Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Audience: 5th & 6th grade educators and non-formal outdoor school educators

Curriculum and Resources:

• Guides:
  • Project Learning Tree
  • Project WILD
• Resources:
  • Oregon Forest Literacy Plan
  • Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan
  • OELP Integration Document
  • Forest Connections

This workshop will provide methods and strategies to increase teachers' ability to enhance and extend their students' outdoor school experience. Participants will come away with the content knowledge, skills and materials to develop and use natural resources-based lessons aligned with outdoor school curricula, state standards, and statewide environmental literacy programs that can be used in the field or the classroom before or after their students attend outdoor school. Lunch is provided. Salem Keizer teachers will receive a $50 stipend for attending; details will be provided at the workshop. PDUs availalbe. Graduate credit wil be available through Southern Oregon University, details provided at the workshop.

This workshop is offered at no cost to Oregon educators.  Guides, curriculum, and resources are offered at no cost to educators that attend the entire workshop. 

This workshop is full. Please register for the waiting list. If a space becomes available, you will be contacted.