2023 - Take Me Outside

Environmental education and inclusion: Considering learners’ diverse needs when facilitating outdoor learning

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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This workshop focusses on environmental education that takes into consideration the needs of diverse learners. The purpose is to develop participants’ abilities to plan inclusive experiences whilst using experiential, environmental, and community-based approaches to facilitate learning. Guided by universal design for learning principles, the reflective process will occur by way of a gentle nature walk […]

Identity Intersections: Understanding the Role that Social Group Identity Plays in Constructing Environmental Identity

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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As environmental and outdoor educators, we cultivate the environmental identities of young people. But recent research suggests strategies for doing so can be affected by other identities we hold, such as race and gender. In this session, we will discuss vignettes and data on environmental and social group identities, and explore what these data mean […]

PLT Canada’s Forest Literacy Framework: Growing Forest Literate Generations

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Learn about Project Learning Tree Canada’s Forest Literacy Framework (FLF), this new resource charts a pathway for those who educate young people, create education policy or curricula, or advocate for forests. During this session, participants will explore the 5 Hot Topics within the FLF through an interactive facilitated discussion

Outside In! A Participatory, Inquiry-based Approach to Food Security

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Superle, Basran, and UFV students lead attendees through the participatory, inquiry-based process they’re facilitating with children in the Abbotsford School District in the “Outside In! Dig for Your Rights” pilot program. This program addresses challenges in educational settings that hamper creation of outdoor learning opportunities due to non-conducive settings. The program goal is inspiring children […]

Nature’s NEAR (Neighbourhood Eco Action Rangers)

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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It’s a field trip that comes to you! Through a series of engaging activities, we’ll learn about Halton District School Board’s new outdoor and environmental initiative, Nature’s NEAR (Neighbourhood Eco Action Rangers). Rooted in inquiry and place-based education, this initiative aims to connect students and staff to the natural world within their schoolyards in the […]

Learning From Indigenous Perspectives: Outdoor Play Pedagogy in Mainstream Early Learning Centres

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Participants in the workshop will engage in experiential activities that they can in turn apply to their own teaching practice. Activities will include pedagogies to support practices such as greeting and expressing gratitude for the gifts of nature, recognizing human interconnectedness with the natural world, and building relationships with, and showing care and responsibility for […]

Teaching towards reciprocity and identity-affirming classrooms: Akinoomaagzid, Indigenous ways of knowing and Anishinaabemowin

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Teaching Towards Reciprocity & Identity Affirming Classrooms Akinoomaagzid

Two educators will share their story using the Akinoomaagzid program developed in partnership with the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation to reconnect students to the land, their language and Indigenous ways of knowing. This workshop will model how to actionize reciprocal teaching practices, identity-affirming spaces and ideas around reciprocity. The focus will be Indigenous […]

Heartbeat of the Earth

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Rise Up’s Executive Director, Launa Purcell, recently published a book Heartbeat of the Earth. This handbook highlights Indigenous cultural activities to connect children/youth with the land. This workshop features the core teachings of the book and how to integrate these teachings into every life whether in the classroom, play school or comforts of your back […]

Encouraging a dialogue about getting children outside in ECE

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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Encouraging A Dialogue About The Importance Of Learning On The Land

Learning Outside Together: Incorporating Traditional Wisdom and Promising Practices to Futureproof Child Care Programs is an innovative on-line course that encourages educators to take children outside and learn from the land. Indigenous educators, outdoor educators, licensing officers, Elders and cultural advisors from around the province along with academics and researchers informed the development of this […]

Actively Transforming a Space into a “PLACE”

Shawn Wernig
February 27th, 2023
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This outdoor, hands-on, session will inspire you to better utilize your local natural spaces to deliver meaningful, creative outdoor learning. Together, we will consider a spectrum of nature experiences; a model of engagement, steeped in place-based learning principles and inquiry frameworks. The model also considers how to move provocations into knowledge building experiences, stewardship initiatives, […]

Year: 2023

Environmental education and inclusion: Considering learners’ diverse needs when facilitating outdoor learning

Identity Intersections: Understanding the Role that Social Group Identity Plays in Constructing Environmental Identity

PLT Canada’s Forest Literacy Framework: Growing Forest Literate Generations

Outside In! A Participatory, Inquiry-based Approach to Food Security

Nature’s NEAR (Neighbourhood Eco Action Rangers)

Learning From Indigenous Perspectives: Outdoor Play Pedagogy in Mainstream Early Learning Centres

Teaching towards reciprocity and identity-affirming classrooms: Akinoomaagzid, Indigenous ways of knowing and Anishinaabemowin

Heartbeat of the Earth

Encouraging a dialogue about getting children outside in ECE

Actively Transforming a Space into a “PLACE”

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