97: Inquiry-Based Learning in an Outdoor Classroom with Edwina Cottino

Teaching outdoors fosters natural opportunities for inquiry-based learning as it involves open-ended investigations into the wonder of children. In this episode, all the way from Australia, we have Edwina Cottino from Edslessons.com sharing her insight on advocating for outdoor play, nature pedagogy and inquiry-based learning outdoors. We discuss education views of children being active agents in their own journey to lifelong learningMEET EDWINA: Edwina Cottino is an early childhood educator from Perth, Australia. She is the founder of Edslessons.com and host of the Blooming Curious podcast. Edwina is passionate about nurturing children’s natural curiosity and through her website, resources and podcast explores strategies that ensure children remain engaged and loving learning. Edwina is on a mission to keep children engaged, questioning, and thinking and is an advocate for play, nature pedagogy, and inquiry-based learning. Edwina dreams of a future where children can once again enjoy a carefree childhood which prioritizes outdoor play and learning, through a lens of inquiry and exploration.CONTACT EDWINA: EmailWebsiteOutdoor Learning: Bringing the Joy Back into Learning with Victoria HackettOUTDOOR CLASSROOM RESOURCES:The Outdoor Classrooms CIRCLE MembershipThe Outdoor Teaching Bootcamp Seeds of Inspiration for Outdoor Learning Card DeckFREE PDF Library of Nature-Based Children's Books & Weekly Seedling News