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Take Me Outside
by Take Me Outside
The Take Me Outside Podcast features discussions with environmental educators from around the globe. In each episode, we hear the human side of EE, while discussing some of the big questions facing this diverse branch of education.
Episodes
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Digital Balance: Why Nature Matters More Than Ever
Kerry Crofton, PhD, is a public health educator, corporate wellness consultant, yoga and Chi Gong instructor, and mindfulness teacher. She is the author of Less Screen More Green - Finding Freedom with The Mindful Tech Plans™ – foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall – and the founder and CEO of the…
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Breaking Barriers: Race and Outdoor Learning
Jacqueline L. Scott is a scholar, writer, and consultant on race and nature. She is a postdoctoral fellow at Queen’s University. Scott’s PhD thesis is called Being Black and Outdoors: The Perception of the Wilderness in the Canadian Imagination. She is a former fellow at the Safina Center, and a...
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Land-based Learning: What It Is And Isn't
To open the National Outdoor Learning Conference in May 2025, we had a thought-provoking panel discussion on land-based learning from three Indigenous educators. The panelists (who introduce themselves right at the start), are deeply engaged in this work and explore the full spectrum of…
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Educator Wellbeing: Connecting Teacher Wellness with Outdoor Learning
Dr. Kendrick is currently the Director of Field Experience at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. She was a K-12 classroom teacher for nineteen years specializing in Physical Education, English and Language Arts. One of Dr. Kendrick’s main research areas focuses on...
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Technology, Climate Change, and Eco-Spirituality
Colin Harris speaks with Dr. Jenellen Good about issues like climate change, technology, and eco-spirituality. They discuss how these issues are communicated, both societally and educationally, and the role these issues play within the education system. Dr. Good is currently the Department Chair…
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Passing the baton to Take Me Outside!
Ian and Sofía share a short message of thanks as well as a preview of what's to come. In short, longtime partner organization Take Me Outside will be taking over the show and creating all forthcoming new episodes. Everything on your end will stay the same: old episodes will remain exactly where...
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Episode 62: Energy transition narratives: good-faith, bad-faith, and keeping the faith
With Max Fawcett of Canada’s National Observer What sorts of narratives about the energy transition are out there? Which ones are developed in good faith and which ones are developed in bad faith? Why is it important that we find the right balance between optimism and urgency? How can we have...
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Episode 61: A Two-Worlds Approach to nurturing empathy in young children
With Claire Underwood of the University of Cincinnati’s Artlitt Center for Education, Research, & Sustainability and Children, Youth, Environments (CYE) Journal What does empathy look like in young children? How can we nurture it? When do we just need to step back and let children sort through…
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Episode 60: Nature’s best hope (for kids)
With Douglas Tallamy of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and Homegrown National Park What is Homegrown National Park and what does it look like? How can we all do our part — at home — to contribute not just to conservation but also restoration? From...
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Episode 59: The lives of bees and pollinating wasps
With Heather Holm of Pollination Press and www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com Which common species of native bees can be readily observed in your community? Why do wasps often fly under the radar when it comes to their impact as pollinators? What are some quick and easy tips for observing bees and...
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Episode 58: Learning through a forest lens
With Jess Kaknevicius of Project Learning Tree What is our responsibility to forests? How can educators help the uninitiated forge connections with forests? Why are tree-light areas still perfectly suitable places for learning about forests? In what ways can we plant the seeds for developing a...
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Episode 57: Regenerating habitat for native pollinators
With Lorraine Johnson of Project Swallowtail and lorrainejohnson.ca Why is the concept and practice of ‘regeneration’ such an important companion for ‘sustainability’? What opportunities and challenges exist for folks in urban areas who wish to restore native plants? How about in rural areas?…
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Episode 56: Having richer and more meaningful conversations with children
With Rebecca Rolland of Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Medical School What is “rich talk”? Why is the outdoors such an ideal setting for having meaningful conversations with children? How can we discuss with kids weighty topics like climate change without overwhelming them?...
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Episode 55: Pre-K environmental ed.
With Jayne Black of Green Schools Rock, Project WET, and Project WILD How can educators engage Pre-K learners in outdoor and environmental learning? What are some pitfalls to avoid when working with this age group? Why is student-led learning so impactful? Jayne has worked hard to foster her…
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Episode 54: Engaging children in climate/waste solutions
With Zachary Fox-DeVol and Clare Marder of We The Children What can educators do to spark young children’s interest in climate change? Why is it important to bring levity and lightness to discussions about environmental crises? How can we do this without giving learners false optimism?...
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Episode 53: The power of nature stories
With Jesse Hildebrand (and friends) of Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants and Nature For All Why do personal nature stories move us so much? In what ways does meaningful nature storytelling connect to conservation of wildlife and wild places? Is it enough to focus on the wonder of nature or do…
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Episode 52: Two-eyed seeing
With Chad Carpenter and Lori York of the Vancouver School Board In which learning settings is two-eyed seeing most impactful? What are the core components of the LEAF Framework? How is it informed by the First People’s Principles of Learning? Chad and Lori are actively engaged in two-eyed seeing...
