EVENTS
November 4 (TODAY!), 4pm Pacific: Place-based Education: finding the good in the pandemic with David Sobel, Professor Emeritus in the Education Department at Antioch University New England and internationally-renowned lecturer on nature- and place-based education.
November 15: Find out more about Science World's award winning Future Science Leaders, an innovative science enrichment program for teens. Register for FSL information night.
November 17: Talking Imaginative Ecological Education: a panel of imaginative eco-educators share their experiences engaging in Imaginative Outdoor Learning with Dr. Gillian Judson and a panel of 8 educators who practice IEE and who have all recently completed their Master of Education degrees in Imaginative Education.
November 29, 3:30pm Pacific: Creating a Safe Climate Future: an interactive workshop for educators with Laura Sacks, a trained Climate Reality Leader and an En-ROADS climate ambassador, and Shea Wyatt a PhD candidate at UVic studying ocean acidification in the Arctic, a parent, and an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador.
RESOURCES / OPPORTUNITIES
Try this Fake News Quiz from Media Smarts - see if you can tell which of these stories and which are fake!
One of our favourite books Ada Twist, Scientist has been adapted for TV. My kids ages 6 and 8 loved all of the episodes; I highly recommend the show for students in grades K-4.
The weather is changing - check out Canada's non-profit Outdoor Learning Store for educator-field-tested equipment and essential resources for place-based and land-based learning.
The Digital Human Library offers video conferencing with experts on a variety of subject areas. The service is free for Canadian teachers, with most programs offered free of charge.
Engineers and Geoscientists BC Science Games: registration is now open for three Science Games Saturday Activity Sessions in February and March, 2022. Students in grades 1-6 are encouraged to register now.
Light up the dark with Science World Resources: explore light and reflections with Mirrors as we move into the dark season and create a winter reflector.