Session One: February 19, 2025 What a great first session! If you are a registered participant in the series, check your email for the link
The following teaching (and blog post) was shared with our Richmond Environmental Educators (REED) on June 4, 2024 by Andrea Phillpotts and Teya Wijayakoon. Both
Thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss how we might locate our science curriculum outdoors! You can review the slides I shared in
Data collected from Megan’s dissertation research ultimately supported the design of a FREE outdoor play and learning (OPAL) tool for elementary school teachers. The tool
Command games are a playful way for teachers to position themselves as an authority figure with large groups of children who may be reluctant to
Hello classroom gardeners! Thank you for joining us as we kick off another year of garden learning together. You’ll receive a reminder (and a session
The team over at Take Me Outside has worked diligently to create an up to date resource that serves to connect teachers across the country.
If you are one of the lucky educators who got a ticket to this year’s Outdoor Learning conference, you are likely still feeling the buzz
Math & Science Outdoors April 29, 2024 Thanks for having me back to share my learning with you all! Here are some blog posts and
Thank you to everyone who joined Emma and I today! It’s always such a pleasure to share our joy for outdoor play and learning. The
Session One: February 19, 2025 What a great first session! If you are a registered participant in the series, check your email for the link from the Outdoor Learning Store. Below you have quick access to the blog posts and resources mentioned in our session. If you have specific questions,
The following teaching (and blog post) was shared with our Richmond Environmental Educators (REED) on June 4, 2024 by Andrea Phillpotts and Teya Wijayakoon. Both would like to acknowledge they are settler teachers in SD38 schools. We gathered in Richmond to learn this skill on the traditional, unceded lands of
Thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss how we might locate our science curriculum outdoors! You can review the slides I shared in our session below, and links to specific resources and blog posts are also listed here. If you are looking for another opportunity to learn with
Data collected from Megan’s dissertation research ultimately supported the design of a FREE outdoor play and learning (OPAL) tool for elementary school teachers. The tool was developed as a digital colleague and curated by experienced Canadian elementary school teachers who locate their curricular learning out of doors. Designed under the
Command games are a playful way for teachers to position themselves as an authority figure with large groups of children who may be reluctant to take direction from adults. Command games can also be useful for teachers to practice giving loud, concise orders. Command games can be simple or complex,
Hello classroom gardeners! Thank you for joining us as we kick off another year of garden learning together. You’ll receive a reminder (and a session link) each month from Van Dusen, so watch for that to access the series going forward. Session One: September 6, 2023 Big thanks to everyone
The team over at Take Me Outside has worked diligently to create an up to date resource that serves to connect teachers across the country. Systems of schooling have begun to embrace outdoor learning as a legitimate pedagogical approach to curricular learning, and research continues to provide evidence that all
If you are one of the lucky educators who got a ticket to this year’s Outdoor Learning conference, you are likely still feeling the buzz of excitement that comes from being with over 400 like-minded educators in such a spectacular place. Many of you asked for the papers I cited,
Math & Science Outdoors April 29, 2024 Thanks for having me back to share my learning with you all! Here are some blog posts and resource you might find helpful as you locate your play outdoors: Blog posts: Grants for outdoor learning What to wear- kids What to wear- adults
Thank you to everyone who joined Emma and I today! It’s always such a pleasure to share our joy for outdoor play and learning. The slides from our session can be viewed here. Resources that might interest you and your colleagues: Read this blog post I wrote about Risky Play
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