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Acommodating Children with Special Learning Needs

Students with special learning needs can be a challenge inside the classroom. But with the proper accommodations they can thrive in outdoor learning environments. (excerpt from Green Teacher Winter 2014 issue)

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Wild Harvesting and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Introduce grade 4-7 students to Indigenous knowledge and local ecosystems by sustainably harvesting wild products

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Turning Rotten into Right: A Kindergarten Study of Decomposition

How a year-long study of decomposition turned a class of Kindergarten students into unlikely environmental stewards.

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Conquering Nature Deficit Disorder with Phenology

As a biology teacher in the early 1980's, Larry Weber noticed that students were not going outside as they did earlier. They also seemed to be unaware of common local flora and fauna.

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Webinar Announced: Water Quality Monitoring in Outdoor Education

On February 27th, 2014 we will explore water quality monitoring as an educational tool to engage students in learning about water and the local environment.

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Winter 2014 Issue has Launched

The much awaited Winter 2014 issue of Green Teacher is hot off the presses! Subscribe now to receive your copy.

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Back Issue Blowout

Not enough Green Teacher in your life? We can fix that. Purchase a pack of 6 back issues for $27, or 12 for $40.

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From Footprints to Thoughtprints

While most environmental teaching focuses on actions required to solve environmental problems, it does little to challenge the underlying attitudes and assumptions which led to these problems in the first place. Stephen K. Goobie encourages educators to tackle not only our ecological footprints, but also our ecological “thoughtprints”.

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Assessment & Evaluation for Outdoor/Enviro-Education

Strategies for assessing changes in the environmental knowledge, skills and attitudes of students aged 6-14

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New Webinar Announced: “Animal Tales: Creating Critical Thinking Through Literature”

Stories have been used since ancient times to entertain, awaken the imagination, and impart moral and community virtue. Learn more in our webinar on December 3rd, 2013.

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