(PILOT)Beyond Four Walls: Strategies for Authentic Outdoor Teaching

Beyond Four Walls is an 8-hour hydbrid workshop designed to help practitioners explore and experience best practices in outdoor teaching and experiential learning through research, peer teaching and collaboration, and reflective discussion.

This workshop is for folks looking for more training and support in teaching outdoors, whether you're in a traditional classroom setting, new to EE, or adding more outreach education to your plate.

Format: This course will be a combination of independent online work and required group calls.  We will be using an online platform called Moodle for independent work and Zoom for the calls (video and call-in options). Live calls will consist of breakout rooms/peer teaching, slideshow presentation, and the use of shared documents platforms like Miro and Google Slides.

Course Schedule:

Aug 24 - Access to online materials available

Aug 31 - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. live Zoom Call 1 (Monday)

Sept 7 - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. live Zoom Call 2 (Monday)

Sept 14 - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. live Zoom Call 3 (Monday)

Sept 21 - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. live Zoom Call 4 (Monday)

Sept 25 - All assignments due, close of course

If you have questions about registration, the course materials or details, please contact Michelle Pearce at programs@eenc.org.

Facilitator: Michelle Pearce

Limited to 25 students.

Eligible for 8 hours of Criteria III or continuing education credit for the NC DEQ EE Certificate.

Registration: FREE and a stipend is available after course completion for this pilot run.