Outdoor Learning Conference 2025: Full Schedule

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3:15pm MDT

Embrace This Place! Cultivate Your Own Place-Based Teaching Practice at the Banff Centre LIMITED

Thursday May 8, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

So you're already on board with teaching outside of the classroom... Now you're just trying to figure out how you can do more of it, and how you can use your off-site trips to design meaningful, purpose-driven instruction. If this is you, now is the time to build your place-based instructional practice!

A place-based practice is all about the way you perceive and engage with your surroundings. In this mini fieldwork session, you'll have the opportunity to expand the way you think about "place" as we discover and explore the Banff Centre campus together. You'll learn strategies and techniques to situate yourself, notice deeper, and cultivate your own curiosity. You'll leave with plenty of ideas and techniques to continue your place-based practice in your unique school surroundings. Bring a journal and come prepared to explore this special place!

Speakers

Jenn Doeve

Founder & Facilitator, Yellow Steps Community Learning

Jenn is a former Calgary teacher and founder of Yellow Steps where she designs and facilitates place-based school residencies. Born and raised in Calgary, her local residencies reconnect students and teachers to their surroundings, creating shared learning experiences that are memorable... Read More →

Thursday May 8, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT
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