Outdoor Learning Conference 2024

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Outdoor Learning Conference 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Outdoor Learning Conference

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6:00am MDT

Wake Up Yoga and Functional Movement Class 205 Sacred Buffalo (Tunnel) Mountain Hike *Unguided* Tunnel Mountain Trailhead (Lower Parking Area)

7:00am MDT

Breakfast at Vistas (included) Vistas Dining Room

8:45am MDT

Morning Gratitude Kinnear CentreTreffrey Deerfoot

9:00am MDT

Climate and Environment Keynote Speaker Kinnear CentreChúk Odenigbo

10:00am MDT

Coffee Break (Included) Kinnear Centre

10:15am MDT

Youth and Changemakers Keynote Kinnear CentreAlyssa Trick • Larissa Crawford • Leanne Sweeney • Maya Carr • Sarah Brown

10:59am MDT

*Education Session B* Kinnear Centre

11:00am MDT

Active Hope: Practices to move through climate anxiety EagleHeidi Widmer (she/her) Documenting Children’s “Worlding”: Towards the Development of Common Worlds Pedagogical Documentation Practices RacoonElizabeth Boileau (she/her) Games and Activities to Move You - Using Drama and Games to Enhance Nature Connection BeaverJacob Rodenburg We All Belong in Nature: Ecojustice in Outdoor Education ChickadeeJaclyn Angotti Hear and Now: Sound Mindfulness for Outdoor Learning Experiences CougarTamara Cottle Nature Knows No Limits: Promoting Inclusion and Accessibility in Our Outdoor Classroom SquirrelLauren MacLean Nurturing Nature's Joy BearMonique Lozeron Pivoting in Place RavenHillary Sawyer Reading into Belonging and Well-being with Children’s Literature ToadKimberly Squires • Kim Barton The Evaluation of a Nature-Based Childcare Program: Findings, Lessons Learned and Next Steps DeerDr. Maeghan James Bridging Communities: A Journey of Reconciliation 203Julie Gagnon Engaging with Indigenous Authors to support outdoor experiences WolfGraeme Smith Lessons From the Land: Indigenous Food Sovereignty as Climate Action 201Emily Parkin • Laurie LaBrecque Tipi Teachings and Balanced Living TurtlePhillip Campiou Traditional Games in the Classroom MooseLamarr Oksasikewiyin • Dinah Oxebin

12:15pm MDT

Lunch (Included) Vistas Dining Room

1:59pm MDT

*Education Session C* Kinnear Centre

2:00pm MDT

A Workshop on Sharing Stories of Tiny Miracles ChickadeeJennifer Ellen (Jenellen) Good Engaging a Connection to Nature Through the Arts RacoonJennifer Engbrecht Environmental Awareness Games that work! MooseJeff Stacey Foundations of Water Education: A Water Literacy Education Certification Workshop EagleMaxine Koskie Learning Outside in the Big City: Outdoor Environmental Learning for Urban Teachers BeaverKarrie Hui Good-bye binary: Creating Safe, Affirming spaces in outdoor programs for Trans and Nonbinary Children and Youth ToadLara Purvis Let’s Walk! More then getting from point A to B BearKelly Jokanovich Nurtured by Nature, connecting to the idea that we are Nature CougarKimberley Alice • Sherry Postma Overcoming the Barriers to Regularly Including Alternative Environment Activities in Physical Education Programs SquirrelNathan Hall Placemaking as an approach to increase access to Outdoor Experiential Education. DeerJosephine Baran Creating Reciprocal Relationships in Nature: Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically & Mentally OwlNina Joseph • Ryan Saunders Decolonized Indigenous Outdoor Learning - A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy RavenMiranda Currie Tipi Teachings and Balanced Living TurtlePhillip Campiou Walking Together through Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing KingfisherProfessor Louise Zimanyi • Elder Dr. Albert Marshall A Day in the Life of a NES Wild Student! BeeKatie Douglas • Landis Burr A Meaningful Approach to Climate Change Education 204Pamela Gibson A Walking Curriculum for the Early Years: Learn What It's All About 203Dr. Michelle McKay • Dr. Gillian Judson • Klara Redford How Do I Teach This Outside? Outdoor Literacy Instruction Meets the Science of Reading Movement PorcupineRachel Tidd How Does Vulnerability Show up in the Outdoors? 201Karen Lai Nature Journaling as a Tool for Connection & Conservation SnailSonya Rokosh • Kristi Gordon

3:14pm MDT

*Education Session D* Kinnear Centre

3:15pm MDT

Active Hope: Practices to move through climate anxiety ChickadeeHeidi Widmer (she/her) Co-Conspiring In Partnership To Bring More Than One Story to the Outdoors BeaverAmbika Tenneti • Jacqueline L Scott • Tanya Murray Designing activities that address Climate Change and Strategizing Sustainability KingfisherSangeeta Thomas • Dennis Chen Educating the hearts of youth to promote nature stewardship DeerDr. Robert Wallis Environmental Games: Bring the fun of outdoor learning into your classroom EagleMichelle MacMillan • Istafa Sufi Healing in Nature - Introducing The National Healing Forest Initiative CougarJanina M Carlstad Listening to the Land, Learning About the Self: A Relational Experience TurtleDr. Michelann Parr May We Be Peaceful: Inner Work for Systems Change RacoonDana Fedorchuk Nature-based physical activity: Fostering human-nature connectedness with young people in Kindergarten to Grade 12 ToadDr. Jennifer Gruno Playing in Dirt Builds Grit! - the importance of all types of play for the mind and body. BearJacqui Sneazwell Braiding Indigenous and Forest School Epistemologies on the Land OwlTiffany Smith • Dorothy Thunder Core Routines for Connecting and Learning with and on the Land OtterSierra Downing Listen, Heart, Imagine, Reciprocate, Repeat! RavenSylvie de Grandpre Tetpawsuwakon - Living A Balanced Life SquirrelJustine Tremblay • Rebecca Ireland Traditional Games in the Classroom MooseLamarr Oksasikewiyin • Dinah Oxebin

4:30pm MDT

Afternoon Community Building and Exhibitor Fair *Trivia and Prizes!* Kinnear Centre

6:00pm MDT

Do Your Own Dinner Downtown!

8:00pm MDT

Friday Night Social and Connection Spaces Kinnear CentreDJ Palf • Miranda Currie