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Another Model Of Outdoor And Environmental Education, Clifford E. Knapp

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

After reading Charles Yaple's article, ''Envisioning Environmental and Outdoor Education" in the May, 1997 issue of Taproot , I decided to offer my definitions and diagrammatic concept model in order to continue the "conversation:

Outdoor education is a set of planned and unplanned experiences related to the formal school or college curriculum which take place outsi4e the school building. The selection of these experiences is based on the educational objectives judged • to be best met through unmediated (direct and in context) interaction with local community and surrounding 6 Taproot Summer 1998 areas. The study topics include a variety of …

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: ACA Offerings (a list of books available through the American Camping Association Bookstore), Water Quality Video (a 30 minute documentary about nonpoint source pollution and its impact on local water quality), and Music to Learn By (a collection of songs by singersongwriter Remy Rodden).

Table Of 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.

The Doctor Is Out, Erin Quinn

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

So she had decided to do her dissertation on the impact of environmental experiences on children's art, sense of self, cognitive and emotional abilities. She posed herself the question: Is experience in nature "good" for children? Or was it simply "great fun" to be outdoors? It was the 'thank-you' drawings that children had sent her that first sparked her interest in this subject-artworks which, in her words, "provide a fascinating lens through which to view children's mental and emotional development."

From The Editor, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Smorgasbord may best describe this issue of Taproot. Unlike the last edition, which focused heavily on school gardening, this version provides something for the interests of varying kinds of environmental and outdoor education professionals.

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 were: the 6th World Wilderness Congress, North American Hunting Heritage, and the Love Canal University (a training institute dubbed Love Canal University in honor of the knowledge it has passed on since the Love Canal Homeowners Association was first organized).

Reviews, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section reviewed three books. These reviews included:

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming by Cheryl A. Estes.

Teamwork and Teamplay by Todd Miner.

The Spell of the Sensuous by Clifford E, Knapp.

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included the titles Agroforestry at the Cayuga Nature Center, Bilingual Project Wild, and Sharing Nature Foundation Offers U.S. Workshops.

Significant Learning Curves, Kate Cassidy, Mark Lacey

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

In explaining to a potential client what issues could be accomplished in a weekend program you find yourself stumbling over why there are limitations to what could be addressed in such a short time frame.

When training new facilitators you are asked how to select- out of such a wide range of possibilities - the activity or initiative that is most suited to the needs of a specific group and builds appropriately on their previous experiences.

Intuitively adventure programmers know the answer to these two scenarios. The difficulty arrises when we are asked to explain our reasoning to people not …

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 AEE (Association for Experiential Education), ANCA (Association of Nature Center Administrators), and Bradford Woods Outdoor Education Center.

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 the ACCT (Association for Challenge Course Technology) and AEE (Association for Experiential Education).

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a list 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 National Peace Garden Foundation and the People-Plant Council.

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.

Making Interdisciplinary Connections To Your School Gardening Program, Marcia Eames-Sheavly

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Gardening is an exciting, approachable way to teach kids about plants. A good gardening program doesn't need to be one more thing thrown on your plate; by integrating it into the curriculum, gardening can be easy and interdisciplinary. Interdisciplinary projects enhance young peoples' ability to make connections among isolated facts, and to find meaning among those arbitrary facts. A U.S. News and World Report article (January 1993) pointed out that some interdisciplinary pilot projects in New York and Los Angeles schools even improved school attendance, and decreased drop-out rates.

Educational Gardening, Sharon Lovejoy

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

My husband and I have a family business where we work together to put in public gardens that have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands people. Today my husband asked, "Why did we do that?" And I said, "Because I don't care about clothes, and I don't care about fancy cars. But, I love to buy plants and work with kids, and I like to buy a few books once in a while." So, all it really takes is hard work and creative imagination, and wonders can be accomplished.

A Magical Garden For Children, Jane L. Taylor

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The mission of the 4-H Children's Garden is: To promote an understanding of plants and the role they play in our environment and daily lives; to nurture the wonder in a child's imagination and curiosity; and to provide a place for the enrichment and delight of children.

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. Some topics in this issue include: sport fishing, junk mail, and a federal spending bill that allows killing fish-eating birds.

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 workshops at Aurora University and Scholarships for Ecological Studies at Schumacher College.

From The Editor, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Gardening in February may seem like a stretch for some of our readers. But even those in the northern climes have but two or three months before the season will be upon us. Actually, gardening is a teaching tool that educators can use year-round to add zest and reality to classroom instruction.

This special issue of Taproot features three articles related to children and gardening. All three pieces stem (no pun intended) from a national Children's Gardens symposium co-sponsored by State University of New York at Cortland and Cornell University. Held on the Cortland campus, several hundred participants enjoyed seminars …

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included the articles "Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage, AK", "Millions Served (Birdseed)! Project Feederwatch Begins a Second Decade", and others.

From The Editor, Charles Yaple

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.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of Contents

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.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of Contents, Charles Yaple

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.

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.

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included news from North American Associate for Environmental Education (NAAEE) and Tug Hill Tomorrow as well as other organizations.

Contents And Executive Director's Message, Charles Yaple

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.

Affiliate News And Ceo Update, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included news from Friends of Environmental Education Society of Alberta (FEESA), Shaver's Creek Environmental Center and others.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of Contents, Charles Yaple

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.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of 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.

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Affiliate News and CEO Update: Contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included news from New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA), Center for Environmental Education and others.