Project Walks with Mandy Cooper
09/24/24 • 40 min
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Our guest for this episode is Mandy Cooper who has been teaching for over 10 years and has been teaching Let’s Lead – Nikanetan for the past 6 years. In our conversation with Mandy, we talk about Project Walk and Talks with Mandy and how she uses them with her students to connect them to the places where they live and make the learning relevant. Mandy also shares how she connects her students with an elder to learn about sage and start their tradition of smudging for the year. As always, we wrap our podcast with a conversation about some of the mistakes that we have made and the lessons we learned in the hopes that our listeners can learn from our mistakes in their own pursuit of outdoor learning.
Research Resource from today’s episode: Scott, G., Boyd, M., & Colquhoun, D. (2013). Changing spaces, changing relationships: the positive impact of learning out of doors. Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 17(1). (Article is available through your learning institution.)
Check out Mandy's How to Use Guide and then read through some example project walks:
Water WalkArt WalkHistory/Herstory/Theirstory through Public ArtMandy also shared some similar in idea projects with us - Make An Impact projects that can be adapted to various content. Spirit Bear Calls to ActionCalls to Action Brainstorming TemplateMake an Impact on Truth and ReconcilliationMake an Impact on the Moosehide Campaign
Access our research, project ideas and more at:
https://engagedstudent.weebly.com/outdoor-learning.html
Send us a text! (We can't reply, so include your contact info if you want us to get back to you.)
Our guest for this episode is Mandy Cooper who has been teaching for over 10 years and has been teaching Let’s Lead – Nikanetan for the past 6 years. In our conversation with Mandy, we talk about Project Walk and Talks with Mandy and how she uses them with her students to connect them to the places where they live and make the learning relevant. Mandy also shares how she connects her students with an elder to learn about sage and start their tradition of smudging for the year. As always, we wrap our podcast with a conversation about some of the mistakes that we have made and the lessons we learned in the hopes that our listeners can learn from our mistakes in their own pursuit of outdoor learning.
Research Resource from today’s episode: Scott, G., Boyd, M., & Colquhoun, D. (2013). Changing spaces, changing relationships: the positive impact of learning out of doors. Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 17(1). (Article is available through your learning institution.)
Check out Mandy's How to Use Guide and then read through some example project walks:
Water WalkArt WalkHistory/Herstory/Theirstory through Public ArtMandy also shared some similar in idea projects with us - Make An Impact projects that can be adapted to various content. Spirit Bear Calls to ActionCalls to Action Brainstorming TemplateMake an Impact on Truth and ReconcilliationMake an Impact on the Moosehide Campaign
Access our research, project ideas and more at:
https://engagedstudent.weebly.com/outdoor-learning.html
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Get Outside 101 Conference
Saturday, October 5
University of Saskatchewan in the Education Building
Head over to https://saskoutdoors.org/event/get-outside-101-saskatoon/ to register for this awesome Outdoor Learning experience!
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Getting Started with Outdoor Learning with Evan Nienaber
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In this episode we connect with Evan Nienaber, a teacher from Saskatoon Public. We talk about getting started with Outdoor Learning, affordances, relationships, failure and learning and how all those parts are connected. We also talk about releasing control and not always being the expert in the classroom. Evan shares a little about his checklists that he uses to stay organized with outdoor learning. Finally, we share some mistakes to learn from.
Research Resources: Available through your learning institution.
Fiskum, T. A., & Jacobsen, K. (2013). Outdoor education gives fewer demands for action regulation and an increased variability of affordances. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, 13(1), 76-99.
Maynard, T., Waters, J., & Clement, J. (2013). Child-initiated learning, the outdoor environment and the ‘underachieving’child. Early years, 33(3), 212-225.
Resources from Evan: Camp Checklists
Access our research, project ideas and more at:
https://engagedstudent.weebly.com/outdoor-learning.html
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