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From The Editor, Charles Yaple
From The Editor, Charles Yaple
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is pleased to present this special issue of Taproot magazine dedicated to examination of the merits of fishing, recreational boating, and stewardship education. It has been made possible by support from the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (REFF) and its "Water Works Wonders" campaign. REFF is a prime sponsor of this year's National Fishing and Boating Week scheduled to run from June 1-10, 2001.
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including EECOM (Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication) and GLIN (Great Lakes Information Network).
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.
Reviews, Charles Yaple
Reviews, Charles Yaple
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Destined to become a classic, should be made into a film, a must read ... , what additional superlatives can a reviewer make about a book? All those who call themselves an outdoor educator should add The Earth is Enough ... to their list of recommended books for older (sixth grade and up) children, and for all adults who care about children! In this day and age when the electronification of childhood is common place, Middleton's saga can inspire youngsters to seek outdoor pursuits that will open their eyes to adventures far greater than any contrived by some virtual reality …
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at time of publication. Some items highlighted include: Museum Learning Kits and Fish Printing.
Developing Aquatic Resource Stewards, Anthony J. Fedler, William F. Siemer, Barbara A. Knuth And Bruce E. Matthews
Developing Aquatic Resource Stewards, Anthony J. Fedler, William F. Siemer, Barbara A. Knuth And Bruce E. Matthews
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Intuitively there exists a strong relationship between participation and stewardship activity, and the significant life experiences research conducted by Tanner (1980) and others offers some support for this. A fundamental tenet in many angler and boater education programs is the importance of caring for aquatic resources, with the logical assumption being that the deeper the connection built with the natural world through fishing or boating experiences, the more likely stewardship outcomes will occur. Outdoor recreation activities place the participant in direct contact with nature, thereby heightening environmental awareness and concern (Geisler et al. 1977). Work by Nabhan (1994) and others …
A Case For The Place Of Music In The Outdoor Education Program, Marie Bernardy
A Case For The Place Of Music In The Outdoor Education Program, Marie Bernardy
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Knowing this, music can become an indispensable part of outdoor education programs because music summons the basic connections that sustain human life: our fellow humans and the planet Earth. Recognizing nature as the point of origin for sounds in music is to truly touch the roots of music. Recognizing music as a form of communication for humans is to touch the roots of culture. Thus, we have a triad of influences among people, nature and music. This triad is worth exploring in outdoor education programs because of what it can teach participants about themselves and about their world.
From The Editor, Charles Yaple
From The Editor, Charles Yaple
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This issue of Taproot launches a two-part series about music and outdoor education. It is sad, but true, that many outdoor programs include little or no music learning opportunities for participants. Music is relegated to the realm of campfire singing for the most part and hence, an important avenue to fostering environmental consciousness is lost. Byron wrote of music played without end by the natural world:
Review: The Public Television Series, Journey To Planet Earth, Patrick K. Pryor
Review: The Public Television Series, Journey To Planet Earth, Patrick K. Pryor
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Sensational journalism, dramatic music, real science, and vivid computer animation lead the viewer on a journey across a world of cultures. At each stop one is compelled to feel compassion for the citizens of the far away region, and for those in our own highly developed nation. Although technologically advanced, the US is not immune to the same ecological, political, and racial predicaments. The narrator illuminates this immunity using rhetoric laced with American pride.
News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.
Review Of My Nature Journal, Patrick K. Pryor
Review Of My Nature Journal, Patrick K. Pryor
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
My Nature Journal, written and illustrated by Adrienne Olmstead is a comprehensive guide to observing and journaling for young people, Olmstead leaves nothing out. She begins the book with an address to parents and educators encouraging them to be supportive role models, summarizes the book and its activities, and includes tips on safety and respect for the natural world.
Remembering My First Encounter, Bryan Ring
Remembering My First Encounter, Bryan Ring
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
There is a sound that is foreign to this place. I would guess a locomotive. A train in the distance? No, it's the voice of my heart rushing hot red life through my body as it comes closer. She knows I'm here. She passes 10 feet from me. The Lion can hear me breathe.
Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental or conservation education. Some of the options included Interpretive Media Development and Process of Interpretation (an educational course), and the ACA National Conference.
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including EEAO (Environmental Education Association of Oregon) and EEAW (Environmental Education Association of Washington).
From Romanticism To Deep Ecology: The Continuing Evolution In American Environmental Thought, David Ackerson
From Romanticism To Deep Ecology: The Continuing Evolution In American Environmental Thought, David Ackerson
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Nash argues that compared to the millennia of anti-wilderness sentiment. the pace of intellectual change in the previous two centuries is so rapid that it must be considered revolutionary (1982 P. XI). Viewed in the context of human hi story and human attitudes, this is true. However, the actual development of a pro-wilderness viewpoint in America has followed an evolutionary course from the Romantic Movement through Emerson, Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold. The latest, logical manifestation of this evolutionary progress is the philosophy known as deep ecology.
