Yesterday Hannah Faris and I visited Cookstown Central Public School for some outdoor inquiry-based learning! Grade 2/3 students used their knowledge of structures to build scales to determine whether 1 cup of water or 1 cup of ice is heavier. Here are a few of their creations! #outdoorable

Exploring elements of design with the students of Holly Meadows ES through snow sculptures and nature journaling! Wrapped up our day with a gallery walk to discuss form, medium and what inspired our art. Here are some of the Grade 5 creations: #outdoorable

"Wondrous stories empower, heal, humanize, repair dignity, create belonging, and foster unity." Rabia Khokhar Check out these "wondrous" read-aloud lessons you can share with your students. sites.google.com/scdsb.on.ca/sc… #scdsbliteracy SCDSB DEI/ML Department SCDSB Student Achievement

Today Heather Tietz, Hannah Faris and I had the opportunity to learn with some grade 3s at Steele Street PS all about squirrel dreys and tried to build some of our own! Do you have any squirrel dreys in your schoolyard? #outdoorlearning #outdoorable

A cross curricular dream! ❄️

Winter Virtual Workshop Series A collection of virtual events designed to enhance outdoor teaching and learning. Hosted by Take Me Outside and @OLS_Canada. Register now! ow.ly/9fYa50H7H3L #GEOEC #TakeMeOutside #OLS #Workshops #Webinars #PD #ProfessionalLearning #ABed

Now that the semester is done - I can finally dive into books of my choice! Reading for a better future. #ClimateActionNow

🆕⬇️ Download our ❄️Winter Tree ID Key❄️ Link: schools.wrdsb.ca/environmental-… How will you use this tool for schoolyard learning? What do you notice? Will any of this nature-connected learning 'stick'? 😉

We hope you're excited... our February webinar, Exploring Race and Equity in Inquiry-Based Outdoor Learning is fast approaching on February 17th. Save the date and stay tuned for registration info!

Did you know that the Midland Library loans out snowshoes? What a fun way to enjoy the winter weather! ❄️

Join Joseph Pitawanakwat, Haley Higdon & Ontario Science Centre on how #environmentalinquiry as a “reconciliation pedagogy” can facilitate understanding of #Indigenousperspectives through reciprocal relationships between educators, students & the natural world. tinyurl.com/OSCNCworkshop

I am on unceded Odawa, Anishinabek (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ), and Huron-Wendat territory. Find out #OnWhoseLand you are by taking the #next150 challenge. next150.indianhorse.ca

It’s here, Ophea’s #OutdoorEducation Toolkit for Grades 1-8! Check it out: bit.ly/2E4ph9Q and stay tuned as we will be featuring our #EducatorsInAction to highlight different parts of the toolkit these next few weeks!

Who knew learning about Canada’s physical regions and their features could be so sweet! Chocolate chips represent mountains… can you guess the rest?

Exploring sculpture and shadows in Art 🎨 Students had so much fun working with their hands to create these tin foil figures!

The perfect end to placement! Building Oreo towers to learn mean, median and mode and a beautiful afternoon spent outdoors! Loved learning and growing alongside these students! 💖

outdoor adventures 🌿 🐸

Find more Truth & Reconciliation resources from GoodMinds.com, for National Truth & Reconciliation Week, Sept 26-30, 2022. A collection of over 365 Residential Schools books (English, Dual Language, French). #trweek #semainevr GoodMinds.com - goodminds.com/collections/th…

ARE YOU READY? Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario is November 7th-11th, 2022. Get a copy of ‘Nation to Nation’ a teacher’s resource guide at GoodMinds.com. #TreatyON