{"id":34336,"date":"2023-04-17T16:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=34336"},"modified":"2024-08-31T07:35:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:35:45","slug":"introducing-our-outdoor-and-place-based-learning-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/introducing-our-outdoor-and-place-based-learning-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing our Outdoor and Place-Based Learning Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a saying around here that \u201cmiddle school is not a building\u201d and we also believe that classrooms do not have to be rooms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so many benefits to being outside for humans\u2019 wellbeing and for students\u2019 learning. 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class=\"epyt-gallery-playcrutch\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-title\">The Digital Anthropologists of Cabot, VT<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-videoid=\"CQZtbD27H2Y\" class=\"epyt-gallery-thumb\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img-box\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CQZtbD27H2Y\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"play\" class=\"epyt-play-img\" width=\"30\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/playhover.png\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" \/><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playcrutch\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-title\">Meet the Digital Cartographers of Cabot<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-videoid=\"zSR3X5lcjB8\" class=\"epyt-gallery-thumb\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img-box\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zSR3X5lcjB8\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"play\" class=\"epyt-play-img\" width=\"30\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/playhover.png\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" \/><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playcrutch\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-title\">Meet the Digital Historians of Cabot, Vermont<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-rowbreak\"><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-videoid=\"zmSbGjPuij8\" class=\"epyt-gallery-thumb\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img-box\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zmSbGjPuij8\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"play\" class=\"epyt-play-img\" width=\"30\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/playhover.png\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" \/><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playcrutch\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-title\">Wild City Project @ Edge: Year 2<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-videoid=\"4qjesHDedx8\" class=\"epyt-gallery-thumb\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img-box\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4qjesHDedx8\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"play\" class=\"epyt-play-img\" width=\"30\" height=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/playhover.png\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" \/><div class=\"epyt-gallery-playcrutch\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-title\">Welcome to the Wild City Project<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-pagination \"><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"epyt-pagebutton epyt-prev  hide \" data-playlistid=\"PLVLcJMu8hY1ckJMh1vp2YQoIwGBSa-rUe\" data-pagesize=\"50\" data-pagetoken=\"\" data-epcolumns=\"3\" data-showtitle=\"1\" data-showpaging=\"1\" data-autonext=\"0\" data-thumbplay=\"1\"><div class=\"epyt-arrow\">&laquo;<\/div> <div>Prev<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-pagenumbers hide\"><div class=\"epyt-current\">1<\/div><div class=\"epyt-pageseparator\"> \/ <\/div><div class=\"epyt-totalpages\">1<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"epyt-pagebutton epyt-next hide \" data-playlistid=\"PLVLcJMu8hY1ckJMh1vp2YQoIwGBSa-rUe\" data-pagesize=\"50\" data-pagetoken=\"\" data-epcolumns=\"3\" data-showtitle=\"1\" data-showpaging=\"1\" data-autonext=\"0\" data-thumbplay=\"1\"><div>Next<\/div> <div class=\"epyt-arrow\">&raquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-loader\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"loading\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/gallery-page-loader.gif\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdoor and place-based learning are tightly connected with so many other things we hold dear. Understanding our place in the wider outdoor world is important for building <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/community-culture-toolkit\/#.ZCXWKOzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> together and for students to explore their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/student-identity\/#.ZCXVoOzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">identity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The outdoors are a great place for engaging in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/reflection\/#.ZCXWc-zMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reflection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> , while thinking deeply about our relationship with the environment and the legacies of a place are powerful ingredients for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/equity-toolkit\/#.ZCXWnezMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And so many fabulous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/project-based-learning-2\/#.ZCXWSOzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">project based learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experiences take place in part or fully outside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you enjoy digging in here, and, of course, getting out there!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is it and why do it?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/outdoor-education-place-based-learning-in-the-now\/#.ZCNCr-zMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdoor and place-based education in the now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Audrey Homan\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Includes a 45 minute webinar with transcript, an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1A1jRY623pOxDCKLu1PNBtbGio7u7TY_ZsqA_PBJV1zs\/edit#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outdoor place-based education resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page that includes external resources, and four Vermont examples:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aimee Arandia Orensen &#8211; Shelburne Farms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cliff DesMairis &#8211; Flood Brook Middle School<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonna Wieler &#8211; White River Valley Middle School<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annie Bellerose &#8211; Champlain Valley Union High School<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/ideas-for-outdoor-learning\/#.ZCNC7uzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 ideas for outdoor learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Katy Farber<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Examples of projects with outdoor and\/or place-based learning<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/how-to-plan-a-service-learning-project\/#.ZCNDMuzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to plan a service learning project in 5 stages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jeanie Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example from Leland and Gray Union Middle and High School that walks through their service learning process. See this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qzemIcvwmyQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the project, too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/middle-school-is-not-a-building\/#.ZCNDeuzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This middle school is not a building<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Scott Thompson<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features the outdoor classroom at White River Valley Middle School<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/gm-wilderness-semester\/#.ZCNE0OzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Mountain\u2019s Wilderness Semester<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jeanie Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describes the origins of Green Mountain Wilderness High School\u2019s program. Includes a short video<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/do-you-need-a-radical-reset\/#.ZCNENOzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need a radical reset?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By Rachel Mark<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shares a three day immersive outdoor experience by a team to spur positive culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/how-to-tell-your-pbl-story\/#.ZC7LM-zMLt1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a loose parts playground<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Emily Hoyler<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walks through a Project Based Learning experience from conception to how students shared their insights at an educator conference.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/global-goals-local-change\/#.ZC7L4ezMLt1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to make real, sustainable change in the Northeast Kingdom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Audrey Homan<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traces how Burke Town School used the UN Sustainable Development Goals to guide a place-based learning project. Includes a video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/sugaring-stem-and-community-connections\/#.ZC7NB-zMLt1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugaring, STEM, and community connecting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Mark Olofson<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recounts a maple sugaring operation by the Edge team at Essex Middle School.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/cabot-at-molly-brook-farm\/#.ZC7Mg-zMLt1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecting Vermont students with a dairy farm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Audrey Homan<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describes how students from the Cabot School regularly work at Molly Brook Farm as part of their Cabot Leads service learning program. Includes a video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Examples of other forms of outdoor and place-based learning<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/how-a-pto-connected-students-with-community-during-covid\/#.ZCNDo-zMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How a PTO connected students with community during COVID<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about Crossett Brook Middle School, by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/what-can-we-learn-from-summer-camp\/#.ZCNEEOzMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons from summer camp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the Kingdom East School District\u2019s summer program, by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/centering-connection-and-wellness-a-lifelong-sports-program-at-rutland-middle-school\/#.ZCNEWezMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centering Connection and Wellness: A Lifelong Sports Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about Rutland Middle School, by Rachel Mark<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/prioritizing-daily-movement-and-experiential-learning-in-newark\/#.ZCNErezMLt0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prioritizing daily movement and experiential learning in Newark<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about Newark Street School, by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a saying around here that \u201cmiddle school is not a building\u201d and we also believe that classrooms do not have to be rooms. 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