part of the graduate course. The Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program provides a stipend and professional development credits. Please read the entire application for details on specific projects. Teacher-Ranger duties and projects will vary year to year.
Applications are no longer being accepted for 2019. Check back in Spring 2020. e-mail us Phone: 516-922-4788 |
Last updated: May 30, 2019