BEETLES Collaboration With Youth Outside
May 26, 2020: Uncategorized
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Read More »Read the blog posts below to find out what’s new with BEETLES. We regularly feature new resources, promote upcoming events and news, and share “Tales from the Field”–stories of folks like you using BEETLES materials in interesting ways. If you’d like to contribute, just be in touch!
Meet Rosalynn!
May 21, 2020: Uncategorized
We’re excited to announce that Rosalynn Sarvi, a Community Programs Coordinator at the Lawrence Hall of Science, will be joining our BEETLES team part-time! She’ll be working with us on communications, so you might connect with her in the future over email and on our online networks. BEETLES: Tell us a bit about your roles […]
Read More »Principles to Guide Design of Outdoor Science and Environmental Education Distance Learning Experiences
April 28, 2020: Ask the BEETLES
What can effective virtual outdoor science experiences look like? Amid school closures and the suspension of in-person programming, this is a pressing question in the field of outdoor science and environmental education. Like many others, we are just starting to dip our toes into best practices in distance learning. While we know distance learning can’t […]
Read More »FAQ’s About BEETLES
April 28, 2020: Ask the BEETLES
Below, we’ve assembled answers to some of the most common questions we get over email about the use of BEETLES resources, and other BEETLES-related things. Questions About Using BEETLES Resources Can I present a BEETLES Professional Learning Session to my staff? Yes!! Anyone is welcome to download and teach a BEETLES Professional Learning Session (whether […]
Read More »Tale from the Field: Designing a Custom 4-Day Curriculum with BEETLES, Part 2
April 27, 2020: Tales from the Field
In the spring of 2019, Waskowitz Outdoor Education Center hired BEETLES to develop a curriculum for their 4-day residential outdoor school program. The curriculum was to include BEETLES activities connected to the theme of Ecosystems, Matter, and Energy, that would engage students in science practices while building students’ sense of place and connection to nature. […]
Read More »BEETLES 2020 Region-Building Grant Awardees
April 1, 2020: News
BEETLES is Thrilled to Fund Six Region-Building Efforts! In January, 2020, the BEETLES project sent out a request for proposals for a new funding opportunity designed to advance and strengthen the field of environmental and outdoor science through regional capacity building. We received 26 proposals, approximately five times as many as we were able to […]
Read More »Tale from the Field: Designing a Custom 4-Day Curriculum with BEETLES, Part 1
March 25, 2020: Tales from the Field
In the spring of 2019, Waskowitz Outdoor Education Center (Waskowitz) hired BEETLES to develop a curriculum for their 4-day residential outdoor school program. The curriculum was to include BEETLES activities connected to the theme of Ecosystems, Matter, and Energy, as well as engage students in science practices and build their sense of place and connection […]
Read More »Job Opportunities With BEETLES Partners: February 2020
February 24, 2020: News
Read on for open positions with BEETLES Partners: Field Instructor, Program Coordinator, Program Leader: Northwest Outdoor Science School “The Northwest Outdoor Science School is looking for staff members to join our organization. As a staff member, you will positively influence the lives of hundreds of students. You will teach sixth-graders about the ecology of the […]
Read More »Reflections on Black History Month
February 24, 2020: Ask the BEETLES
How can we honor Black History Month within the context of outdoor and environmental education? There is a lot of work to be done to fully acknowledge the history and contributions of black leaders in outdoor spaces, and to support black leadership in the present moment which means addressing issues of equity and inclusion more […]
Read More »Tale from the Field: Celebrating Black History, Rooted in Plants, at the New York Botanical Garden
February 18, 2020: Tales from the Field
Arvolyn Hill works at the the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and attended a BEETLES Leadership Institute in August 2019. This winter, Arvolyn designed and launched a program Celebrate Black History: Rooted in Plants, focused on the influence of the African diaspora on the plant world. We interviewed her to hear more about the program […]
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