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Heritage Education Services
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*NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HERITAGE EDUCATION SERVICES*
*INTERNSHIP, WASHINGTON, DC*
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The National Park Service (NPS) Heritage Education Services office is
seeking a student in a historic preservation, heritage tourism, or
heritage education related field for a for-credit/not paid internship.
The intern will assist in preparing and posting NPS Discover Our Shared
Heritage travel itineraries and/or Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP)
lesson plans on the NPS website.
*Teaching with Historic Places*has a variety of products and activities
that help teachers bring historic places directly into the classroom,
which are available on the National Park Service website at
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp
<http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp___> .The *Discover Our Shared
Heritage Travel Itinerary Series* helps adults and young people
worldwide learn about and plan trips to thousands of special places
included in the National Register of Historic Places of the United
States.The itinerary series is posted on the National Park Service
website at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel
<http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel___>.
Each Heritage Educations Services intern will have the opportunity to
learn and practice computer software skills. He or she will work with a
variety of organizations and professionals in partnership with the NPS
to prepare travel itineraries and lesson plans: developing content,
editing, and carrying out work to post itineraries and/or lesson plans
on the web. The intern also may be asked to perform other duties
relating to the work of the Heritage Education Services office.
The internship provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the
National Park Service and about cultural heritage tourism and heritage
education and how to develop web based promotional products to market
historic places as destinations and as tools for learning. The intern
will learn about, research, and use documentation on registered historic
places in the National Register of Historic Places archives. The student
will also gain an in-depth understanding of NPS cultural resources
programs and the educational programs, products, and services provided
by the NPS and its partners.
For more information or to apply contact Carol Shull, Chief, Heritage
Education Services, National Park Service at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>_or 202-354-2234.
