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Science Tidbit: Dig It!
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver, CO
The earth beneath our feet holds an amazing amount of information about our natural world and about human history. Paleontologists find and study fossils (including dinosaurs!), archaeologists excavate sites and study human artifacts, and soil scientists interpret the chemistry, biology and physics of soil. Join us as we take an inquiry approach to all three sciences with playful explorations, literacy connections, and hands-on lesson ideas that you can use in your class tomorrow! Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop
Gilsland Farm
Portland, ME
At Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, Maine, this 5-hour workshop introduces early childhood educators to Growing Up WILD materials, activities, and strategies. All Participants receive curriculum guides, background information. Natural Wonder Summit
New Canaan Nature Center
New Canaan, CT
This Summit at New Canaan Nature Center is an event for nature-based early childhood practitioners who want to recharge and celebrate! Learn nature-based best practices from passionate experts and enthusiastic newcomers alike. Nature Explore workshops
Charlottesville, VA
The Nature Explore program will be partnering with St. Mark Lutheran Preschool in Charlottesville, VA to conduct two engaging hands-on workshops: Using Your Outdoor Classroom (9 a.m. - Noon) and Choosing Effective Indoor-Outdoor Materials (1 - 4 p.m.) Registration deadline: March 24, 2017. Limited space available so be sure to register early! Science Tidbit: Insects
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver, CO
When a young child discovers a butterly, ant or bee they are immediately engaged. There is just something about insects that intrigue kids of all ages! Come and discover the amazing world of backyard insects, looking at colors, patterns, symmetry and more. Join us as we focus on playful explorations, literacy connections, and hands-on lesson ideas that you can use in your class tomorrow! ABC's of Farm-Based Education
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
Spend three days of hands-on, discussion and activity based learning and exploration of the Shelburne Farms campus, including the dairy, farmyard, garden, and forest classrooms. Workshop topics include: creating a safe learning environment, developing programs, resource sharing and networking among participants, and more! Reaching Nature Connection--East Coast Outdoor Conference
Earthaven Ecovillage
Asheville, NC
Reaching Nature Connection is an annual outdoor conference based on forest schools, wilderness awareness, and early childhood education. The conference is designed for beginners and experienced educators alike, as well as therapists, administrators, homeschool families, camp counselors, grandparents, and parents who have an interest in developmentally appropriate nature mentoring for children. Winter Exploration and Children’s Literature Educator Workshop
Gilsland Farm
Portland, ME
At Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, Maine, this 6 –hour early childhood educator workshop focuses on engaging students in winter wonders and children’s literature. Fairy Dust Teaching’s Early Childhood online conference
Fairy Dust Teaching’s annual online conference is jam packed with powerhouse sessions and speakers--with a number of sessions on nature-based learning. It's a great way to infuse your teaching practice with amazing inspiration and ideas from passionate professionals. Here's how it works: 15 Sessions will be released the first week of February, 3– 5 sessions a day. Watch them the day they are released OR at your convenience--with lifetime access.Active in Winter Signs for Early Educators
Shelburne Farms
Burlington, VT
Are you looking for ways to connect with the natural world around you in the coldest of months? Join educators Jed Norris and Linda Wellings as we meet at Pine Forest Children’s Center and head out into Burlington's South End to look for signs of animals active in the winter. Time will also be spent inside making curriculum connections and learning about activities for the classroom. Early Childhood Environmental Experiences and Growing Up WILD
Fish and Game Region 1 Office
Lancaster, NH
A joint Growing Up WILD and Project Learning Tree Early Childhood workshop is coming to Lancaster, NH on December 1. The workshop and accompanying guides will give you great tools and ideas for getting children ages 3 – 7 outdoors and connected to the natural environment. Maine Growing Up WILD Workshop in Bridgton
Maine Lake Science Center
Bridgton, ME
Join Maine Audubon for a Growing Up WILD workshop at Maine Lake Science Center in Bridgton. This 4-hour workshop is designed to provide training for early childhood educators. Growing Up WILD is an education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. Workshop participants will receive the activity guide, Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children. Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop in Bridgton, ME
Maine Lake Science Center
51 Willet Road
Bridgton, ME
This 4-hour workshop is designed to provide training for early childhood educators. Growing Up WILD is an education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Workshop participants will receive the activity guide, Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children. 2017 Nature Based Education Call for Proposals Now Open
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting session proposals for the second Nature Based Education Summer Institute. The Institute will occur Friday June 23 and Saturday June 24, 2017 at the University of Maine at Farmington. We hope to have sessions that will appeal to educators from early childhood to higher education, so please share the call widely with your professional network. Submissions will be accepted online at http://www2.umf.maine.edu/gradstudies/nbe/nbe_17/ until December 1st 2016.NAAEE Annual Conference in Madison, WI
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
9 East Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703
NAAEE's upcoming annual conference in Madison is not to be missed! Register NOW! Lots of early childhood sessions, a chance to meet the Natural Start Alliance staff, plus a special lunch-time eePRO Early Childhood Group Meeting on Friday! 1st Annual Forest School Congress of the Midwest
Raintree School
2100 S. Mason Rd
St. Louis, MO 63131
One day to change your view of education forever! Join Forest School enthusiasts/leaders from around the Midwest, as we collaborate to reconnect children to their wild communities. Maine Growing Up WILD workshop in Dover-Foxcroft
Mayo Regional Hospital Conference Room
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Join Maine Audubon for a Growing Up WILD workshop in Dover-Froxcroft. This 4-hour workshop is designed to provide training for early childhood educators. Growing Up WILD is an education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. Workshop participants will receive the activity guide, Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature with Young Children. 1st Annual Forest School Congress of the Midwest
Raintree School
St. Louis, MO
Raintree School in St. Louis, MO is hosting Vaskebjorn: 1st Annual Forest School Congress of the Midwest- a gathering of educators aimed at promoting an informed, significant, and realistic change in education while sharing innovative approaches and research to enhance place-based learning in wild spaces. By showcasing all the Midwest has to offer and highlighting the richness and depth of learning that can be attained through this approach, attendees will leave inspired and equipped for teaching in this vital time for our planet. Renowned author David Sobel and Raintree faculty will address key issues in place-based learning and forest kindergarten. Forest School Congress of the Midwest
Raintree School
2100 S. Mason Rd
St. Louis, MO 63131
Raintree School in St. Louis is hosting Vaskebjørn: 1st Annual Forest School Congress of the Midwest- a gathering of educators aimed at promoting an informed, significant, and realistic change in education while sharing innovative approaches and research to enhance place-based learning in wild spaces. By showcasing all the Midwest has to offer and highlighting the richness and depth of learning that can be attained through this approach, attendees will leave inspired and equipped for teaching in this vital time for our planet. Five-Day Sharing Nature Training and Retreat
Nevada City, CA
Become re-energized and re-inspired with one of the most dynamic and effective approaches to nature education on the planet. Learn how to make learning fun, experiential, and memorable through the world renowned nature activities and teaching methods of Joseph Cornell--in Nevada City, CA. - ‹ previous
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