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Beginning in January faculty from Boise State’s Department of Early and Special Education, in partnership with Idaho STEM Action Center’s Early STEM Initiative, will host a series of nine workshops focused on STEM in the Outdoor Classroom through the Idaho STARS RISE system. Using real-world examples from classrooms in Idaho and incorporating lessons learned from currently practicing teachers we will share a toolkit for supporting high-quality outdoor classrooms.

Each workshop will include a 30-minute webinar with a 1 hour follow up activity. Ten days later we will come together in a virtual coffee hour to discuss your activity, offer support, answer questions, and problem solve.

Our learning around Early STEM education will be grounded in several principles:

• Child and Teacher Inquiry
• Schema Theory
• David Sobel’s 7 Children and Nature Design Principles

Questions? Reach out to: Erin Tanzer (erintanzer@boisestate.edu) or Nichole Moos (nicholemoos@boisestate.edu )