4 results for group: advanced
Building capacity for outdoor play and learning: Introducing Teacher.Outsideplay.org as a professional development framework
This workshop will support teacher leaders who are interested in facilitating professional learning around outdoor play and learning using the Teacher.Outsideplay.org tool. The framework for this tool was developed by experienced teachers across the province of British Columbia and exemplars of what outdoor play and learning looks like in elementary schools were submitted by teachers from across Canada. Participants will be introduced to 4 thematic components and 16 individual modules of the tool that will support facilitation of outdoor learning in elementary schools across Canada using a train the trainer model. The Teacher.Outsideplay.org tool for ...
Outdoor Play-Based Learning
This hands-on workshop will explore outdoor play-based learning, including the role of the educator, fostering children's self-agency in play, the outdoor play-based learning continuum and the conceptualization of a play-based experiential learning model. Participants will be guided through hands-on experiences, small break out groups, and larger discussion to explore the content and potential of play as an emerging pedagogical current in the outdoor learning field.
Decolonized Indigenous Outdoor Learning – A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
In 2022, after more than 15 years as an indigenous outdoor educator, I saw a need for a culturally responsive yet inclusive pedagogy. Through my own life experiences, talking with Elders in different regions of the country, and academic research I was able to create a culturally responsive pedagogy that I believe will be useful to educators that wish to support Indigenous learning and ways of knowing.
Participants will be introduced to the culturally responsive Indigenized outdoor learning model. The model includes: land based practices, community connection and cultural content. Group members will participate in relevant examples such as ceremony ...
Documenting Children’s “Worlding”: Towards the Development of Common Worlds Pedagogical Documentation Practices
In this session, early childhood educators and professionals (post-secondary instructors, advocates, researchers) will gather to discuss pedagogical documentation in the context of nature-based programs. How can the experiences of children and the more-than-human both be represented in documentation? In this facilitated discussion, participants will be invited to share their current practices of documentation with the children in their care, as well as discuss examples of documentation provided. Informed by recent common worlds research, the aim of this session will be to inspire new perspectives, develop new practices, share and connect with each ...
