Is snail mail really as slow as we think it is? Today we can communicate with pretty much anyone instantly. Our online orders can arrive as soon as the next day, and if we are patient snail mail might take a week. Maybe we want to find out exactly when mail will arrive–we can track […]
Park County, Wyoming boasts amazing schools, students, and teachers. This past May the Center’s Interpretive Education Division and Draper Natural History Museum partnered with Westside Elementary in Park County’s Powell, WY to advance the success, ingenuity, and creativity of two of the school’s 5th grade students. These local students created winning projects on Yellowstone National […]
Welcome to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s new blog series, Clues for Your Classrooms: Resources for Students and Teachers. As we launch this inaugural blog series for teachers and students in Wyoming, the Rocky Mountain Region, and the world, we will strive to provide a plethora of easy to use resources for the […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is thrilled to announce free field trips for Park County students during the 2014 – 2015 school year. Very generous private donors—the Stephen M. Seay Foundation and two anonymous donors—have made it possible for the Center’s Interpretive Education Department to invite Park County, Wyoming, students and teachers to […]
It has been just over a year since we launched and presented the first of our Skype in the classroom lessons—what a fantastic year it has been. Our Skype in the classroom lessons have opened doors, windows, hidden hallways—OPPORTUNITIES. These opportunities allow dialogue, spark interest, and inspire the youth of our world to connect to […]
Museum experiences for students abound at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. As the school year screeches to a halt, teachers are busy planning the school year ahead. Their preparation can be rigorous as they strive to meet increasing demands—especially with the implementation of Common Core Standards nation-wide. In addition, many teachers face budgets […]