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SF Bay Area 4 th Annual STEAM Colloquium

SF Bay Area 4 th Annual STEAM Colloquium Full STEAM Ahead: At the Corner of Common Core and STEAM February 7, 2014. Teaching Outdoors Improves Student Learning in the Classroom Nancy Kaiser Interpretive Services Manager East Bay Regional Park District Sharol Nelson-Embry

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SF Bay Area 4 th Annual STEAM Colloquium

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  1. SF Bay Area 4th Annual STEAM Colloquium Full STEAM Ahead: At the Corner of Common Core and STEAM February 7, 2014 Teaching Outdoors Improves Student Learning in the Classroom Nancy Kaiser Interpretive Services Manager East Bay Regional Park District Sharol Nelson-Embry Supervising Naturalist Crab Cove Visitor Center East Bay Regional Park District

  2. How Hard Can It Be?

  3. Adapting Classroom Teaching? • Nature is a powerful teacher, and there are so many things that kids can learn hands-on in the schoolyard that they cannot learn sitting in a classroom. • Myrna Johnson, Executive Director • Boston Schoolyard Initiative

  4. Just Take it Outdoors! Play in nature, particularly during the critical period of middle childhood, appears to be an especially important time for developing the capacities for creativity, problem-solving, and emotional and intellectual development. Dr. Stephen R. Kellert Yale University

  5. See What You Can Do! • Small Group Discussion • School yard or garden • Neighborhood park • Creek or trail • Body of water – pond, Bay • Nearby civic plaza or art structure

  6. Dragonfly Environmental Education

  7. Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Proclamation Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights: • Developed by California Roundtable on Recreation, Parks and Tourism. • List of experiences that every child should have before age 14. • Encourage youngsters to participate in outdoor recreation experiences and discover their heritage. • Adopted by 12 U.S. states. Connect with the Past Play in a Safe Place Explore Nature Follow a Trail Plant a Seed Camp Under the Stars Ride a Bike Learn to Swim Go Boating Go Fishing

  8. Kids Healthy Outdoor Challenge Partnership with schools • Component of Healthy Parks Healthy People initiative • 2012 pilot program; rolled out in Fall • 2013 program; included teacher input • 33 classrooms, 21 schools, 1000 third graders • Customized outdoor curriculum based on the California Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights.

  9. East Bay Regional Park District Visitor Centers Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta 69 Big Break Road, Oakley Black Diamond Mines 5175 Somersville Road, Antioch Coyote Hills Visitor Center 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont Crab Cove Visitor Center 1252 McKay Ave., Alameda Mobile Visitor Center/Mobile Ed Program Sunol 1895 Geary Road, Sunol Tilden Nature Area North End of Central Park Drive, Berkeley

  10. Teacher Resources and Support National Wildlife Federation’s 10 Million Kids Outdoors campaign http://www.nrpa.org/10MillionKidsOutdoors/ Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24952 Let’s Move! http://www.letsmove.gov/ CREEC Network (California Regional Environmental Education Community) California Department of Parks and Recreation http://www.parks.ca.gov/ National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/index.htm

  11. Teacher Resources and Support Healthy Parks Healthy People US http://www.nps.gov/public_health/hp/hphp.htm Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24952 Chabot Space and Science Center http://www.chabotspace.org/index.htm Oakland Zoo of California http://www.oaklandzoo.org/ Lawrence Hall of Science http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org Fun With Kids in the East Bay: http://www.510families.com/category/type-activity/outdoors/

  12. Teacher Resources and Support Other Family Resources: http://www.parentspress.com/ The Lindsey Museum http://www.wildlife-museum.org/ SulphurCreek Nature Center http://www.haywardrec.org/sulphur_creek.html Trout in the Classroom Connecting Students with Their Watershed http://www.troutintheclassroom.org/home Dragonfly Curriculum http://www.amithompson.com/workshops/resources/ http://gizmodo.com/dragonfly-wings-are-amazing-in-slow-motion-509083091

  13. Teacher Resources and Support Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education https://aeoe.org/ California Department of Education Environmental Education Curriculum Resources http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeresources.asp  Leave No Trace http://www.lnt.org/

  14. SF Bay Area 4th Annual STEAM Colloquium Full STEAM Ahead: At the Corner of Common Core and STEAM February 7, 2014 Teaching Outdoors Improves Student Learning in the Classroom Nancy Kaiser, Interpretive Services Manager East Bay Regional Park District 510/544-2526 nkaiser@ebparks.org Sharol Nelson-Embry, Supervising Naturalist Crab Cove Visitor Center East Bay Regional Park District 510/544-3181 snelson-embry@ebparks.org www.ebparks.org

  15. Dragonfly Environmental Education Nancy, I’m unable to embed the video. When I googled the problem, one answer I found was that Microsoft no longer lets us do that from YouTube. It could also be that I lack software. But I’m fairly ignorant about this problem; maybe Sharol (or someone else) knows more! --RB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uFeo_fh3uA&feature=youtu.be%20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uFeo_fh3uA&feature=youtu.be%20

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