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Educator's Toolbox
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Educate Wild! provides high-quality organizational tools and teaching resources for outdoor learning programs. Download and share these sample resources with friends and colleagues.
Also check out the Educate Wild! YouTube channel and our Teachable.com online school. Disclaimer: Users assume responsibility for the quality, content, and accuracy of the materials used in their programs regardless of Educate Wild's contribution to the starting template. |
Professional Development Tools
Career Mapping Workshop Overview
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Do you know where your career is going? The folks at Educate Wild! can help you step back, see the big picture, and design an itinerary to get you to your DREAM JOB. People who attend this workshop say that they walked out feeling inspired and optimistic about the possibilities that lie ahead.
This workshop is available as a custom offering for clients. Email Angie to inquire. |
Risk Management Tools
RM101: How to NOT Kill your Students in the Field
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AEE Risk Management Webinar Triology
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Join three industry leaders in risk management and legal consulting to discuss how high quality programs evaluate and manage the inherent risks involved in outdoor and adventure education. This series was recorded last year and was one of our best-selling webinars. - Association for Experiential Education
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Saying Yes! to Risk: Field Studies Manual
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The Natural History Institute worked with Prescott College, the North Cascades Institute, the Association for Experiential Education, and Educate Wild! to revise the Prescott College faculty handbook into Saying YES to Risk. This field manual gives guidance on how to properly manage risk on field courses and allows you to use this text to jump start your own field manual writing process. Say THANK YOU to the Natural History Institute by properly citing this document if you use it for your program.
Articulate your learning outcomes, identify and list human, environmental, and activity hazards, and plan to manage risk during your course with this planning worksheet. This worksheet is designed to accompany RM101: Introduction to Risk Management from Teachable.com.
Organize your maps, evacuation routes, and response plans onto one form with this emergency evacuation planning template.
Use this template to create an emergency calling list that field staff can use to call for help in the event of a serious incident.
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Course Planning Tools
Course Itinerary
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It can be tricky to figure out how to get all of the information you want to share with your staff and students on one page, but this itinerary planning document can help you get started.
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Sample Course
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Get a head start on meal planning for your field-based course with these healthy, inexpensive menu starters from Educate Wild!
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Organizational & Logistical Tools
First Aid Kit List
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Pack a first aid kit for a 10-day wilderness expedition using this data-driven supply list.
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Student Medical
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It is essential to get basic medical information from your students before they arrive to start your course so you can plan accordingly for the field. This medical information template can get you started thinking about what information on medical conditions, injuries, allergies, medication, and course-related abilities to ask from your students.
Use requires HIPPA compliance |
Student Medical
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Field staff will remember to record fluid intake, over-the-counter and prescription medication, and the general well being of your students using this field-ready form.
Use requires HIPPA compliance |
Teaching Tools
Quote Book
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Some field staff like to start the day by bringing the group together by reading from a quote book. Others like to read a quote before meals or peak experiences. This template (sized to fit 8.5x5.5 inch binders) can get you started on developing your own quote book.
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3-Ring Binders with Custom Covers
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Create small (8 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch) 3-ring binders with Cordura covers to organize students' assignments or your field staff manual. These binders can be difficult to find in stores, but UPI will create them for you (prices start at about $50/each for an order of ~50 binders and decrease when you buy in bulk).
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Field Binder
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Field assignments, packing lists, and syllabi can be printed to fit small 8.5x5.5-inch binders. This Microsoft Word document will get you started formatting you handouts. Note: it takes some thinking to get these half-sheets to print double sided, send us an email if you get stuck.
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Tiny Bag of Tricks
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Outdoor educators often draw on a “bag of tricks” when they teach in the field. This stuff sack includes toys, inspiring quotes, and other goodies to help you create community and engage students throughout your course.
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