The Classroom with the Green Floor and the Blue Ceiling

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Descrição

O Wild Teaching webinar offers practical advice and ideas for teachers seeking to integrate the natural world into the classroom and engage in outdoor teaching. The webinar is presented by Paul O’Donnell, a primary school principal and nature enthusiast. Viewers are guided through examples that help develop an understanding and appreciation for the natural world in students. 

A section of the book “Wild Teaching” is provided, offering guidelines on how to take a class on a Nature Walk and seasonal class activities for the months of September, October, and November. 

Lesson and activity ideas proposed by Paul to bring students outdoors and promote sustainability include:

• Keeping Pet Tadpoles in the Classroom
• A Mini-Beast Hunt 
• Weekly Outdoor Lessons
• Growing Vegetables (using everyday waste)
• Making Wildflower Seed Bombs
• Nest Making
• Using the School Campus

The webinar advocates for place-based learning through a transdisciplinary approach to enquiry-based learning around topics rather than curricular subjects.

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Como utilizar este recurso

This webinar should be used to inspire outdoor education practices that promote student appreciation for the natural world. Additional supporting resources, such as lesson plans, are available to teachers wishing to implement similar approaches in their own schools.

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Os recursos

PDF:

A full copy of the Wild Teaching book is available to purchase from Meath County Council.

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Resultados de aprendizagem (professores)

• Obter conhecimentos prévios e aprofundar o conhecimento e a compreensão dos conceitos-chave da Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade, desafiando as visões do mundo e os valores estabelecidos.
• Aplicar uma série de ferramentas e quadros adequados para promover a Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade dos estudantes

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Competências verdes

• Incorporar valores sustentáveis: Valorização da sustentabilidade; promoção da natureza
• Abraçar a complexidade na sustentabilidade: Systems Thinking
• Perspectivas de futuros sustentáveis: Pensamento exploratório
• Agir em prol da sustentabilidade: Ação colectiva; iniciativa individual

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Creative Commons

The webinar was hosted and recorded by the Irish National Teachers Organisation. It is shared on the Synapses Portal with their kind permission. The Wild Teaching book and resources were written by Paul O’Donnell and printed by Meath County Council with support from the Heritage Council of Ireland.

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