78 results for group: k-12-educators

Hear and Now: Sound Mindfulness for Outdoor Learning Experiences

Discover the sound of peace and place in this outdoor, ‘ears’-on, immersive experience. Participants will engage in various contemplative listening activities grounded in audio-ecology. Culminating in a group rhythm-making circle using found materials, we will embark on an embodied journey through our sense of hearing to connect with nature, each other, and ourselves. A major component of wellbeing is the sense of belonging that comes with being part of something. Tuning into the reciprocal relationship of listening and being heard can open up many avenues of growth and learning for all people.

Nurturing Nature’s Joy

Reconnecting with the natural world is just as important for adults as it is for children. This workshop is dedicated to promoting the power of play within us, the adults, who will lead by example to inspire future generations to cherish and enjoy the wonders of nature and the outdoors. Through reconnecting with our personal 'why', sharing practical insights and reconnecting ourselves with the wonder of nature, this session will leave participants inspired and invigorated to continue to promote and celebrate the importance of outdoor nature play. This workshop will focus on nature as an overall experience that promotes curiosity, creativity and ...

Nature Knows No Limits: Promoting Inclusion and Accessibility in Our Outdoor Classroom

Join us for an inspiring and informative workshop where we will explore the transformative power of outdoor education in promoting inclusion and accessibility for all students. In this workshop, we will delve into the realm of limitless possibilities that nature provides, regardless of physical abilities. Through engaging activities and captivating storytelling, we will highlight personal experiences working with neurodiverse students and students in wheelchairs. Discover how a year of learning outdoors can be successful and enriching, no matter the challenges or limitations faced by students. Participants will have the opportunity to gain practical ...

miskasowin askihk – finding oneself on the land

We are co-teachers of a high school land-based education program in Regina, SK called miskasowin askihk - finding oneself on the land. We have students for 4 hours a day, and teach them 5 credits including Cree, Indigenous Studies, Environmental Science, Wildlife and Habitat Studies, and Physical Education. We take students on one overnight trip each month and many day trips. The program focuses on two-eyed seeing - integrating Indigenous worldviews with western science. We have taught the program for 1.5 years and have learned many lessons. We will take you through an interactive experience about how we design our curriculum to learn from the land. ...

First Nations Games and Environmental Connections

Time to get off your bums, because motion is lotion for the body. Come learn a series of First Nations games from around Canada that can be used in the classroom on a rainy day or preferably outside. Using the experimental model that the wilderness speaks for itself. The games will show the environmental connection that First Nations have to the land and its animals. Plus the games are a lot of fun and using simple debriefing skills you can sneak in a element of environmental learning for your group. No fitness requirements, good for all ages, even old teachers. Bonus: 3 cool outdoor knots for the knot impaired.

Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Inspire Elementary Writing In/From Forest School

This workshop will lead participants through an interactive exploration into how using Indigenous ways of knowing and learning techniques in place-based outdoor education can be a springboard for exploring and creating written texts. A recipient of a McDowell Foundation Educational Research Grant, this session presents hands-on, evidence-based practices for educators that are based on: (1) Brayboy and Castagno’s recommendation that the “oral traditions and storytelling central to many tribal communities can and should serve as foundations for the written and text-based literacies required by and developed within schools” (p. 43); and (2) the ...

Decolonizing Maps, Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Learning

Using the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (classroom edition), participants will learn ways to engage students in Indigenous perspectives and environmental issues. Suitable adaptations for grades 5+.

Take Science Outside! Using Outdoor Education skills to teach K-8 Science Outcomes

Are these outdoor education skills or is this science? It is both! Alberta Education Kindergarten to Grade 8 science is full of opportunities to connect science to outdoor skills–skills that students can use to also learn about personal and group safety, stewardship of the land, and leadership of self and others. Teaching science outcomes through traditional outdoor education skills has been a rewarding teaching and learning journey–one which we are excited to share! Join us for an exciting session of hands-on learning that has you ‘doing science’, the outdoor education way.

Get outside! Access practical guides, tips and recognition for taking environmental education outside of the classroom through the EcoSchools Canada platform

Take part in a hands-on educational learning experience and let us lead you through the EcoSchools platform to access guides and resources on how to take environmental learning outside - plus get recognition for your achievements!

Un projet interdisciplinaire fait par et pour les élève

Pendant cet atelier, les participants apprendront à partir des intérêts de leurs élèves pour entreprendre un projet interdisciplinaire. La géo-enquête est un processus qui peut être adapté pour les élèves de la maternelle au secondaire et permet aux élèves de partir de leurs questions pour en apprendre plus et prendre un engagement envers leur classe, école ou communauté. Les participants apprendront à mener une géo-enquête avec leurs élèves et les appuyer à communiquer leurs apprentissages. Les participants sont demandés d’apporter un téléphone ou une tablette avec les applications gratuites Seek, eBird, Merlin Bird ID et ...