Developing interactive and print resources for sustainability educators in innovative outdoor classroom pedagogies

TitleDeveloping interactive and print resources for sustainability educators in innovative outdoor classroom pedagogies
Faculty/College/UnitEducation
StatusCompleted
Duration2 Year
Initiation04/01/2015
Completion03/31/2017
Project Summary

This application supports the development of interactive online and print curricular resources for UBC Education students interested in environmental education and in learning to teach in outdoor classrooms. A team of international UBC graduate students will develop an interactive website and book that introduce innovative approaches to hands-on multimodal, nature-based pedagogy for teaching mathematics, sciences, fine and applied arts, language arts, and other school subjects, using the rich cultural and ecological systems of school gardens and other outdoor classroom sites. Materials have been developed and piloted in the first year of this project, and will be published in 2016 to coincide with the Faculty of Education’s proposed Year of Sustainability and Ecojustice Education. The website and book will provide long- term resources to benefit educators at UBC and globally, providing a forum for continuing discussion, collaboration and new approaches and ideas. They will help promote UBC’s already strong reputation as a hub for research, teaching and leadership in sustainability education.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2015/2016
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorSusan Gerofsky
Year 1: Funded Amount16,750
Year 1: Team Members

Susan Gerofsky, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education

Year 1: TLEF ShowcaseYear 1: TLEF Showcase
Year 2: Project YearYear 2
Year 2: Funding Year2016/2017
Year 2: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 2: Principal InvestigatorSusan Gerofsky
Year 2: Funded Amount16,750
Year 2: Team Members

Susan Gerofsky, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education