Online learning is going to be a big part of our learning together this year! I’ll post webinars and sessions that are available below. Contact me here if you’d like to arrange something specifically for your district or region. Best to sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of this page to receive up-to-date offerings once a month or so!
Upcoming Webinars You’ll Find Valuable
This Event is Over: I’m opening up an online webinar booked with a small group of colleagues. If you’d like to join us, we’ll be meeting online May 27 at 5:00pm (PST) to discuss anchor texts that support children’s unstructured outdoor play! Registration & more details here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/anchor-texts-for-outdoor-play-tickets-155101355329?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
The Garden Classroom series will be hosted by Van Dusen Gardens again this year. We are moving to a ten part series for the 2020/2021 school year and will meet once per month, online, from September through to June, with the possibility of meeting on-site later in the year. Registration link here. THIS SERIES IS FULL, but you can still try to register for a few spots that open up month to month. Check link for availability.
The Garden Classroom series will also run online for West Vancouver and North Vancouver teachers in April, May and June of 2021. Interested teachers are invited to email Amy Flett at aflett@sd45.bc.ca to register
Mondays with Megan is a Burnaby specific series starting in October with sessions in January, February, April, and May of 2021. Burnaby teachers can email Donna Morgan for registration details
ISABC Series is for independent school teachers. This series is FULL.
Speaking/ Workshop/ Facilitation/ Teaching Schedule 2021
January, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #5- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
ISABC Outdoor Learning Series Session One: Preparing Spaces for Imaginative & Creative Cross-curricular Play With Loose Parts Outdoors (K-7)
Mondays with Megan, Burnaby School District Session #3
UBC Faculty of Education LLED 351 108 Guest Lecturer: Literacies of Place
UBC Faculty of Education, Education for Sustainability Cohort: Community as Classroom Panel Discussion
Horace Allen School, Alberta: Cross-Curricular Opportunities for Learning in the Outdoor Classroom
Ever Active Schools Shaping the Future Conference- Risky Learning: the significance of Practical Wisdom in Outdoor Learning
February, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #6- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
ISABC Outdoor Learning Series Session Two: Holding Space for Unstructured and Risky Play (K-12)
CBEEN Workshops for Educators; Outdoor Prep Position: A Framework for your school
UBC Faculty of Education Outdoor Learning Cohort: Outdoor Learning and Risky Play in Schools
Burnaby School District Professional Development Day: Opportunities for Cross Curricular Learning Outdoors
Surrey School District: Two Strong Start Keynote Addresses “Outdoor Play Matters”
Queen Mary Elementary School, SD #39: The Classroom Gardener Session #1
March, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #7- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
ISABC Outdoor Learning Series Session Three: Emergent Learning: what it is and how to make learning visible outdoors (K-7)
Vancouver School District #39 Outdoor Learning Series #1: Holding Space for an Emergent Curriculum with Playful Inquiry Outdoors
Education Grad Student Conference, Faculty of Education, UBC, paper presentation: The perceived challenges of early childhood educators in promoting outdoor play
Kingswood Elementary School, SD#38: The Classroom Gardener
April, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #8- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
Van Dusen Tour Guides: Engaging kids in gardens
West Vancouver District School Garden Classroom Series #1
Mondays with Megan, Burnaby School District Session #5
Vancouver School District #39 Outdoor Learning Series #2: Building Communication & Literacy Skills Outdoors
Okanagan-Skaha SD#67: Playful Learning Outdoors
Queen Mary Elementary School, SD #39: The Classroom Gardener Session #2
Dr. AR Lord & Renfrew Elementary Schools SD #39
May, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #9- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
Mondays with Megan, Burnaby School District Session #6
ISABC Outdoor Learning Series Session Four: Teaching Across the Curriculum in School Gardens (K-12 )
West Vancouver District School Garden Series #2
Ecole Glenbrook, SD #40: Outdoor Learning in the Middle Years
Bothwell & Northridge Schools, SD #36
Vancouver School District #39 Outdoor Learning Series #3: Thinking about Math and Science Outdoors
Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) University of British Columbia: Promoting outdoor play in schools and communities: Moving from risk and barriers to opportunities and facilitators.
