Curriculum
The
following curriculum source document provides a significant revision and update to the foundational interpretive concepts that were originally presented in Fulfilling the NPS Mission: The Process of Interpretation, also widely know as Module 101. The revised curriculum, written by a group of NPS subject matter experts, is the source document for the development of training courses and resources related to the core competencies for NPS interpreters. From this document,
1) employees and their supervisors can determine learning
needs and strategies, 2) instructors can develop sessions
and lesson plans. From this document, an on-line course, also entitled "Foundations of Interpretation", has been developed in partnership with the Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands.
This revised curriculum addresses the following core competencies for all interpreters:
Foundations of Interpretation
Knowledge of the Resource
Knowledge of the Audience
Knowledge of Appropriate Techniques
Audience
All park rangers and other NPS staff with public contact
responsibility, both permanent term and seasonal, as
well as cooperating association employees, volunteers,
concession employees, and park partner employees
