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      • Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
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      • Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2023
      • Cumberland Island National Seashore 2023
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      • Big Cypress National Preserve 2023
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Expeditions In Education

"Where Passion Intersects Purpose"

Dacia, also known as Dr. Drizzle, is an internationally recognized educator who travels the country inspiring teachers and administrators alike to integrate STEM into everyday instruction. A regular presenter at marquee education events such as NSTA, ISTE, and SXSW EDU, Dacia has been empowering educators to engage students through STEM for more than 20 years. She is known world-wide for her innovative approach to learning and is passionate about building relationships, building the culture of STEM, and building capacity. She also frequently speaks as an expert in the areas of outdoor education, project-based learning, differentiation in the classroom, and UN Global Goals instruction in the classroom. 

Dacia and her husband, Steve, work together to bring as many high quality STEM opportunities to students, teachers, and schools for free. Their nonprofit, Expeditions In Education, will allow them to travel the country and bring relevant, real world, virtual and face to face opportunities to students in the United States and around the world. Right now their reach is over 1 million students and teachers each year. If you are interested in partnering with the nonprofit, please reach out to us at dacia@expeditionsineducation.org. Help us change the world, one adventure at a time. 
Make sure you check out STEAM in the PARK while you are looking around! (STEAM in the PARK is professional learning experiences for PK-12 Educators and Park Rangers)



Our Mission and Passion: We know that outdoor experiences help students increase their understanding of natural and human communities which leads to a sense of place. Students can develop stronger environmental attitudes and have a deeper understanding of civic issues. We want to provide outdoor learning experiences to support educators so they can raise the next generation of responsible citizens who care about each other and the Earth. With STEAM in the PARK, we know that learning outside the classroom can help teachers create enthusiasm for learning, provide a real-world context and expose students to a range of STEM careers. Our goal is to integrate outdoor learning via the National Parks with Real World Problems utilizing tools such as the UN Global Goals.

We are the premiere organization that allows for educators to gather in National Parks and solve UN Global Goals that National Parks face. 


You can also find us on Twitter @dacia92 #ExpeditionsInEducation
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​We are so excited about what we have been able to accomplish and can't wait to continue in 2023. We have reached over 1.25 million students, teachers, and families this year. Let's keep moving forward! We would love to have you join us on our journey. 

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Our Why!

At Expeditions in Education, we know that students around the world have the ability to solve problems. We aspire to give them opportunities to do that every single day. We travel around the country, filming in National Parks, in order to bring real-world experiences to students, families, and teachers. We research the challenges that National Parks face and then write STEM content that teachers and parents can introduce to their students and children. Each experience includes a look at the park, its history, its place in the world, and the impact it has on those around it. We include a STEM challenge connected to one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Goals. These goals are ones that affect us all! We also host professional learning communities at National Parks to connect, collaborate, and create their content to share with their students upon return.

​In the past year (2021) we have reached over 900 thousand students virtually, presenting STEM classes and getting them excited about our national parks; this includes hosting 60 classrooms/day, several times a week. We share with them the beauty of the parks and the role that they can play in each one of them. We work closely with scientists, researchers, and park rangers to identify the environmental issues that challenge them. We then invite students to submit solutions, via social media, to the parks. This gives the students a sense of ownership, knowing that they can solve an actual problem. Recently we received a prototype from a young girl with developmental challenges who made her “humane” trap to capture invasive crayfish, all about comfort and compassion. She wanted the crayfish to know that she cared about him although she had to move him to another location. These experiences give thousands of students an opportunity to visit a park that may have never been before.

