Episode Notes Please check out Educators for Climate Action Manitoba: https://www.facebook.com/educ4climatemb Join us for a professional development session if you can ..read more

Episode Notes Colin Harris is the the founder and executive director of Take Me Outside, as well as a PhD candidate in educational research at the University of Calgary. In today's episdoe, you'll hear about Take Me Outside and Colin's run across Canada to promote the cause of taking kids outside to learn ..read more

Episode Notes Rebirth Cover Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash ..read more

Episode Notes Jennifer Engbrecht's Twitter - https://twitter.com/prairiemusik Get involved in citizen science with the Nature Conservancy of Canada! Episode cover photo by Brendan Beale on Unsplash ..read more

Episode Notes David Sobel's website Don't forget to email me a short voice memo letting me know what your favourite interview, big takeaway, your Aha! moment from the past year of interviews! I'd love to hear from you! Send to disconnectpodcast@protonmail.com The music you heard at the end of the episode is by the band Moonfield, whose guitarist is a colleague of mine! Please check them out if you enjoyed what you heard! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonfieldwpg/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/moonfieldwpg/ Email: wpg.moonfield@gmail.com ..read more

Episode Notes Links from today's show: Dr. Peter Gray's 'The Wisdom of Hunter-Gatherers' Annette Taylor's Website - The Cavedweller Club Features in Psychology Today: Surviving Quarantine with a Smile Cellphones as Modern Weapons Other articles: Mismatch Between Our Biologically Evolved Educative Instincts and Culturally Evolved Schools Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play Great Lake Erie Educators Exchange Network ..read more

Episode Notes This episode, we take a look at the experience of queer youth at outdoor camps. With the help of Dr. Fenton Litwiller, Assistant Professor in the faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba, and Elyse Rylander, founder of Out There Adventures, we aim to look at the role of outdoor camps in the lives of queer youth. Links from today's episode: Dr. Fenton Litwiller ‘You can see their minds grow’: identity development of LGBTQ youth at a residential wilderness camp  When Bunks Become Closets and How to Open Them: Making Room for Queer and Tra ..read more

Episode Notes Today's episode is a reflection on the upcoming school year. I'll be back with more interviews later, but today's episode is some food for thought as your prepare for the months ahead. You can now find me on Twitter! @OutdoorEdCast I'd love to hear from you, email me at disconnectpodcast@protonmail.com 3 Questions to ask youself before using an app in your lesson Is it essential to achieving your learning outcome? Does the app require an account to use? Is it equitable? Background photo for today's episode art courtesy of Ben Wicks, on Unsplash.com ..read more

Episode Notes Check out the following links which we referred to during today's interview with Megan Zeni, the classroom gardener. Megan's 10 tips for teaching outside Megan Zeni's Blog National Wildlife Federation's Certify Your Garden Program Canadian Wildlife Federation's Certify Your Garden Program Space Tomatoes? Yes, check out the Tomatosphere On today's episode, you heard the song Multiverse by Ketsa, use under the Creative Commons license Background for the cover image for today's episode from Dirk Scheuble, from Unsplash.com ..read more

Episode Notes On today's episode, we speak with Wynnston Denny, a kindergarten teacher from Austin, TX, who tells us about how he started with small activities and built up to a huge success in taking his class outside for school. We'll also look at a bit of research by David Sobel, from his book Childhood & Nature: Design Principles for Educators. Artwork for today's episode by Annie Spratt, from unsplash.com ..read more