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include: The Music Garden (film) and Aural Art (a listing of sound artists that create music using natural soundscapes).
Early Beginnings In Outdoor Education, Julie A. Carlson
Early Beginnings In Outdoor Education, Julie A. Carlson
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The year 2000, then, marks the 70th anniversary of outdoor education, and represents an appropriate time to revisit some of its early beginnings in the United States. Outdoor education today has mixed and melded with other outdoor and experientially related approaches to learning. It is believed that knowledge of the historical roots of outdoor education, and identification of the paths it has taken to arrive where it is today, can help educators in broadening their understanding of relationships between various approaches to pedagogy.
News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in outdoor education field at time of publication. Some items highlighted include: Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Action Kit and Zero Waste: Impossible Dream or Realistic Goal? (video).
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario and Earth Force.
John Ruskin A Lesser Known- Environmentalist, Van Akin Burd
John Ruskin A Lesser Known- Environmentalist, Van Akin Burd
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The Centennial of the death of the English writer, John Ruskin (1819-1900), is being observed this year in numerous exhibitions and conferences in England, the United States, Italy, Japan. These celebrations are testimony to his gifts as a painter, his enduring influence as an art and social critic, and his warnings as an environmentalist. During his lifetime, the Victorians knew him primarily as a writer on art and architecture-The Stones of Venice (1851-1853) leading to a rediscovery of the beauty of Venice and early Italian painters like Giotto, and such successors as Tintoretto and Botticelli. In recent years we have …
Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental or conservation education. Some of the options included Running Water Press (a call for papers and articles), and Earth Mentoring Institute & Hawk Circle Programs.
From The Editor, Charles Yaple
From The Editor, Charles Yaple
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
For history to be truly understood more than reporting facts about past events must occur. The significance of events to people must also be described. Hence, our lead story "Early Beginnings in Outdoor Education" by Julie Carlson provides a good summary of outdoor education history. Her scholarly approach outlines the progress of the movement from 1930 to the present. Carlson's careful documentation furnishes good suggestions for those who would read more deeply.
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.
Leaming From An Outdoor Education Hero, Clifford Knapp
Leaming From An Outdoor Education Hero, Clifford Knapp
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Curiosity seized me and when L.B. paused, I raised my hand and asked, "What's that bird?" L. B. thought for a moment and then replied, "I don't know: why don't you go and find out?" His response was surprising because I thought he would give the bird's name and want me to stay for the rest of his lecture. I blurted out, "Do you mean right now?" He said "Yes, right now, before the bird flies away". Somewhat reluctantly, I left the group and eventually discovered the mystery bird was a yellow-billed cuckoo. Now I realize that L.B. knew the …
Review, Charles Yaple
Review, Charles Yaple
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Like Paul Rezendes' The Wild Within: Adventures in Nature and Animal Teachings (see Taproot, summer 1999), Dan Dustin has penned a collection of essays about adventure-based outdoor recreation experiences set mostly in the context of mountains, forests, and deserts. Both authors share how nature has served to expand their awareness and understanding of life and stress the value of frequent self-reflection. Unlike Rezendes, Dustin also includes six essays suggesting that what makes life interesting "flows out of everyday pastimes" such as visiting with friends, playing games, listening to music, and enjoying good food.
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include: Green Map System (an activity that allows students to create neighborhood green maps of local areas), and Rebugging Your Home and Garden (a step by step guide to safe pest control).
Special Resource, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Special Resource, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
There are many uses for poetry: an expression of emotion, an experiment in language, a political act, or a work of art. Poetry also comes in many forms, from a 3- line haiku to a book-length epic. But all poetry is about using language in a unique way-it says things that cannot be said in prose or speech. The exercises below help poets to stimulate their imaginations, sharpen their tools and stretch their limits. You'll also find verses from poets that roughly correspond to the exercises-let them inspire you!
Environmental Education In A "Reforming" Education World, Michele Archie, Bora Simmons
Environmental Education In A "Reforming" Education World, Michele Archie, Bora Simmons
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
Environmental education is in an awkward position. Nationwide polls tell us that 96% of parents support teaching environmental education in the schools.1 When teachers are asked if environmental education is important, an overwhelming majority (97.9%) agrees. Yet few teachers consistently include environmental education in their curriculum. 2 In the 30 years since environmental education took wing, many teachers have found themselves caught between believing in the importance of environmental education and feeling pressed to find the time to "fit" it in.