When asked why we do this, it goes back to a conversation with my mom, years ago. She told me I could be instrumental in igniting change in this world if I:
  1. Loved deeply
  2. Served intentionally
  3. Lived for others
I know that those words have carried us into this new passion. We are eager to serve others, to make sure that students know their value in this world, and introduce everyone to the lands that we call the National Parks. In this work, we will encourage teachers and parents to empower their students/children to solve problems, to seek solutions, to collaborate with a global community, and ultimately, be the change we need to see in our world.
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    • 4th Grade SPECIAL EVENTS >
      • Hawai'i Volcanoes LIVE Event
      • Dark Sky Event with Voyageurs Conservancy
      • Holiday in the Parks 3
    • 4th Grade ZOOM >
      • Episodes 1-10 >
        • Episode One: Homestead NHP
        • Episode Two: Holiday in the PARKS
        • Episode Three: Biscayne National Park
        • Episode Four: Everglades National Park
        • Episode Five: Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
        • Episode Six: Assateague Island National Seashore
        • Episode Seven: George Washington's Birthday 2022
        • Episode Eight: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
        • Episode Nine: Tumacácori National Historical Park
        • Episode Ten: San Antonio Missions NHP
      • Episodes 11 - 20 >
        • Episode Eleven: MotorCities National Heritage Area
        • Episode Twelve: Death Valley National Park
        • Episode Thirteen: Hot Springs National Park
        • Episode Fourteen: Isle Royale National Park
        • Episode Fifteen: Dry Tortugas National Park
        • Episode Sixteen: Olympic National Park
        • Episode Seventeen: Voyageurs National Park
        • Episode Eighteen: Lewis and Clark
        • Episode Nineteen: Jewel Cave National Monument
        • Episode Twenty: Pipestone National Monument
      • Episodes 21 - 30 >
        • Episode Twenty-One: Alcatraz island
        • Episode Twenty-Two: César E. Chávez National Monument.
        • Episode Twenty-Three: Lava Beds National Monument
        • Episode Twenty-Four: Haleakalā National Park
        • Episode Twenty-Five: Hawai' i Volcanoes
        • Episode Twenty-Six: Pearl Harbor National Memorial
        • Episode Twenty-Seven: Lincoln Boyhood
        • Episode Twenty-Eight: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
        • Episode Twenty-Nine: Cumberland Island National Seashore
        • Episode Thirty: Vicksburg National Military Park
  • National Parks Expedition Challenge
    • Acadia to Bryce >
      • Acadia National Park
      • Alcatraz Island
      • Arches National Park
      • Assateague Island National Seashore
      • Badlands National Park
      • Big Bend National Park
      • Big Cypress National Preserve
      • Biscayne National Park
      • Black Canyon of the Gunnison
      • Bryce Canyon National Park
    • Cape to Dry >
      • Cape Cod (ONE) National Seashore
      • Cape Cod (TWO) National Seashore
      • Carlsbad Caverns National Park
      • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
      • César E. Chávez National Monument
      • Chaco Culture National Historical Park
      • Crater Lake National Park
      • Cumberland Island National Seashore
      • Cuyahoga Valley National Park
      • Dayton Aviation National Heritage Historical Park
      • Death Valley National Park
      • Denali National Park
      • Dry Tortugas National Park
    • Eleanor to Fort >
      • Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
      • Everglades National Park
      • FDR Memorial
      • First State National Historical Park
      • Flight 93 Memorial Park
      • Ford's Theatre
      • Fort Monroe National Monument
    • Gateway to Hot >
      • Gateway Arch National Park
      • Gettysburg National Military Park
      • Grand Canyon National Park
      • Great Smoky Mountains National Park
      • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
      • Haleakala National Park
      • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
      • Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
      • Homestead National Historical Park
      • Home of Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site
      • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
      • Hot Springs National Park
    • Indiana to Lincoln >
      • Indiana Dunes National Park
      • Isle Royale National Park
      • Jewel Cave National Monument
      • Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
      • Joshua Tree National Park
      • Kenai Fjords and Alaska Coastal Parks
      • Lava Beds National Monument
      • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
      • Lincoln Home National Historic Site
      • Lincoln Memorial
    • Maggie to Pullman >
      • Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
      • Mammoth Cave National Park
      • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
      • Mesa Verde National Park
      • New River Gorge and Preserve National Park
      • Niobrara National Scenic River
      • Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
      • Olympic National Park
      • Palo Alto Battlefield
      • Pearl Harbor National Memorial
      • Petroglyph National Monument
      • Pipestone National Monument
      • Pullman National Monument
    • Redwood to Zion >
      • Redwood National and State Parks
      • Rocky Mountain National Park
      • Saguaro National Park
      • San Antonio Missions NHP
      • Shenadoah National Park
      • Tidal Basin-NAMA
      • Tumacácori National Historical Park
      • Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Site
      • Vicksburg National Military Park
      • Voyageurs National Park
      • Wright Brothers Memorial
      • Yosemite National Park
      • Zion National Park
    • National Park Careers
    • National Park Perceptions
    • Weekly Dives
    • Park Pioneers
  • STEAM in the Park
    • STEAM in the Park - 2022 >
      • STEAM 2022 Highlights
      • STEAM in the PARK 2022 BLOG
    • STEAM in the Park - 2023 >
      • 2023 BLOG
      • Ambassadors 2023
      • Mammoth Cave National Park 2023
      • Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2023
      • Cumberland Island National Seashore 2023
      • New River Gorge STEAM in the PARK
      • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
      • Big Cypress National Preserve 2023
      • Redwood National Park 2023
      • Jimmy Carter National Historic Site 2023
      • Acadia National Park 2023
      • Rocky Mountain National Park 2023
      • Olympic National Park 2023
      • Voyageurs National Park 2023
    • "What's In Your Pocket?"
    • Nature Journaling Resources
    • STEM in the Mountains