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Developmental Level Park Ranger Interpreter

Module 210 -Prepare and Present an Effective Conducted Activity (Benchmark Competency)

Conducted activities offer a physical and intellectual journey that can lead to greater awareness of the resource. (NPS Photo)

Recommended Pre-requisites: Foundations of Interpretation (formerly Module 101) and Module 103 (Interpretive Talk)

Context
Conducted activities provide a sequence of interpretive opportunities through physical movement and provide for enhanced immersion in the resource.

Conducted activities offer a physical and intellectual journey that can lead to greater awareness of the resource. Opportunities for group experiences and interactions, as well as cohesive development of relevant ideas, can encourage visitors to develop an enriched appreciation and support for the resources. While immersed in the resource(s), the visitor and interpreter will be able to capitalize on spontaneous situations to provide for meaningful moments and continuity of thought. Compared to the interpretive talk, conducted activities generally provide the audience with more opportunities to encounter tangible resources. The interpreter's role is to capitalize on these opportunities for visitors to be physically present in/with park resources, skillfully facilitating a sequence of meaningful experiences by linking those tangible resources to their intangible meanings.

Competency Description
Requires the interpreter to be able to
plan, prepare and effectively present a conducted activity that: provides a carefully sequenced set of opportunities for the audience to make their own intellectual and emotional connections to the meanings/significance of the resource; and provides a series of experiences in/with the resource that supports the cohesive development of a relevant idea or ideas.

Assessment
A videotape or DVD recording of a complete conducted activity (walk, tour, hike, or other program in which the audience moves between several stops and/or activities), performed in a park setting with a real visitor audience. View the Assessment Standard. View the Submission Guidelines.

Curriculum
The curriculum components outline the developmental learning elements that compose the skills for this competency. From these outlines, 1) employees and their supervisors can determine learning needs and strategies, 2) instructors can develop sessions and lesson plans. Each component also contains a list of useful references and developmental activities.

Training and Development Opportunities

A new NPS-developed on-line course in Conducted Activities is available at http://www.parktraining.org.

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Last module update: August, 2008
Editor: STMA Training Manager Interpretation

 
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