Whose Land Pro-D Series

This workshop series will introduce participants to Indigenous topics such as Indigenous naming terminology, history of Indigenous and settler relationships in Canada and the importance of land acknowledgements. Designed to be an easily implementable lunch-and-learn series facilitated by a fellow co-worker volunteer or group of volunteers.

Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education

A free 6-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful.

Indigenous Canada course

Indigenous Canada is a free, virtual 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Delivered in English with a variety of subtitles available.

LSF: Pro-D Workshops

Based on decades of experience and led by expert facilitators, LSF’s Professional Development (PD) workshops help educators transform their practice and link education to action in meaningful and engaging ways.

Our FREE 1 hour webinars are packed full of resources, tips and tricks for incorporating more outdoor learning, sustainability education, and more into your classroom practice, no matter your grade, subject, or experience.

LST: Perfectionnement professionnel

Basés sur des décennies d’expérience et dirigés par des animateurs experts, les ateliers de perfectionnement professionnel (PP) de LST aident les éducateurs à transformer leur pratique et à relier l’éducation à l’action de manière significative et engageante.

Nos webinaires GRATUITS d’une heure regorgent de ressources, de conseils et d’astuces pour intégrer davantage l’apprentissage en plein air, l’éducation au développement durable et bien d’autres choses encore dans votre pratique de classe, quels que soient votre niveau, votre matière ou votre expérience.

The Outdoor Teacher

Forest school and outdoor learning courses based in UK but available internationally online.

CBEEN Webinars

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network is based in BC and offers a wide variety of webinars to assist educators in expanding their outdoor learning tool kit.

Natural Curiosity Webinars

Natural Curiosity offers a diversity of webinars that aim to promote Indigenous perspectives in outdoor learning while empowering educators in building classroom communities through thoughtful, engaged lessons.

Ever Active Schools Workshops

Ever Active Schools, an Alberta-based organization, provides high-quality professional learning opportunities for individuals, groups, and school communities. Their workshops support comprehensive school health and the diverse needs of school communities

North American Association for Environmental Education

Online and in-person courses, webinars, workshops, and other educational activities. You’ll also find degree programs and state environmental education certification programs.

Association of Experiential Education

AEE sponsors a variety of events for experiential educators, practitioners and students from around the world to come together in a supportive community with the goal of promoting, defining, developing, and applying the theories and practices of experiential education. AEE’s YouTube channel has over 65 free webinar recordings, and AEE conference workshop recordings are also available (free for members, $50 for others).

Evergreen pro-d for educators

Kindergarten – Grade 12 teachers and Early Childhood Educators will explore nature-focused and experiential teaching and learning practices. Both virtual and in-person workshops will equip you with inquiry and play-based approaches that are easy to implement in any space right away. Find out how outdoor learning enhances physical and mental health, resiliency and social skills, and how these approaches directly support Ontario curriculum and education policies.

EEPSA Events

The Environmental Educators Professional Specialists Association (EEPSA) is dynamic volunteer organization promoting networking, curriculum support, and leadership in environmental education supported by the BCTF in British Columbia. Many pro-d opportunities are available for educators both online and in-person.

Wilderness Awareness School

Mission: To help children and adults cultivate healthy relationships with nature, community, and self. Offers a diversity of adult & youth programs steeped in deep nature connection. Programs hosted in Western Washington, but many are available online.

Outdoor Council of Canada & training organizations

The Outdoor Council of Canada’s Field Leader courses are designed to educate outdoor leaders on how to ensure physical and emotional safety for their participants, manage logistics, solve problems, and provide meaningful experiences outside. The site also lists other external types of programs to help you develop as an outdoor practitioner and/or leader.

Classrooms 2 Communities Conference

An annual conference in British Columbia in October of each year. It is open to all educators focused on land-based and place-based education. C2C also hosts solstice events each year: one virtual (winter), and one in-person (summer).

Green Teacher Webinars

Green Teacher’s webinars are dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, enhance environmental literacy among young learners. They are free of charge and all are open for registration to the general public. The webinar recordings will be available for public viewing through our YouTube channel for 30 days after the live session. Beyond 30 days, only Green Teacher subscribers can access them, along with our archive of 120+ webinars.