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Episode 51: Balancing screen time and green time
With Kerry Crofton of Less Screen More Green and the Global Health Alliance Why is it so challenging to find a healthy balance between digital time and outdoor time? How can educators address digital overload and excessive screen time? What role does mindfulness play in this discussion? Dr. Kerry...
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Episode 50: Navigating ecological threats with storytelling
With Chenoa Egawa and Keith Egawa of North Atlantic Books What is the role of storytelling in today’s fast-paced, digital-heavy world? Why is tone so important when exploring ecological threats with young people? How can stories by adapted for older and younger audiences? Siblings Chenoa Egawa…
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Episode 49: Comics, cartoons, and humour for climate change ed.
With Allan J. Hesse of AJH Comics & Cartoons How can comics and cartoons be used in climate change education? In what ways can humour be used to lighten otherwise heavy subject matter? Why is it so important to be honest with young learners about difficult truths? Conservationist and cartoonist...
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Episode 48: What we can learn from trees
With Ian Allan of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah What are some common misconceptions about trees? How can we foster meaningful experiences with them? In which situations does anthropomorphizing work and not work? Arborist Ian Allan spends most of his time among trees in the 200...
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Episode 47: Climate literacy and resilience
With Andra Yeghoian of Ten Strands and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative What does a trauma-informed classroom look like? How does trauma relate the climate crisis? Why is it important to implement a solutions-based approach to teaching climate change? Andra Yeghoian takes us on a...
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Episode 46: Attention restoration theory
With Ernesto Rodriguez of Nature in the Classroom What is Attention Restoration Theory? Why do fractals in nature calm us and improve our focus? How can educators incorporate images of nature into lessons? Nature in the Classroom (NitC) installs crystal-clear images of trees (often with the sun...
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Episode 45: World Rivers Day
With Mark Angelo of World Rivers Day When did World Rivers Day begin? How can educators get involved in it? What inspired the children’s book The Little Creek That Could? In what ways do rivers and streams benefit ecosystems, humans, and other life forms? Children’s author and World Rivers Day...
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Episode 44: Phenology-based teaching
With Larry Weber of Kollath-Stensaas Publishing What is phenology? How does phenology-based teaching work? How does it compare to textbook-based teaching? Naturalist, author, and retired teacher Larry Weber used a phenological approach to teaching for over 25 years with his middle school…
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Episode 43: Regenerative education, incl. learning session
With Annie Roth of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont What is a RELC? How can schoolyards be used in place-based learning? Why is it sometimes important for educators to become co-learners with their students? In this episode, we first hear about Tremont’s RELC as well as the...
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Episode 42: Food forest gardening
With Wendy Nadherny Fachon of Story Walking Radio Hour What is food forest gardening? How can educators leverage it for impactful learning? What does corporative learning have to do with this? Wendy Fachon has her own food forest garden, and she sees great potential for food forest gardening in...
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Episode 41: Farm to school
With Jen Cirillo and Betsy Rosenbluth of Shelburne Farms What is farm to school? Are there any common misconceptions about it? Why is farm to school such an essential part of the educational journey? In this lively discussion, Jen and Betsy walk us through the three Cs of farm to school, how...
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Episode 40: Placed-based education and life cycles
With Todd Ormiston of North Country School and Camp Treetops How do students benefit from place-based learning? In what ways does it foster ruggedness, resourcefulness, and resilience? Why is it helpful for adolescents to bear witness to life cycles of fellow living things? While many educators…
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Episode 39: Managing eco-anxiety and ecological grief
With Day Sanchez of 2e Minds How do eco-anxiety and ecological grief differ? What can educators do to address them with their learners? Why is solarpunk such an effective counter-narrative? Day Sanchez does extensive work in the realm of eco-emotions, so she has many important insights about how…
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Episode 38: Gamification for EE
With Jane Ji of Springbay Studio and Grace Sadler of the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario How can gamification be used to connect young learners with nature? In what ways do the virtual world and real world overlap? Why is competition such an impactful tool in education? What does this…
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Episode 37: Student-powered learning and mentorship
With Jane Hiller of the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina and South Carolina Green Step Schools What is student-powered learning? Why is it so impactful? In what ways can mentorship be most effective? How can mentors help teach in-service teachers? What is the key to…
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Episode 36: Nature-based healing
With Susanne Heaton of Motivated By Nature Why are an increasing number of doctors prescribing national park passes to patients? How does stress impact our bodies? What evidence supports the practice of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku)? Why is the “happy gardener” more than a stereotype? Drawing on...
