FREE 60 min Virtual Workshop on Tuesday, April 29 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time

With Educators Rachel Tidd and Katie Zajac

Educators from GreenLearning and Wild Learning join forces to highlight innovative ways to take STEAM education outdoors. All registrants will be entered to win some great draw prizes and will receive a link to the recording. All attendees will be able to access a Certificate of Attendance.

Part 1 will introduce the Re-Energy challenge at GreenLearning, where you will learn how to engage in outdoor learning through creations such as solar ovens. Additionally, dive in on how to deepen student connections to their environment using the story Sila and the Land – helping students explore and reflect on creating an impact for themselves and future generations.  

Part 2 of the workshop you’ll explore outdoor math activities that use diverse outdoor settings, from urban landscapes to natural environments. Together, we’ll learn how to leverage everyday resources, such as street signs, natural materials, and architecture, to create engaging math learning opportunities.

• Rachel Tidd is passionate about using outdoor and place-based learning to enhance literacy and math instruction. She is the author of the book Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors and the Wild Math® and Wild Reading® Curricula resources. Rachel is a former elementary special education teacher with an M.S.Ed. in Elementary and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Her research is focused on integrating English language arts with sustainability literacy.
• Katie Zajac is the Environmental Education Engagement Manager for GreenLearning. Katie has a background in Conservation and Biodiversity, with experience in the environmental sector, including event coordination, conservation planning, and work with both Canadian and global species. Her passion for the environment, spending time outside in nature, safeguarding species at risk, and promoting a sustainable future motivates her to share her knowledge with others.

Outdoor Learning resources featured in this virtual workshop: 

• Wild Learning: Practical Ideas to bring Teaching Outdoors teacher resource
• Sila and the Land

Check out all of our STEAM Resources!