Training Materials
What to Expect
Agenda at a Glance
What do Bring
Packing List
Maps
Camp Gifford Map
Office of Native Education Materials
Native Plants and Food Curriculum Portal
Willard Bill Jr. Presentation
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Outdoor Education & Social Emotional Learning Connection
Guidance for Supporting Students with Disabilities in Outdoor Education
Pacific Education Institute (PEI) Documents
Culturally Responsive Instruction
Phenomenon Modeling
Fire Fuel Survey
Natural History Notes
Nature’s Skyscrapers - Tree Math
Tree Cards
Project WET - Breathing
Project WET - Forest Evaluation
Time on the Trail Evaluation
Plant teachings – register to download materials for free - Native Plants and Foods Curriculum Portal
Plant teachings book and cards – Order both from Chatwin Press - $43
Animal senses observation cards
Supporting Curriculum
Characteristics of High-Quality Outdoor Schools
The Characteristics of High-Quality Outdoor Schools contains a rubric that identifies key components of outdoor school with descriptive indicators and resources to help your team learn about and implement positive change.
High School Leaders Curriculum
The education team at OSWA created a curriculum that focuses on preparing high school students to become leaders in support of Outdoor School for 5th/6th grade students.
Campfire Program
Before, During, and After: Ten+ Ways to Create a Culture of Outdoor Learning at Your School
Roadmap for Creating a Culture of Outdoor Learning and Experiences in a School
Roadmap for Creating a Culture of Outdoor Learning and Experiences in a Classroom
Nature Journaling as an All-Season Activity
Nature Journal Phenomenon Modeling
Adrian’s Choice Time
Design Clinic Format
Reference Materials
The following online resources are not pre-learning materials for the training, but great additional resources for Nature Journaling compiled by Lara Tukarski, South Sound PEI coordinator:
John Muir Laws: Nature Stewardship Through Science, Education, and Art
How to Teach Nature Journaling (Print + free PDF download)
Career Connections:
Climate Science Storylines:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ev3YKCn6itBEZshawLRiD8kBhgybUUbv
Other Instructional Resources:
Angel Outside - An Outdoor School Story - Produced by Oregon State University Extension Services