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Think Outside: No Box Required

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 124

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Teena Hine
Director of Professional Learning
Out Teach
@SteamPoweredWV
As the Director of Professional Learning, Teena facilitates a nationwide virtual PLC for educators, and oversees a Science coaching program. She has worked in education for 20 years, and held the roles of Elementary Educator, Interventionist, Instructional Technology Coach, and WV State Technology Coordinator. In 2021, Teena was recognized by Digital Promise as 1 of 25 educators in North America as an HP Teaching Fellow for her work in EdTech. She also writes curriculum with ISTE and NGSS aligned resources, is an Ambassador to the USA Science and Engineering Festival, and is the WV State Google For Education Leader.

Session description

Rooted in outdoor learning, your students will experience digital growth. Together we will unearth how to balance “screen time” with “green time” with hybrid outdoor and digital experiential opportunities. No matter the device, you'll be equipped to innovate with STEM, while inspiring the next generation of thinkers and doers.

Purpose & objective

You will leave this session with:
-Ideas to apply standards to an outdoor experience
-Easy to use digital outdoor learning planning framework
-Methods to balance outdoor learning with digital applications
-Research based evidence
-Hands on opportunities that you can immediately apply
-ELA/Math technology integrative approach to outdoor education
-How to use the 5E model of lesson planning with the ISTE standards
-Free, already created outdoor lessons!

No matter the device your students use, you will be equipped to innovate in digital applications, while inspiring the next generation of STEM careers to grow, outdoors.

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Outline

This will be an interactive session aimed to involve participants in each element.
Engage:5 minutes-Why Outside? Overview
Explore:5 minutes-Digital Nature Journaling Independent
5 minutes-Discussion Group
Explain;20 minutes-Inquiry based learning, what it is, and what it isn't. Partner, Individual, Active Participation, Device and active based (outdoor if possible with indoor applications)
Elaborate:15 minutes-How do we combine outdoor learning with ISTE standards to promote STEM careers. Group and Digital
Extend: 5-Sharing of digital resources Group (Websites, Open Educational Resources)
Evaluate: Survey 5 minutes-Individual

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Supporting research

https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/outdoor-learning-integrating-tech.shtml

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2022/04/how-k-12-schools-are-bringing-classroom-technology-outdoor-learning

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344451398_Outdoor_learning_with_mobile_technology_A_systematic_review

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Session specifications

Topic:
Instructional design & delivery
Grade level:
3-5
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: iOS, Windows, Android
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Access to Google Docs and Slides.
Nearpod-Free, Online or App
OER Commons-Free Online Website
Subject area:
Science, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Knowledge Constructor
  • Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.
Innovative Designer
  • Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.
Disclosure:
The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

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