Professional Development

Geoscientist in Parks help prepares students to measure Joshua trees

NPS / Brad Sutton

 

Teacher Training

Desert Institute is the educational branch of Joshua Tree National Park Association. They offer a variety of field courses in natural science, cultural history, recreation, and the arts. Programs are taught by experienced instructors. Please see the Desert Institute's website for their current schedule of classes.

Rangers are available for teacher trainings in the park. Please email [e-mail] to request a teacher training.

Topics may include:

• Citizen Science Projects
• Cultural History
• Current Issues in Park Management
• General Park Knowledge

Other options for professional development in environmental education:

•	Project WILD
•	Project Learning Tree
•	Project WET
•	Project Archaeology