Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Stepping Outside: Teaching Beneath the Willow
Authors: Tim Buttler, Kevin Kiers
Part 1: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Chapter 1: The Importance of Holistic Land-based Learning: The Significance of the Indigenous Voices
Author: Joel Gamache
Chapter 2: Sharing Stories of Teaching and Learning with the Land—Tekenón: kwe Yothíthare (Two Kenyen’kehà:ka Women in Conversation)
Authors: O’nahkwi:yo Kelly Maracle and Yakotennikonhrare Gabrielle Doreen
Chapter 3: Indigenous Land-Based Learning
Author: Holly Brandsma
Part 2: Benefits of Outdoor Learning
Chapter 4: Can We Go Outside? The Benefits of Opening the Doors to an Outdoor Classroom
Authors: Lindsay Detta and Monique Somma
Chapter 5: Taking Teaching Outside: Learning within Nature
Author: Shelley Kokorudz
Chapter 6: The Benefits of Outdoor Education: Engaging in Learning Through a Decolonizing Lens
Author: Joanie Crandall
Chapter 7: Don’t Forget About the Teachers: Why Teaching Outdoors Benefits the Whole Class
Author: Natalia Ritz
Chapter 8: Forest Schools and Student Well-Being: Providing Opportunities for a Flourishing Life
Authors: Mike Link and Heather Krepski
Chapter 9: Forest Walking: Exploring Arts and the Environment
Authors: Denise Handlarski, Lauren Hill, Karleen Pendleton Jiménez, and Kelly Young
Part 3: Comfort Levels with Outdoor Learning
Chapter 10: Working Through Discomforts to Find Comfort in Teaching Outside: Exploring Affective Experiences That Shift The Heart
Authors: Lindsay Sargent and Joan M. Chambers
Chapter 11: Empowering Educators: Unlocking Effective Outdoor Teaching Through Personal Outdoor Exploration
Authors: Kimberly Squires and Kim Barton
Chapter 12: “But I Don’t Know Anything About Nature!” – Overcoming Trepidation: Strategies for Those New to Outdoor Education
Authors: Gail J. Kuhl and Alexa Haberer
Chapter 13: Enhancing Comfort and Confidence in Outdoor Teaching in Montessori Classrooms
Authors: Marian Riedel
Chapter 14: Feeling Comfortable with Teaching Outside: Tips and Tricks of the Trade from a Long-Time Outdoor Enthusiast
Author: David Telles-Langdon
Part 4: Childhood Outdoor Experiences
Chapter 15: Going Outdoors to Move from a Human-centric World to a World of Living Systems
Author: Betsy Jardine
Chapter 16: Ecological Autobiographies: An Exploration for Educators and Students
Authors: Jessica Logher and Brittney Townrow
Chapter 17: A Pedagogy of Restlessness: Exploring Practices that Support Restless Meaning-Making
Author: Kelsey Keller
Part 5: Administrators’ Role in Supporting Outdoor Learning
Chapter 18: School Trip Preparedness: “If you fail to plan, you will plan to fail.”
Author: Bill Steer “Back Roads Bill”
Chapter 19: Administrators: Essential Co-Creators for Successful Outdoor Learning
Author: Nicol Suhr
Chapter 20: Cultivating Learning beyond the Classroom: Principals as Advocates for Place-Based Outdoor Education
Author: Katie Maxwell
Chapter 21: Growing a Solution: Support Structures for Integrating School Gardens in Science and Environmental Education
Authors: Mariam Takkouch and Isha DeCoito
Part 6: Leading Students Outdoors
Chapter 22: The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and the Adventurous Journey in Secondary Schools
Author: Deanne Nielsen
Chapter 23: Cultivating Engagement and Gratitude in Outdoor Learning Environments
Authors: Marie Edwards and Janet Dyment
Chapter 24: Outdoor Learning: Leading the Class
Authors: Tim Buttler, Kevin Kiers, Chloe Weir, and Daniel Hunter-Owega
Part 7: Outdoor Learning Resources
Chapter 25: Get INvolved, Get OUTdoors: Teaching and Learning In-the-Yard (ITY)
Authors: Hartley Banack and Gerald Tembrevilla
Chapter 26: Exploring the Transformative Potential of Outdoor Learning: Utilizing Affordances for Enhanced Educational Experiences and Holistic Growth
Author: Christopher Clark
Chapter 27: Resources for Successful Outdoor Learning
Authors: Tim Buttler, Kevin Kiers, Chloe Weir, and Taiya Jablonski
Contributor Biographies
Index