Dr. Eva Oberle, Dr. Mariana Brussoni, and Megan Zeni REGISTRATION LINK HERE
June, 2021
Garden Classroom Series #10- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
West Vancouver District School Garden Series #3
ISABC Outdoor Learning Series Session Five:
My Own Learning in 2021
January, 2021
On the Practice of Seeing Children: Photographs in Early Childhood- UBC EDCP Lecture with Tran Nguyen Templeton
Master Gardeners of Vancouver webinar series: Botany and plant ID, soil, herbaceous and woody plants
Winter Outdoor Learning Webinar with Get Outside & Play
Nature based Learning in Early Childhood Webinar with David Sobel
UBC Alumni Event: A Conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
February, 2021
Master Gardeners of Vancouver webinar series: Berries and small fruit, Vegetables, Garden design, Propagation
Outdoor Play in the Early Years with Get Outside and Play
Outdoor Play Canada: State of the Sector Collaboration
March, 2021
Outdoor Play Canada: State of the Sector Collaboration
UBC Alumni Event: A Conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
April, 2021
Sky Above Webinar with David Sobel
Leveraging Behaviour Mapping to Capture Children’s Play
Speaking/ Workshop/ Facilitation/ Teaching Schedule 2020
January, 2020
Opportunities for risky play in schools, invited speaker, Penticton BC
Science World BC, risky play training for nature exploration exhibit staff, specialist consultant, Vancouver
Playing and learning in school gardens, invited speaker, General Brock Elementary, VSB
EDCP 320 HOPE cohort guest lecture “What is Risky Play?” The University of British Columbia
March, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #3, Burnaby School District
Garden Classroom Series #4, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom series #3, Richmond School District
Garden Classroom Series #3, West Vancouver School District
Rec Connections Conference, invited speaker, Winnipeg MB “Unstructured and risky outdoor play”
Place & Space Conference Presentation, UBC “Making sense of phronesis: educators’ experiences and perceptions of outdoor risky play” CANCELLED
April, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #4, Burnaby School District ONLINE
Garden Classroom Series #5, Van Dusen Gardens ONLINE
Garden Classroom series #4, Richmond School District ONLINE
Garden Classroom Series #4, West Vancouver School District ONLINE
Outdoor Play and Learning Series #4, Penticton, BC CANCELLED
CBEEN/ EEPSA leadership conference, Nipika BC CANCELLED
General Brock Elementary PAC education invited speaker, VSB CANCELLED
Outdoor Play and Learning, invited speaker, School District #20, Kootenay- Columbia ONLINE
Loose Parts & Risky Play in School Gardens, Elon University EDU 372 invited speaker series, North Carolina ONLINE
Richmond Garden Club “how to” video series, Master Gardener speaker, Paulik Park, Richmond
May, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #5, Burnaby School District POSTPONED TO FALL
Garden Classroom Series #6, Van Dusen Gardens ONLINE
Garden Classroom series #5, Richmond School District ONLINE
Garden Classroom Series #5, West Vancouver School District POSTPONED
Opportunities for risky play in schools, invited speaker, Trail BC POSTPONED
School gardens & outdoor classrooms, invited speaker, Williams Lake, BC ONLINE
Van Dusen Guides Invited Guest Speaker, Vancouver, BC CANCELLED
Wild About Vancouver Festival, Second Beach, Vancouver, BC CANCELLED
City of Richmond Virtual Learning series, invited speaker, WEBINAR
June, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #6, Burnaby School District POSTPONED
Garden Classroom series #6, Richmond School District ONLINE
Garden Classroom Series #6, West Vancouver School District ONLINE
Science World Vancouver, Classrooms as Communities STEAm online learning series
September, 2020
Playful Learning Across the Curriculum in Garden Classrooms, Comox Valley School District #71, Vancouver Island
Learning Series with Newton Elementary School District #36, Surrey: Cross-Curricular Learning Outside the Classroom
Growing, Playing, and Learning Outside our Classrooms, Burnaby School District #41 Webinar
Garden Classroom Series #1- SD #38, Richmond
Garden Classroom Series #1- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
Learning Series with Newton Elementary School District #36, Surrey: How unstructured and risky play supports social and emotional learning
Education Outside the Classroom with Bridgeview Elementary School; Surrey School District #36
October, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #2- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
Garden Classroom Series #2- SD #38, Richmond
Burnaby Mondays with Megan- Session #1
Transitioning to Teaching Outdoors- SD#44, North Vancouver
Opportunities for Playful Learning Outdoors- SD#44, North Vancouver
Toward Everyday Environmental Education: Wild Pedagogies for Teacher Training- NAAEE Research Symposium {Tuscan, Arizona} Online co-presenter
Risky Learning and Practical Wisdom- C2C/ EEPSA Conference {Vancouver} Online co-presenter
Risky Play in the School Context- C2C/ EEPSA Conference {Vancouver} Online presenter
November, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #3- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
Burnaby Mondays with Megan- Session #2
Transitioning to Teaching Outdoors- Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese, North Vancouver
Teaching Outside the Classroom- SD #37, Ladner
December, 2020
Garden Classroom Series #4- Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
