Kids afield for wikisite
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This document discusses the Kids Afield program, which uses cameras and outdoor exploration to promote connections between children and nature. It provides details about the program, including that it is led by Robin Long and supported by Dr. Smith. It describes how the program uses kid-friendly cameras to allow children to document the natural world from their perspective. This empowers students and can foster empathy. Over time, the children in the program became interested in birds, allowing for inquiry-driven learning about bird migration and life cycles. Student photographs are then used for assessment and to promote discussion.
Kids afield for wikisite
- 1. Marilyn Fenster Elementary Teacher Gail Hanss Elementary Teacher Robin Long 7-12 Biology Teacher Kids Afield Team With support from Dr. Smith, Lower School Division Head Kids AfieldKids Afield Robin Long site manager earthwalkertoo@gmail.com
- 2. Kids AfieldKids Afield Nature & Te chno lo g yNature & Te chno lo g y What Why originsorigins researchresearch How inside outside Learning children's teachers sharing Resources & Extensions
- 3. Kid-Photographers explore the Earth
- 4. Camera Promotes Empathy With Photos see world through others eyes see world through self-selected camera eye bootleg@dschool.stanford.edu Young Citizen Naturalists Adult Environmentalists Emerged from
- 5. limits field of focus archives outdoor experiences for indoor/online sharing employs hybrid thinking taps into intrinsic motivation empowers students
- 6. . I believe that a central goal of modern education should be to stimulate both ways of knowing in the world: digital and direct experience. Richard Louv The ideal scientist thinks like a poet and works like a bookkeeper. E.O. Wilson Technology + Natural World Experiences Can = Deep Learning Can = Environmental Awareness
- 7. 3 Key Resources Time for exploring outdoors Exposure to Adults that respect outdoor environmentts childrens ideas & feelings 2 Keys to Promoting Kids Connections to Nature
- 8. 1. Kid-Cameras 2. Introduce w/focus 3. Agency fit kids hands tough! easy to use $ 30 35 require batteries
- 9. 2. Introduce w/focus 3. Agency Cameras as valued tools Care of equipment Care of one another Care of space Care of life sharing space How Birds became a Class Focus Valuing students interests
- 10. Authentic Assessment: Students Explain why they took the picture pre-writers put the starting letter of the word later a teacher helps transcribe
- 11. Birds the kid-connection that stuck! BENEFITS Present all year Global Connections via migration Inquiry Learning arises naturally Art, Music, Writing Strong intrinsic attraction Great Free online Resources
- 12. Jay Stetzer ..John Burroughs, Knowledge without love will not stick. But if love comes first, knowledge is sure to follow. Its our responsibility as parents and teachers to make sure that love comes first. David Sobel, Orion Magazine, July/August 2012 Imagination & Play The Discovery of Mouse Town
- 16. A classroom discussion added to student Voicethreads
- 17. Student assessment of a bird feeding experiment added to Voicethread
- 19. Resource materials for Kids Afield are archived At : http://storify.com/earthwalker/kids-afield woodswalkertoo@gmail.com twitter.com/earthwalkertoo connectchildrenntonature.wikispaces.com
- 20. PHOTOGRAPH CHANGES OVER TIME PLANTS or areas of plants SIGNS OF LIFE: leaf being consumed, animals prints, decaying log, leaf litter, emerging buds, etc. EROSION TRACES of water flow PATTERNS left by mud SKY MATERIALS left out for animals (bird food, fruit, etc) A PUDDLE SIGNS of human movement in and out of an area SNOW melting DATA - INQUIRY DRIVEN Shadows - Plant growth - Leaf drop - Color changes Bird nest materials Bird feeder experiments Trash Spider webs Plant damage Melting- Visual changes with temperature or light Photo scavenger hunt- Identifying plants & bugs Camouflage challenges Story or poetry starters favorites- Kid-generated Games/Activities
- 21. Photos from Student Generated Nest Material Experiment
- 24. Grades 7 & 8 Nature Photo Elective
- 25. An example of using students photos to promote deeper thinking
- 27. Older students learn from one another as they share their work
- 28. Bringing attention to the natural world with the aid of a bit of wire to suspend a deer skeleton