Juliet Robertson offers tips and tricks to help any teacher develop variety in their teaching. One of the keys to a happy and creative classroom is getting out of it and this book will give you the confidence to do it. It contains a wealth of ideas from cheat sheets to activities that allow teachers and parents to encourage outdoor learning and improve student participation. There is no need for expensive tools or complicated technologies; all you need is your coat and a passion for learning - oh, and you’d better bring the kids too
Autorentext
Juliet Robertson received an unexpected blood cancer diagnosis at the end of 2020 which altered her life trajectory. Juliet began writing poetry in 2021 as a way of making sense of her illness, treatment and prognosis. She discovered that sharing her poetry was a gateway to necessary, but not easy, conversations with family and friends.Prior to this Juliet was an education consultant specialising in outdoor learning and play and the author of two popular books, Dirty Teaching and Messy Maths. In 2024 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Education from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in recognition of her pioneering work and significant contribution to education.
Zusammenfassung
One of the keys to a happy and creative classroom is getting out of it and this book will give you the confidence to do just that. Drawing on academic research, Juliet explains why learning outdoors is so beneficial and provides plenty of tips and activities to help you to integrate outdoor learning into your teaching practice, providing a broad range of engaging outdoor experiences for your students. There is no need for expensive tools or complicated technologies: all you need is your coat and a passion for learning - oh, and you'd better bring the kids too! Topics covered include: forest schools, learning outside the classroom, outdoor education, nature activities, caring for the environment, play in schools, investigative play, urban outdoor activities, problem solving, creative thinking and strategies for supporting curriculum objectives. For all primary practitioners who want to shake up their usual classroom routine and discover the benefits of teaching outdoors. Dirty Teaching was a finalist in the Non-Fiction People's Book Prize Winter 2014 collection.
Inhalt
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Golden Principles of Teaching Outdoors
- Before You Go Outside
- The First Few Sessions
- Thinking, Reflecting and Reviewing
- Creating and Constructing
- A Sense of Adventure
- Exploring What's Out There
- Caring for Nature
- What to do in Concrete Jungles
- Keeping the Momentum Going
- Nagging Doubts, Fears and Worries
- Embedding Outdoor Learning
- Cross Reference of Ideas to Subject Areas
- Bibliography
- Index
Titel
Dirty Teaching
Untertitel
A Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors
Autor
Editor
EAN
9781781351499
ISBN
978-1-78135-149-9
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
05.09.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
9.93 MB
Anzahl Seiten
224
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch
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