How do we know if the values we want to impart as environmental educators are reaching our students? How do we want to live and manifest our values in our daily lives? What are we actually doing everyday that is in line with our values, and why or how do we justify if they don’t line up? Heck, what are our values and how do we clearly articulate them? These are a few of the questions I thought about as guest speaker, Teton County Commissioner, Benn Ellis, joined the graduate class in an evening discussion about “Action” last night. Benn shared some of his amazing Read the rest of this entry »
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I don’t fancy myself a particularly coordinated person. In fact, walking on the snowy paths around campus I frequently find myself tripping and have even body planted in the snow a time or two. Needless to say, I was a little apprehensive about trying climbing at the new rock gym. But, how could I pass up the opportunity to learn from some of my knowledgeable classmates?
So, last Friday Kate and I headed to the climbing gym where she wowed me with her amazing patience and instructional skills. That girl is TALENTED and Read the rest of this entry »
Half of the graduate class started our academic rotation in “Instructional Strategies” with John Haskin and Kevin Haspela last week. The previous two weeks I was teaching for my Outreach practicum in
Pinedale, WY and Lander, WY. During those two weeks my team (composed of Anne, Megan, Heather T., Heather J, myself, our fearless leader Robin, who busted her knee, and Rob, who unexpectedly took Robin’s place) went into various public schools and gave classroom teachers ideas on incorporating Place Based Education into their curriculum. It was amazing to work with such a diverse Read the rest of this entry »
