National Park Service Training Opportunities

National Park Service Training Opportunities

• History
• Training & Development
• For Teachers & Learners

• Archeology
• Archeology & Ethnography
  Program
• Archeology for Interpreters
• Cultural Landscapes
• Cultural Resources
  Diversity Initiative
• Interpretation for
  Archeologists
• Military History
• Virtual Exhibits
• Virtual Tours
• Visitor Information
  for National Parks

NPS Training Opportunities—Archeology

• Archeology & Ethnography
  Education and Training
• LearnNPS (for all
  teachers and learners)
• Peoples & Cultures
  Training
• Teaching with Historic
  Places (Lesson Plan Index)
• Teaching with Historic
  Places: Archeology
• NationalCenter for
  Preservation Technology
  and Training
• Explore, Learn, and
  Participate
• Cultural Resources Mapping
  and Geographic Information
  Systems (GIS)
• Agents of Deterioration—
  Enemies of Preservation

NPS Training Opportunities--Interpretation

• Interpretive Development
  Program
• Fulfilling the NPS Mission
  The Process of Interpretation
• Visitor Needs and
  Characteristics
• Demonstrating Successful
  Informal Visitor Contacts
• Preparing and Presenting an
  Effective Interpretive Talk
• Prepare and Present an
  Effective Conducted Activity
• Prepare and Present an
  Interpreted Demonstration
  or Other Illustrated Program
• Effective Interpretive
  Writing
• Partners in Interpretation
• Identifying and Removing
  Bias from Public Programming
• Presenting Archeology to
  the Public: Digging for Truths
• Telling the Stories:
  Planning Effective Interpretive
  Programs for Properties Listed
  in the National Register of
  Historic Places
• Interpretive Media for the
  National Park Service

Other Training and Education Resources

• Advisory Council on
  Historic Preservation
• Society for American
  Archaeology
• Society for Historical
  Archaeology
• Bureau of Land
  Management
• Certification Program in
  Interpretation (National
  Association for Interpretation)

Examples of Archeological Interpretation Programs

• Archaeological Parks in
  the United States
• Archaeology & You:

Visiting Archaeologylearning/visiting.html

United States

• Kobuk National
  Historic Park (AK)
• Ancient Architects of the
  Mississippi (AR, MS, LA, TN)
• Castle Rock Pueblo,
  Crow Canyon Archaeo-CastleRock/Text/crpw_aboutthispub.htm
  logical Center (CO)
• Museum of the Rockies
  Regional Archaeologyresearch/archaeology.html
  Program in National Parks
• Biscayne National Park (FL)
• Andersonville National
  Historic Site (GA)
• Salem Maritime National
  Historic Site (MA)
• Antietam National
  Battlefield (MD)
• Chaco Culture National
  Historic Park (NM)
• Five Points Site (NY)
• FortClastop National
  Memorial (OR)
• Charles Pinckney National
  Historic Site (SC)
• Maggie Walker National
  Historic Site (VA)
• Petersburg National
  Battlefield (VA)
• WaterIsland (USVI)
• FortVancouver National
  Historic Site (WA)

International

• Port Royal, Jamaica
• Parks Canada
• New South Wales
  National Parks (Australia)

Archeology/Anthropology Professional Associations

• American Anthropological
  Association
• American Cultural
  Resources Association
• Archaeological Institute
  of America
• National Association for
  Practice of Anthropology
• National Geographic Society
• National Trust for
  Historic Preservation
• Society for American
  Archaeology
• Society for Applied
  Anthropology
• Society for Historical
  Archaeology
• Society for Industrial
  Archaeology
• National Association of
  State Archaeologists
• Register of Professional
  Archaeologists

Interpretation/Museum Professional Associations

• National Association for
  Interpretation
• Association for Heritage
  Interpretation (United Kingdom)
• The Association for Living
  History, Farm and Agricultural
  Museums (ALHFAM)
• Interpretation Canada:
  An Association for
  Heritage Interpretation
• FPIPN "Pippin"—The First
  Person Interpreters' Professional
  Network (An ALHFAM
  Professional Interest Group)
• Visitor Studies Association
• American Association
  of Museums

