Assignment

Assignment • Watch Wright Brothers program • Act as the interpreter’s peer or supervisor • How would you coach this interpreter? • 20 minutes Interpretive Analysis Model • Helps to identify interpretive elements • Tool for self-evaluation, coaching, and development • Provides a strategy for positive assessment • Does not address accuracy, style, technique, and delivery Interpretive Analysis Model • What is your initial reaction? • Identify the central idea • Identify interpretive techniques • Identify tangible/intangible links created by each technique Interpretive Analysis Model • What response does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire? • Consider the whole product • Compare notes • Suggest improvement What is your initial reaction? • How did the product make you feel? • Appropriate for audience and place? • Audience response? • What worked? • What needs improvement? Identify the central idea Cohesively developed ideas provide structure for the audience • Does the interpretive product flow? • Does it have a focus? • Is it engaging and relevant? Identify interpretive techniques stories, explanations, games, examples, presentation of evidence, quotes, analogies, comparisons, illustrations, questions, demonstrations, activities, discussions . . . Identify tangible/intangible links created by each technique Interpretive techniques link tangibles and their intangible meanings Tangibles - objects, people, places, events Intangibles - processes, ideas, relationships, concepts, values What response does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire? Interpretive techniques develop tangible/intangible links into opportunities for connections to resource meanings • comprehension, discovery, insight, recognition, revelation, understanding of concepts . . . intellectual • amazement, curiosity, compassion, empathy, grief, happiness, surprise, wonder . . . emotional Example • Tangible/intangible link: mountain/challenge • Technique: diary excerpt from famous mountaineer • Intended response: inspiration Mountain/challenge + diary excerpt = opportunity for emotional connections to the challenge of mountains Consider the whole product • Revisit the central idea • Review opportunities for connections to resource meanings • Are opportunities sequenced, arranged and organized? Compare notes • Broadens understanding • Professionalism Suggest improvement • Build upon what exists • Happens throughout the process • All interpretive products can be improved Interpretive Analysis Model • What is your initial reaction? • Identify the central idea • Identify interpretive techniques • Identify tangible/intangible links created by each technique Interpretive Analysis Model • What response does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire? • Consider the whole product • Compare notes • Suggest improvement Practice • Read “A Forest’s Lesson” • Work through Analysis Model • Prepare to discuss • 30 minutes Interlude • NPS Fundamentals Video • 15 minutes More practice • Watch Sequoia Tree program • Apply Analysis Model • Prepare to discuss • 30 minutes Additional resources • www.nps.gov/idp/interp • Peers • Nancy_Holman@nps.gov • Charles_Beall@nps.gov