Inquiry Based Outdoor Learning: Using BEETLES in NC Workshop

The BEETLES (Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning, and Expertise Sharing) learning sessions are active experiences crafted to encourage instructors to look at specific aspects of research-based science pedagogy and to inspire shifts in instructors’ thinking about their own teaching and learning. Developed by the Lawrence Hall of Science, these hands-on and interactive sessions promote a student-centered approach to help participants better engage with science and the natural world through inquiry.  This workshop will focus on Teaching and Learning using The Learning Cycle, with additional time for application to one of your own program lessons.

This workshop is for educators (formal, nonformal, and higher education) who want to:

• Analyze the benefits of sequencing different stages of an activity strategically to achieve engagement, meaning-making, and in-depth learning.

• Experience and apply how the learning cycle can be applied to short, medium-length, and longer field experiences.

• Explore best practices for planning and implementing EE programs that foster learning and promote inclusivity.

Details:

This workshop is in person, Saturday March 28, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Lake Norman State Park Visitor Center, 759 State Park Rd. Troutman, NC 28166

Please bring a lunch and a water bottle, and a lesson or program that you teach and would like to reformat for increased student engagement.

6 hours of Criteria 1/CEUs for NC EE Certification. 0.6 CEUs for other certifications.