In my work with the National Writing Project and the Nebraska Writing Project, I frequently collaborate with the National Parks Service on public education projects designed to engage writers in place-based education, writing, and reflection.
Celebrating the Legacy of Red Cloud: A Place-Based Video Project
This in-progess project is a collaboration between Agate National Monument, Ft. Laramie National Historic Site, and the Nebraska and Elk River Writing Projects. The goal of the project is to create two instructional videos celebrating the legacy of Red Cloud, the Oglala Lakota chief, and highlighting voices of his descendants.
Anticipated publication date: early 2023
Telling Stories About Place
This video explores how the stories we tell about places reflect and inform our perceptions of the world. Starting in a public park in Lincoln, Nebraska, this Inspiration supports writers in composing a narrative as they explore public outdoor spaces in their own communities.
This video was created for the 2021 #WriteOut project, a collaboration between NWP and NPS.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Buffalo Soldiers and Dominant Narratives
In this video, created in collaboration with rangers at the Niobrara National Scenic River, students will hear the untold story of the Black American Soldiers, Buffalo Soldiers, who lived and worked at Fort Niobrara on the Niobrara River and then examine the dominant and counter narratives of the soldiers along with dominant narratives in their own lives by writing for inquiry and critical analysis of current events.
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