Federal Agencies

• Advisory Council on
  Historic Preservation
• National Conference of
  State Historic Preservation
  Officers
• Federal, State, and Tribal
  Historic Preservation
  Programs and Officers
• Smithsonian Institution,
  Museum of Natural History,
  Department of Anthropology
• Bureau of Land and Waste
  Management (Environmental Education)
• USDA Forest Service
  (Heritage Resourceheritage/index.shtml
  Programs)

Information from the Federal Archeology Program

Regional and State Archeological Resources (from the National Park Service)

• Glossary of Archaeological Terms (from Archeology for Interpreters, online training program, National Park Service)

• “National Strategy for Federal Archeology” (from the Archeology & Ethnography Program, National Park Service)

• “Administrative History: Expansion of the National Park Service in the 1930s” (by Harlan D. Unrau and G. Frank Williss, September 1983)

• “Research and Interpretation in the Parks” (from the Archeology & Ethnography Program, National Park Service)

• “Federal Archeology Program” (from the Archeology & Ethnography Program, National Park Service)

• “Secretary’s Report to Congress on Federal Archeology” (from the Archeology & Ethnography Program, National Park Service)

Articles on the Federal Archeology Program

from the NPS Archeology and Ethnography Program website at

• Archeology and the Federal Government—1994. CRM 17(6)

• Archeology and the Federal Government—1988. CRM 11(special issue)

• Preservation on the Reservation—1999. Common Ground (Fall)

• Speaking Nation to Nation: Fulfilling Our Promise to Native Americans—1998. Common Ground 2(3/4). (Spring)

• The State of the States—1999. Common Ground (Summer)

• America’s Hidden Battlefields: Protecting the Archeological Story (from the American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service)

• Preserving a Submerged Legacy (underwater archeological resources, from the Archeology and Ethnography Program, National Park Service)

• Anderson, David G.

1997National Commitment to Archeology." Common Ground 2(1). (Spring)

• Bense, Judith

1997"The Southeast Jumpstart of the National Archeology Program." Common Ground 2(1). (Spring)

• Lipe, William D.

1996"In Defense of Digging: Archeological Preservation as a Means, not an End." CRM 19(7)

• McGimsey III, Charles

1998"Headwaters: How the Post-War Boom Changed Archeology." Common Ground 3(2/3). (Summer/Fall)

• McGimsey III, Charles

1999"Headwaters, Part 2: Archeology on Capitol Hill, 1960-74." Common Ground (Winter)

• McManamon, Francis P.

1996"Ninety Years of Archeology and Historic Preservation." CRM 19(7)

• McManamon, Francis P.

1996"The Antiquities Act--Setting basic Preservation Priorities." CRM 19(7)

• Rogers, Jerry L. and Francis P. McManamon

1994"The Federal Archeology Program." CRM 17(6)

• The Future of Public Archeology: A Conversation with Bruce Babbitt, Frank McManamon, and Keith Kintigh, 1999. Common Ground (Winter)

Other Articles and Resources

• ARCHNet: Resources for North American Archaeology (weblinks from ArizonaStateUniversity)

• “The Archeology Public Interpretation Initiative” (by John H. Jameson, Jr., online article updated October 28, 2002, National Park Service, SoutheastArcheologicalCenter)

• “The Archaeologist as Global Educator”
  by Phyllis Mauch Messenger and Walter W. Enloe

• “Heritage Tourism and the Federal Government: Summit I—Report of Proceedings” (from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2002)

• “Caring for the Past, Managing for the Future: Federal Stewardship and America's Historic Legacy” (from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2001)

• “Exploring Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Archaeology”
  Prepared by Maria Ramos and David Duganne, Harris Interactive for the Society for American Archaeology, February, 2000

• “Archaeological Myths” (from the BurkeMuseum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle)

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