The Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) program is a professional development opportunity for selected teachers to spend the summer learning and working in our nation’s largest classrooms – the national parks. Teachers are matched up with opportunities that will enhance their subject matter expertise in the classroom. National Park Service units, ranging from the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to Channel Islands National Park, provide a chance for teachers to truly experience science, history, and the diversity of American stories.

As TRTs, teachers will work on a variety of projects and duties, such as preparing curriculum materials for parks and presenting interpretive programs for the general public. After their summer experience, TRTs bring their knowledge of park resources back to their classrooms and serve as a lifelong bridge between the National Park Service and their district, school, colleagues, and students.

The TRT experience requires 230 hours of effort (roughly 4-6 weeks), and takes place between the months of June and August, although exact dates are negotiable.

Each TRT will receive a $3,000 stipend at the end of the summer, and can receive course credit through a graduate seminar offered by the University of Colorado Denver.

To apply to be a TRT in the Washington, D.C. office, please complete and submit TRT application by April 30, 2014.

For more information about TRT opportunities in other National Park Service units around the country, please email [email protected]