EEA ISSUES
Teaching During COVID-19

Outdoor Learning: Teaching safely and equitably during the pandemic

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Strategies & Science of Outdoor Learning

Outdoor Learning Spaces &  Pandemic Protocols

Virtual, Hybrid, & ​Outdoor Teaching Resources

Outdoor Learning in the Time of COVID-19

This slide presentation, originally presented at the Georgia Science Teachers Association mini-conference and at the Outdoor Learning Symposium in fall 2020, provides a brief overview of the many options that outdoor learning offers for schools seeking safe solutions for re-opening.  

EEA: Outdoor learning an effective teaching strategy during the pandemic

EEA's CoOL Toolkit for Outdoor Learning during the Pandemic

This toolkit is designed to help EE providers and non-profit organizations (e.g., nature centers; parks; zoos; aquaria; and local, state, and federal agencies) reimagine how they can partner with school districts to help reopen schools safely and equitably.

Green Schoolyard Report on Outdoor Learning in the Time of COVID

This report by BEETLES, Ten Strands, Lawrence Hall of Science, and the Green Schoolyards and Children and Nature Network is intended to highlight strategies by which EE providers can partner with school districts to reopen schools safely. 

NWF and NAAEE Advocacy Guide for Outdoor Learning

What is CoOL?
The Council of Outdoor Learning (CoOL) is an EEA initiative that focuses on the design, development, use, and sustainability of outdoor learning environments on school campuses. CoOL provides tips and techniques for those who want to create outdoor classrooms or learning stations; hosts an annual symposium to share resources and strategies for teaching outdoors; curates a collection of outdoor learning activities that are integrated with state standards; and provides professional learning workshops, resources, and webinars for teachers and non-formal educators.