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        TES Outdoor learning - Forum

        Join the TES Outdoor Learning Group and get advice on making the most of the great outdoors in both secondary and primary schools. Share activity ideas, resources and get inspiration from other members of the group.

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        Innovative Approaches to Outdoor Learning

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          gemmanorman

          Member since 7-10-2011

          Hi there,

          I have an interview next week for my first teaching role and part of the process is to do a 4 minute presentation on 'Innovative approaches to outdoor learning.' HELP!! Im not sure what they are looking for? I have started putting together a powerpoint but so far have just spoken about the benefits as i dont think they are looking for a debate. How can i include innovative approaches? Do they want me to suggest some?

          Any help would be SO great,

          Thanks!

          Posted 28-4-2012 20:45
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          emmat34

          Member since 25-1-2009
          Hi there. Good luck with the interview. Maybe you could put in the different ways/strategies to deliver outdoor learning. So the basic would be dictate a model of doing an activity and the children will all end up doing the same with the same outcome. Very narrow in learning. Another way would be open ended - provide a problem see where it takes them such as making a mobile outside to show movement in the wind - it ends up with loads of different designs and children finding out stones don't do much where as feathers and grasses demonstrate lots of movement; why, how, what happens if... Lots of self problem solving with the option of the child being in a state of learning free flow and solving their own problems with their own design. Very Forest Schooly. Have a look at the literature behind the theory. You could introduce different amounts of equipment and instruction. Show them a skill first and let them use it either in teams or individually. Outdoors opens up teamwork too. In the classroom you could introduce a concept and provide situations outside where they use that knowledge laterally to solve new problems (capacity and volume inside then making magic puddles outside and relate back to the bottle size etc then repeat the magic puddle again and become more able to predict size due to previous experience). Maybe I am barking up the wrong tree but it might spark some other ideas for delivering outdoor learning.
          Posted 31-5-2012 20:41
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          emmat34

          Member since 25-1-2009
          Another idea is to use outdoor learning to encourage personal development such as self esteem, self awareness etc. etc. Great for pshe. The outcome is development of an aspect of personal development and the method is not the driver - also very open and children will learn something on the way.
          Posted 31-5-2012 20:46
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