Building Capacity: an Outdoor Learning Workshop

Building Capacity for Outdoor Learning: Introducing a Digital Tool for Success

November, 14th 2023 – 7:00 PM

With Outdoor Learning Experts Mariana Brussoni & Megan Zeni

Note: This is *NOT* a Cola City event. Please contact The Outdoor Learning Store for more information and registration: CLICK HERE

The Outdoor Learning Virtual Workshop Seasonal Series:

• Registration is FREE and there will be plenty of draw prizes for attendees!
• All registrants will receive a discount code to access outdoor learning resources when they register
• Workshops are 60 minutes and will take place at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern.
• For those who can’t attend live these will each be recorded and posted on the Recordings Page
• Following the workshop, participants will receive a link through which they can access a certificate of attendance.

Join Mariana and Megan as they share the ‘BE OUT’ digital tool. BE OUT is a new tool for elementary (K-7) school teachers and includes exemplars of outdoor learning from a diversity of teachers organized in a digital format.

The tool is designed with very short (90 second) modules and targets teachers new to teaching outdoors with support in four key areas: understanding risky play in the school context; getting started teaching outdoors; teaching with an emergent curriculum; and assessment of learning.

Dr. Mariana Brussoni is Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership and Professor at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her research investigates child injury prevention and children’s outdoor risky play with the aim of creating environments where all children can play outside every day.

Megan Zeni is a mom of 3, an experienced elementary school teacher, and a master gardener. Megan successfully re-imagined the prep position in her public school and turned it into her dream job of spending her days with children in the garden classroom. Megan is an advocate for taking children outdoors at school in all kinds of weather to learn, play, and grow. Megan is also a PhD candidate at UBC in curriculum & pedagogy.

All registrants will be entered to win some great draw prizes! After registering you will receive a discount code to access the resources shared, and following the workshop you can access the recording, and a link to access your Certificate of Attendance.

Grow your outdoor educator skills with:

• Dirty Teaching
• Learn more about Outdoor Learning and Play