Nau mai, hoki mai, welcome back to another year of education newsletters from DOC! This first edition is focusing on planning for your teacher-only day.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact us if you require any advice, or have any feedback about this newsletter or our resources. We would love to hear from you! DOC Outreach and Education team Teacher-only day: nature take-over!Step 2 - Stepping-stonesYou've watched the video? Time to try it out for real! Using one of the six nature taster activity cards - get outdoors with your colleagues and senior leaders. Trying it out together is safe, fun and builds confidence in teaching outdoors! Can't fit it into the planning day agenda? - these activities are perfect as a warm up or ice-breaker activity, a mid-morning break with coffee or at lunch time with cake ;) Check out the benefit facts of teaching in nature - every card has a different one! Step 3 - Goal-settingInspired - CheckTried it out - CheckNow - set a goal to do it again!Setting simple goals for you and your team can be a great way to bring colleagues along the nature journey with you. Similar to that step count on your fit bit - encourage each other and work together to reach your goals. Ideas for goals:
Step 4 - Send us your goal and be in to win a prize!Let us know your goal, your teams goal or your schools outdoor goals for term 1. Whether it's to go on a weekly walk outside, try out one of the nature taster cards or start a nature inquiry - we want to know! Tell us your goal and be in to win a New Zealand Nature Heroes book for your class! Upcoming newsletters for Term 1Sharing goals and stories - Week 8, Term 1In this edition of Pitopito Kōrero we will share the goals and success stories you told us about in term 1 as well as a deep dive into the motivations and barriers survey you took part in at the end of 2019. Looking for posters to display in your classroom?Here are some of what we have available. Email us to get free copies. Find all our resources to support teaching and learning in nature on our website- Got Any Feedback?Help us improve this e-newsletter in 2020 by telling us what you'd like to find out! Email us your feedback and ideas to us by following the link below |