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Episode 35: Watershed education
With David Ramsay of BC Tomorrow What is watershed education? Why is it a critical component of place-based learning? How can we engage students of all ages in learning through a watershed lens? David Ramsay is well versed in using watersheds as an integrating context for learning, and he joined…
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Episode 34: Inside New Jersey’s climate change ed. breakthrough
With Lauren Madden of The College of New Jersey How did New Jersey become the first state in the US to include climate change standards across the K–12 spectrum? In what ways has teacher feedback contributed to this achievement? Why is community-based climate change education so critical? What…
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Episode 33: Unpacking environmental racism with Green Ummah
With Aadil Nathani of Green Ummah Where can you find passages about respecting nature in the Quran? How does environmentalism fit into the Five Pillars of Islam? Why is it so important to focus on solutions to our various environmental challenges? Where does all of this fit into environmental...
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Episode 32: Teaching music and drama outside in all seasons (in Winnipeg)
With Jennifer Engbrecht of the Louis Riel School Division and Music Outside What’s it like to teach music outside in the temperate zone through all seasons? How cold is too cold to learn outdoors? Can drama and movement support students’ learning of complex musical elements like meter, rhythm…
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Episode 31: Equity in environmental education
With Sylvia Hadnot and Derek Hoshiko of E3 Washington How can we make environmental education a more equitable space? To what extent is citing limited resources a lack of creative, inclusive thinking? What is tokenism and how can it be avoided? Which narratives about equity are both inaccurate…
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Episode 30: Gen Zs talk climate change, sustainability, and reciprocity in education
With Patricia Sung and Alexander Dickson of McGill University and Mihskakwan James Harper of NRStor Inc. At what age did you first learn about climate change? How was it framed? Was there much talk of solutions? What is the true meaning of the word “sustainability”? How can it be more intricately...
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Episode 29: Biomimicry: Taking design lessons from nature
With Rosanna Ayers of The Biomimicry Institute When facing a design challenge, ask yourself, what would nature do? Or rather, what does nature do? How can the “three seeds of biomimicry” be applied to human design? Where does regeneration fit into this framework? How can we learn more from Mother...
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Episode 28: Bringing rocks and geology to life in land-based learning
With Jade Harvey-Berrill of the Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store, Take Me Outside, and Stoked on Science How can we make rocks and geology interesting when teaching on the land? What are some strategies for getting learners to comprehend geological time? Can anyone truly conceive what a billion...
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Episode 27: Bananas in the classroom (and other fair-trade matters)
With Zack Gross of the Canadian Fair Trade Network and Fairtrade Canada Why are bananas such a great entry point for teaching fair trade? How can we champion fair trade in schools? What happens if you’re up against unsupportive administration? Zack Gross has been grappling with these questions…
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Episode 26: Bringing science to special ed. classrooms with PBELL
With Brittney Oden of The Diverse Classroom Why is science so often an afterthought in special ed. classrooms? How can Problem-based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL) be used to give 100% of your students access to 100% of your content? What does Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) have to do with…
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Episode 25: The future of energy, transportation, food, materials, and information
With Markham Hislop of Energi Media How can we remain hopeful amid accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss? In short, it’s hard. But it’s also possible — and necessary. Though we still need immediate action on these twin crises, we have all the tools we need. In fact, many of them have...
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Episode 24: Green jobs for youths roundtable, Part 2
With Kelsey Brasil, Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, and Brennan Strandberg-Salmon How can post-secondary institutions better support students who are seeking meaningful work in the green economy? What can government-funded programs do to ensure that access to stepping-stone jobs is equitable? Is a…
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Episode 23: Green jobs for youths roundtable, Part 1
With Kelsey Brasil, Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, and Brennan Strandberg-Salmon We’re rapidly shifting toward a green economy, yet many youths feel left in the dark about how to get involved. Some think that they’ll be left out if they don’t have STEM qualifications. As the three members of our…
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Episode 22: Teaching about a circular economy
With Nazish Qureshi of GreenLearning How do recycling and a circular economic model differ? What are the ecological benefits of the circular model? Does it present any financial opportunities? Where does biomimicry fit into the discussion? How can teachers engage students in meaningful learning...
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Episode 21: Indigenous perspectives in inquiry-based learning
With Haley Higdon of Natural Curiosity How can inquiry-based learning be used in addressing heavy topics like climate change? Why is it so critical to lead with learners' questions and theories? What steps can all educators take to engage with millennia-old Indigenous wisdom? How can Indigenous…
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Episode 20: Mobile gaming and augmented reality outdoors
With Mary Clark of Agents of Discovery What does the research say about using mobile apps and augmented reality (AR) to connect students to the outdoors in engaging and meaningful ways? How do these digital tools impact learners’ conservation ethic? Can they have intergenerational appeal even...
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Episode 19: Getting students out of their comfort zones
With Laura Frost and Scott Lenhart of Project Dragonfly, Ecoteach, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program, and Boardman Glenwood Junior High You can push students beyond their comfort zones by taking them abroad to work in a rustic biological station tucked into dense rainforest. You can…
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The Take Me Outside Podcast features discussions with environmental educators from around the globe. In each episode, we hear the human side of EE, while discussing some of the big questions facing this diverse branch of education.
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