Getting Yourself Outdoor Learning Certified!

Getting Yourself Outdoor Learning Certified!

Free 1 Hour Virtual Workshop: Tues, Feb 24 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time

Across research in Outdoor Learning, barriers to outdoor learning for educators have been shown to include; a lack of confidence in their own expertise, poor classroom management skills adapted for outdoor settings, insufficient training in outdoor pedagogy, and difficulties in assessing learning that occurs outside the classroom.

Join expert educators from Take Me Outside and the Outdoor Learning School & Store to learn how to integrate the outdoors into your teaching practice using effective strategies and resources through these interactive online self-paced courses:

• K-12 Outdoor Learning Certification
• Early Years Outdoor Play and Learning Certification

Upon registration, all registrants will receive a 20% discount code to enroll in these courses!

In addition, all registrants will be able to access the recording, in case you can’t join us live. And all attendees will be able to access a Certificate of Attendance and will be entered to win some great prizes!

And we invite you to have a look at these great resources to help you get started learning outdoors.

Facilitators

Jade Berrill is the Director of Learning at the Outdoor Learning School and Store. Jade is a Physical Geographer (BSc), Award Winning Environmental Educator, Outdoor Learning Curriculum Writer, Outdoor Instructor and Guide.

Ian Shanahan is a lifelong naturalist. Ian holds a BEd through the University of Toronto and is an Ontario Certified Teacher. Ian just completed a 5-year stint as General Editor of Green Teacher magazine, and enjoyed 13 seasons with Ontario Parks. Outdoor and environmental learning aren’t just what Ian does; they’re who he is. A lifelong naturalist with a deep passion for wild spaces, Ian is based in Ontario and supports the outdoor learning community through course design, outreach, editing, and podcast production.

Sigourney Hoytfox has a background in recreation and earned her degree from Wilfrid Laurier University before beginning her career in aquatic recreation. Originally from Southern Ontario, she relocated to Saskatchewan in 2016. She currently serves as the Community Engagement Manager at SaskOutdoors and supports program outreach with Take Me Outside. Sigourney has a strong appreciation for active living and enjoys hiking, swimming, camping, and spending time outdoors with her two young children, husband, and dogs.

Colin Harris is the Executive Director of Take Me Outside. Colin Harris holds a Master’s of Environmental Education and Communication through Royal Roads University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Research with a focus on curriculum and learning through the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. He has been immersed in the field of outdoor learning for almost 20 years, including being the Director of Outdoor Education at an Ontario-based Centre, instructing canoe trips for Outward Bound Canada, working with Indigenous students in the Western Arctic Leadership Program in the Northwest Territories, and teaching grades K-8 in the classroom.