The Art of Noticing: Place-Based Learning Through Schoolyard Investigations (PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT-Workshop)

The Art of Noticing: Place-Based Learning Through Schoolyard Investigations (Pre-conference Event; 4 hr session)

Presenter: Carrie Caselton Lowe, Grande Ronde Community Science Coordinator.

Description: Learning outside is good for learning - and for us. So how do we make it routine and standards-aligned? Explore outdoor learning strategies that weave science across disciplines, highlighting the Learning in Places collaborative and Grande Ronde Community Science Schoolyard Investigations. Prepare to incorporate the schoolyard into your regular teaching practice.

Key Learning Objectives: 

Participants will Practice strategies and routines for cultivating regular outdoor learning and student-driven inquiry - including the opening of the Learning in Places storyline, including observation and wondering walks, generating investigation questions, and incorporating participatory science platforms. 

Identify ways to integrate science with language arts, math, and social sciences in a schoolyard context using multiple timescales to weave science across disciplines.

Conference Registration is not required to attend this pre-conference event.

Please contact Andrew Sneed (president-elect@oregonscience) if you have special needs and/or have questions.