Webinars

Registration/Cancellation Details
 

Upcoming Webinars

Creative Interpretive Techniques For All Ages And Budgets
Griffin Bray
Thursday, June 11, 2026
10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern (1 hour)
$55 Regular Registration / Free for NAI Professional Members / $40 for all other NAI members

Register Here

Are you curious about creative techniques, in the market for some new icebreakers, or fascinated by props for interpretive programming? Is there a technique, demonstration, or item that elevates your interpretation to the next level? Explore the world of interpretive "gimmicks," gadgets, and creative techniques, share what has worked for you, and pick up some field-tested and interpreter-approved ideas for your bag of tricks.

Griffin Bray has worked as a naturalist and interpreter across the upper Great Lakes since 2018, sharing his love for nature and passion for interpretation with audiences, from school children to senior citizens. He is currently a lecturer/summer program coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point/Schmeeckle Reserve.

Creative Ways to Generate Revenue
Natalie Teboul
Thursday, July 9, 2026
10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern (1 hour)
$55 Regular Registration / Free for NAI Professional Members / $40 for all other NAI members

Register Here

In today’s shifting funding landscape, organizations must think entrepreneurially. This session equips interpreters with scrappy, creative strategies to generate revenue, using real examples of partnerships with local leaders, small businesses, and community organizations to diversify income and sustain impactful programming.

Educator and entrepreneur, Natalie Teboul, is the creator of Traveling Miss T.’s Math Maps © and owner of NBTutors LLC. She designs curriculum, teaches students of all grade levels, and partners with public land agencies and nonprofits to make learning an adventure!

A Higher Visitor Connection Through Questions
Karin Hostetter & James Fester
Thursday, August 20, 2026
10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern (1 hour)
$55 Regular Registration / Free for NAI Professional Members / $40 for all other NAI members

Register Here

Intentionally designed questions facilitate higher visitor satisfaction and participation. We will model and share different question and inquiry-based strategies focused on catalyzing discussion, enjoyment, and meaning-making. Use questions to help participants of interpretive programs move toward self-actualization and progress from factual retrieval to personal reflection. Participants will leave with next-day ready activities and strategies they can integrate into a wide variety of programs and staff/volunteer training.

James Fester is an educator, author, and volunteer interpreter with 20+ years of experience in public, private, and online learning. He currently works in public education and with parks and museums nationwide in reimagining their educational offerings. His writing, featured in many blogs and two books published by ISTE, highlights the potential of interpretive practices and public lands as a classroom resource. He currently serves as the elections chair for NAI Heartland Region and lives in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

Karin Hostetter, Owner/Trainer of Interpret This, is a lead trainer with NAI and has over 45 years in the interpretive field, beginning as a front-line natural and cultural history interpreter, progressing through Executive Director of an environmental center. As a trainer and interpreter, Karin has long recognized the power of questions to bring meaning to interpretation. Through Interpret This, she focuses on interpretive training, writing, and volunteer program management while splitting her time between Richmond, IN, and Aurora, CO.

Effective Climate Communications
Kait Birghenthal, The Marine Mammal Center
Thursday, September 10, 2026
10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern (1 hour)
$55 Regular Registration / Free for NAI Professional Members / $40 for all other NAI members

Register Here

Trying to talk about climate change, but finding that facts alone don’t always land? Learn how the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) utilizes social science to promote hopeful, community-minded, solutions-focused climate communications. Kait will share NNOCCI tools and tips to help increase your confidence in communicating climate.

As part of the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, The Marine Mammal Center, Kait Birghenthal, MPS, is the President of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI). With more than 15 years of ocean conservation and effective climate communication experience, she is a passionate educator and leader who fosters positive change through community building.

Interpreting the Night Sky
Tony Smith, ASP
Thursday, October 15, 2026
10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern (90 minutes)
$60 Regular Registration / Free for NAI Professional Members / $45 for all other NAI members

Register Here

Discover hands-on activities and resources to bring the wonder of the night sky and astronomy to your audiences, no telescope required. Find out how to connect with experts in your area, some ways to get started interpreting the night sky, and more.

Tony Smith is the Online Learning Program Manager at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Tony has worked in informal science education since 2011 with the goal of inspiring curiosity and making science and astronomy accessible to all.

Registration and Accessing a Webinar

Once you register for a webinar, you will receive an email confirming your registration.
The day before the webinar, a reminder email will be sent from [email protected].  Please add this email address to your contacts list. 
To access the webinar, go to the Interpreters Learning Center and then your Learning Center and click on Attend.

Group Discounts

Institutional and Commercial members can register staff (who do not hold current individual memberships) at the member rate. Institutional and Commercial liaison members can check their rosters by visiting their organization's account page. Contact [email protected] to update your roster.

Recorded Webinars

All webinars are recorded and can be found on the Recorded Webinars page. They are free for Professional Members or can be purchased.

Interested in Presenting a Webinar?

We are always looking for new webinar presenters. If you have a great idea for a webinar that you would like to present, email [email protected].