Come join this experienced elementary teacher who does powerful outdoor education with her students each week from September through June. With years of experience to draw from, she will share stories, advice, curriculum ideas, and examples of how to do this work in addition to and integrated into regular academic/curriculum responsibilities, what the challenges are, and how to get school leadership on board. We will talk about integrating games in the Outdoors. She has also conducted action research on this work, worked with community organizations to build an outdoor learning lab on site, and with colleagues across the area has advocated with school and district leadership about the importance of outdoor education especially in schools serving minoritized and marginalized student populations.
In this session, you will:
- Receive practical advice on how to organize and facilitate outdoor learning program as a regular component of the weekly schedule.
- Learn how to turn any outdoor ed concept into an engaging game for your students.
- Engage in resource sharing and network building: guiding and supporting texts and websites; year-long plan examples; opportunities to network and collaborate with other teachers who integrate outdoor education.
