April is an educator and founder of April's Teaching Tree, which helps parents and educators deepen their connection to nature. April divides her time between the classroom and providing in-person professional development and consulting with a focus on integrating nature and art in early childhood. April helps educators and parents find ways to use nature to meet early childhood standards through play-based learning, and nature infused materials in joyful nature inspired environments.

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Facebook group Nature Inspired Teacher: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1843474542616408/

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In this episode, we unpack the strategies, tips and advice to help educators integrate and teach with an inquiry mindset with the help of the creators behind Sqwish Resources, Allanah and Meg.
These experienced and passionate educators are on a mission to help bring inquiry to all lessons with their resources based on the 5E model.
Listen just how easy it is to flip from chalk and talk to inspiring students to think, wonder and have fun learning.

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As inquiry educators we don't jump in with the answers to questions. Instead we facilitate the finding of the answers.
In this episode we explore the how and the where to go to help children find the answers to their questions, and in doing so, we're helping them create independent learners with inquiring minds.

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Online resources mentioned in the episode:
https://www.safesearchkids.com/
https://www.kiddle.co/
https://www.kidzsearch.com/
https://kids.britannica.com/
https://kidtopia.info/index.html

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As educators we are constantly being watched and copied by our students. Modelling is a powerful strategy that educators use to teach everything from explicit instruction, to being curious and showing grit and determination in the face of struggle. Our attitude towards learning and our enthusiasm for learning are all picked up by children through the power of modelling.

Because children learn through observation, we educators must ensure that our attitudes and outlook, mirror that which we would like to see in our students.

Read this post How Educators Can Nurture Their Own Curiosity https://bloomingcurious.com/how-educators-can-nurture-their-own-curiosity/

Read this post The Power of Observation, A Guide for Teachers https://bloomingcurious.com/the-power-of-observation-a-guide-for-teachers/

Read this post How to Nurture Keen Observational Skills in Kids to Help Them Learn https://bloomingcurious.com/how-to-nurture-keen-observational-skills-in-kids/

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We are more than teachers. Not only are we facilitators of learning, but curators too. To make learning and the learning environment more exciting than an ipad, we need to curate real life experiences for children that technology cannot hold a candle to.

In this episode we unpack the strategies for curating indoor and outdoor spaces and learning experiences that spark curiosity and give children opportunities to explore real life learning.

Read this blog post How to Create an Inspiring Indoor Learning Environment https://bloomingcurious.com/how-to-create-an-inspiring-indoor-learning-environment/

Read this blog post Setting Up an Outdoor Learning Environment for Children https://bloomingcurious.com/setting-up-an-outdoor-learning-environment-for-children/

Read this blog post Outdoor Learning - Bringing the Joy back to Learning https://bloomingcurious.com/outdoor-learning-bringing-the-joy-back-to-learning/

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Learning really is a journey. And like a journey it requires planning, recording, sharing and assessing of how it all unfolded.

The map that educators follow as students travel on this journey is usually either Kath Murdoch's Inquiry Cycle or the 3E model of inquiry, and in order to keep children on track, we provide scaffolds for them that help them in their planning and thinking.

Educators too, record their own observations of the learner's progress.
In this episode the various strategies for recoding  and documenting students' learning is unpacked.

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Kids ask a lot of questions! They ask questions because they have an innate desire for knowledge. But, sadly as children progress through school and eventually adulthood, the questions become fewer until eventually as adults we may not be questioning at all.

Questions are the gateway to knowledge, but not all questions are equal.
In this episode we explore the questions that get kids thinking and curious. The questions that educators need to ask to get students curious and thinking and even those questions that take learning further and deeper.

Go deeper in this blog post https://bloomingcurious.com/how-questions-le…ty-and-knowledge/

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Jessica Vance, inquiry educator, thought leader, consultant and author of Leading with a Lens of Inquiry, talks about the role of leadership in cultivating a culture of inquiry and the strategies and practices that promote curiosity and an inquiry mindset in students, teachers and leaders.

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Publications mentioned :
Leading with a Lens of Inquiry By Jessica Vance
Ron Ritchhart Project Zero
Adam Grant Hidden Potential

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Marcus Veerman is a playground designer, founder and CEO of a charity called Playground Ideas and designer and founder of the Nudel Kart, Nudel Pod and Nudel Rover, innovative open ended toys based on loose parts. These multilayered innovations allow children's creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and language skills not only to develop, but flourish.

In this episode Marcus shares his amazing journey from providing children from impoverished backgrounds incredible opportunities for play and exploration to his latest development the Nudel Kart, which allows multifaceted skill development all neatly packaged in a highly sustainable loose part package making play, creativity, problem solving and language development easily accessible to children everywhere, and simultaneously meeting curriculum outcomes.

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Today we welcome Dr Claire Warden, Nature Pedagogist, author, education consultant, entrepreneurial leader and founder of Auchlone, a multi award winning nature kindergarten in Scotland.

We unpack what nature pedagogy is, and how educators can include it in their settings and teaching practice. We discuss the benefits of risk, and the importance of curiosity and fascination when it comes to sparking a love for learning in children.

In addition Claire discusses the importance of observation and documentation when working with children and gives ideas on how to implement floor books for planning, guiding the line of inquiry, and documenting children's learning.

To read how you can implement nature pedagogy in an urban environment go to https://bloomingcurious.com/the-meaning-of-n…gogy-in-practice/

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