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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
.pdf

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
online training
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@ teachable.com

RM101: Introduction to Risk Management a.k.a. How to NOT Kill your Students in the Field.  This 75-minute training is a series of animated video lectures designed to increase your risk management awareness.  It was developed for university faculty who do not have a background in adventure education, but will be useful to anyone who teaches or manages students in the outdoors.  Enroll online at: educate-wild.teachable.com

AEE Risk Management Webinar Triology
online training


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
  • Risk Management 101: Introduction to Risk Management - Angie Moline, Ph.D. *
  • Building a Culture of Risk Management: The Importance of the Near Miss - Steve Smith
  • When Risks Include a Lawsuit: Legal Liability Issues in Outdoor Education - Reb Gregg, Esq.
* Note: The RM101 webinar has similar content, but a completely different mode of delivery from the RM101 online course.

Saying Yes! to Risk: Field Studies Manual
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Risk Management
Planning Worksheet

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​​Emergency
​Evacuation Template

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​Emergency Phone
​Number Template

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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.

Course Planning Tools


​Course Itinerary
Planning Template

.docx 

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.

​Sample Course 
​Menus

- Omnivore -

 Get a head start on meal planning​ for your field-based course with these healthy, inexpensive menu starters from Educate Wild!

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.

​Student Medical
​Information Template

 .pdf

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
​Tracking Template

.pdf

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
​Template

 .pdf

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.

3-Ring Binders with Custom Covers
UPI - United Packaging Inc

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). 

Field Binder
​Template

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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.

Tiny Bag of Tricks
$35 - Inquire

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.
Also check out Moline Creative: where visual thinking meets creative problem solving

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