Nature’s Classroom: Embracing Curiosity & Learning from the World Around Us

About This Session

Description

Nurturing civic responsibility and igniting family literacy are essential steps in creating a lifelong love for learning.

What we'll cover:

Learning Outcomes and Objectives:

  • Explore how nature and community can enhance literacy development.
  • Advocate for the importance of reading and civic responsibility.
  • Highlight the role of families in nurturing literacy.
  • Provide practical strategies for fostering a love of learning through family engagement and outdoor exploration.

Participants will leave with:

  • Practical strategies for fostering family literacy and advocacy in their communities.
  • Tools for integrating outdoor learning experiences that encourage curiosity and literacy development.
  • Resources to help parents and families create an enriching reading environment at home.
  • Methods to incorporate civic engagement through literature and reading.

Topics & Focus

Primary Topic Area
topic - advocacy, public awareness
Session will also cover:
topic - civics & citizenship
topic - family and parent literacy (450 x68)

Assigned by TCALL

Texas AEL PD category - LIT
Texas AEL PD category - PAL
Texas AEL PD category - OTHER

Handouts & Materials

No handouts or materials available at this time.

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Presenter

Rodriguez, Karla

Karla Rodriguez
Curriculum Coordinator
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Audience
training session audience - classroom instructors
Level
training session level -intermediate
Case study?
EXHIBITOR NO
Promotion?
EXHIBITOR NO
Other info:

No other info available at this time.

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