2020 Conferences, Classes, Speakers & Workshops I’m attending and learning from:
UBC Coursework:
EDCP 542- theorizing pedagogy
EPSE 604- Imaginative playing and playful imagining throughout life
March
Vancouver Master Gardeners lecture: “urban forestry in a changing climate”
US Play Coalition, Play for All. Clemson, SC, USA CANCELLED
April
EEPSA Leadership conference ONLINE
Vancouver Master Gardeners lecture: “ecologically modelled planting design” ONLINE
May
Wild About Vancouver Festival CANCELLED
November
BCTF Covid-19 & Food security in BC think tank participant
Graduate Teaching Assistant for the following courses at UBC 2019/ 2020
EDCP 530 Curriculum innovations in physical education (HOPE)
EDCP 585 Experiential education in health, outdoor, and physical education (HOPE)
EDCP 531 Health and wellness promotion in outdoor settings (HOPE)
EDCP 467 Special topics in curriculum and pedagogy: junior science grades 8-10
EDCP 322 Physical education secondary: curriculum and pedagogy
EDCP 320 Physical education elementary: curriculum and pedagogy
EDCP 349 Elementary school science methods
2020 District Specific Series:
Playing and Learning in the Outdoor Classroom Series
October 3, 2019/ November 28, 2019/ January 9, 2020/ April 23, 2020 POSTPONED
School District #67 & #53 Penticton & Oliver BC: District teachers, email Melia Dirk for registration details
The Garden Classroom 6-part series~ Van Dusen Botanical Gardens 2019/ 2020
This professional learning community fills up quickly! Registration details here.
Session dates: September 18, 2019/ October 9, 2019/ November 6, 2019/ March 4, 2020/ April 22, 2020 ONLINE/ May 20, 2020 ONLINE
Van Dusen Registration here **SOLD OUT**
The Garden Classroom 6-part series~ Hosted by the Richmond School District 2019/ 2020
Registration available to Richmond teachers and staff. Registration on the SD#38 portal.
Session dates: September 26, 2019/ October 24, 2019/ March 5, 2020/ April 23, 2020 ONLINE/ May 14, 2020 ONLINE/ June 11, 2020 ONLINE
** THIS SERIES IS FULL**
The Garden Classroom 6-part series~ Hosted by the Burnaby School District 2019/ 2020
Registration available to Burnaby district teachers and staff. Email Kristina Carley
Session dates: October 2, 2019/ November 7, 2019/ March 2, 2020/ April 9, 2020 ONLINE/ May 21, 2020 POSTPONED/ June 8, 2020 POSTPONED
The Garden Classroom 6-part series~ Hosted by the West Vancouver School District 2019/ 2020
Registration available to West Vancouver district teachers and staff. Email Shannon Gray
Session dates: October 10, 2019/ November 14, 2019/ March 9, 2020/ April 20, 2020/ May 28, 2020/ June 18, 2020
Speaking/ Workshop/ Facilitation Schedule 2019
January, 2019
Heart Of The Matter Conference, invited speaker, Surrey
February, 2019
Master Gardener Clinic Volunteer BC Home & Garden Show, BC Place Stadium
New Westminster Teachers’ Conference, invited speaker, New Westminster
Garden City Elementary School, professional learning with staff, Richmond
McNeely Elementary School, professional learning with staff, Richmond
March, 2019
Circles Of Caring ECE Conference, invited speaker, Richmond
Garden Classroom Series #3, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #3, Richmond
Spul’u’kwuks Elementary School, professional learning with staff, Richmond
Cedardale Elementary, professional learning with staff, West Vancouver
April, 2019
Spring Fling, Northern Teachers Conference, Invited Speaker, Prince George, British Columbia
Master Gardener Speaker: Farm To School Grandview Learning Circle, Vancouver
Vancouver Master Gardeners General Meeting, keynote speaker
Joint professional learning day, Homma, Cook & Anderson Elementary Schools, Richmond
Garden Classroom Series #4, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #4, Richmond
Wild About Vancouver Festival, Science World, Vancouver
May, 2019
Investigating Our Practices (IOP), Conference Presentation, University of BC
Spark early learning Conference, Invited speaker, UBC
Recharge 2019 Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) Conference: Conference Presentation, Canmore, Alberta
Garden Classroom Series #5, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #5, Richmond
Richmond Education Committee Presentation Report: June Chiba Sabbatical
June, 2019
Garden Classroom Series #6, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #6, Richmond
July, 2019
Canadian Association of School System Administrators Conference (CASSA), Invited speaker, Richmond
Graduate Teaching Assistant EDCP 585 (Experiential Education in Health, Outdoor, and Physical Education) HOPE cohort, UBC
Graduate Teaching Assistant EDCP 530 (Curriculum Innovations in Physical Education) HOPE cohort, UBC
Graduate Teaching Assistant EDCP 531 (Health Promotion, Wellness, and Lifeskills in Outdoor Settings), HOPE Cohort, UBC
September 2019
Garden Classroom Series #1, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #1, Richmond School District
Richmond Garden Club, Keynote Speaker
école des Navigateurs, professional learning with staff, Richmond
October 2019
Garden Classroom Series #2, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #2, Richmond School District
Garden Classroom Series #1, Burnaby School District
Garden Classroom Series #1, West Vancouver School District
Cross-curricular learning in the Outdoor Classroom, professional learning with staff, Penticton BC
Outdoor Nature Play and Environmental Learning With Loose Parts, Conference Presentation, NAAEE, Lexington, Kentucky.
Risk, Playful Inquiry, and Loose Parts Outdoors, Conference Presentation, C2C Conference UBC Vancouver
Plenary & Invited Conference Storyteller, C2C Conference UBC Vancouver
Sustainable Pedagogies of Place: Growing and Learning in School Gardens Coordinator, C2C Field Experience UBC Vancouver
November, 2019
Ecole Herbert Spencer, professional learning with staff, New Westminster
Growing and Learning in School Gardens, professional learning day, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #2, Burnaby School District
Garden Classroom Series #3, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classrooms, invited speaker, Oliver BC
Vivo For Healthier Generations, specialist consultant, Calgary, Alberta
December, 2019
Garden Classroom Series #2, West Vancouver School District
2019 Conferences, Classes, Speakers & Workshops I’m attending and learning from:
UBC Coursework
EDCP 602- Doctoral Seminar
EDCP 508- Alternative education: methods & approaches
EDCP 585E- Action Research
EDCP 556- Theory and Research in the social context of school science
January
Richmond Garden Club: Speaker Border Free Bees
February
Richmond Garden Club: Topic: Pruning Fruit Trees
March
Coalition for Healthy School Food Roundtable
Richmond Garden Club: Topic: Healthy Soils
April
Wild About Vancouver Festival (Steering Committee Member)
Vancouver School Food Network quarterly meeting
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) Leadership Circle
Symbiosis Science World STEAM Network Leadership & Learning Ecosystem
Richmond Garden Club: Margaret Nakahara- dried flowers, herbs and veggies
May
UBC Investigating Our Practices (IOP)
UBC Spark Early Years Conference
Bee Identification with Border Free Bees- Cameron Cartiere
Planting Habitats for Pollinators with Lori Weidenhammer author of Victory Gardens For Bees
June
Health, Outdoor & Physical Education (HOPE) Symposium at CSSE (Graduate Student Coordinator)
Canadian Society for Studies in Education 2019 Congress 2019, UBC
September
Outdoor Play Summit- Breath of Fresh Air, Ottawa, Ontario
October
North American Association for Environmental Education, Lexington Kentucky
Classrooms to Communities/ EEPSA Conference, UBC
Richmond Garden Club Lecture: Fall and Winter Gardens
Past Speaking/ Workshop/ Facilitation Schedule 2018
January, 2018
Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary, VSB
February, 2018
Blessed Sacrament Elementary, Vancouver
Chilliwack District Teachers’ Conference, Chilliwack
March, 2018
Keynote Speaker: School Garden Summit, Saskatoon SK
Garden Classroom Series #3, Richmond
April 2018
Garden Classroom Series #4, Richmond
Wowk Elementary, Richmond
Southlands Elementary, VSB
Diefenbaker Elementary, Richmond
May, 2018
London Farm Plant Sale, Master Gardener Clinic, Richmond
Garden Classroom Series #5, Richmond
Children & Nature Network Leadership Summit, Oakland CA
June, 2018
Garden Classroom Series #5, Richmond
Anderson Elementary, Richmond
Host Teacher: 3 week Community Field Experience (CFE) Student Teachers, Faculty of Education, UBC
McKinney Elementary, Richmond
July, 2018
Think & Eat Green at School (TEGS) Conference, Plenary Panel, UBC
Guest Lecturer ECED 565, Orchard Garden, UBC
August, 2018
école des Navigateurs, Richmond
September, 2018
école Cedardale, West Vancouver
Simon Fraser Elementary School, VSB
Spul’u’kwuks Elementary School, Richmond
Simon Fraser Elementary School, VSB
Blair & Woodward Elementary Schools, joint pro-d day, Richmond
Garden Classroom Series #1, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #1, Richmond
October, 2018
UBC Farm School Garden Series, UBC
BC Primary Teachers Conference, Richmond
Garden Classroom series #2, Van Dusen Gardens
Garden Classroom Series #2, Richmond
November, 2018
Orchard Garden Workshop Series, UBC
December, 2018
UBC Teacher Candidate Conference, Faculty of Education, UBC
Manoah Steves Elementary, Richmond
