Interdisciplinary teaching through outdoor education
Preface -- How to use this book -- Introduction to outdoor education and its role in schools -- Defining and teaching outdoor education -- Outdoor education defined -- Teaching outdoor education -- Fundamentals of outdoor education -- HIghlighting an embedded curriculum -- Summary -- Foundations for teaching outdoor education -- History of outdoor education -- Why teach outdoor education? -- Supporting theories -- Summary -- Outdoor adventure activities for schools -- Challenge initiatives -- no ropes course needed -- Unit focus -- Teacher's role in presenting initiatives -- Teacher's role during initiatives -- Teacher's role following initiatives -- Challenge initiatives -- Challenge initiatives unit plan -- no ropes course needed -- Cooperation and trustworthiness -- Group problem solving -- Megainitiative -- cooperating groups -- Frontcountry camping -- Locations -- Shelter -- Food and water -- Safety -- Campfires -- Frontcountry camping unit plan -- Camping safety -- Fire building.
Backcountry camping -- Locations and types of travel -- Planning a backcountry trip -- Steps of trip planning -- Backcountry camping unit plan -- Climate control, personal shelter, and how to dress -- Climate control, personal shelter, and clothing fabrics -- Energy control and backcountry cooking -- Outdoor cooking techniques -- Stick roasting -- Tin-can cooking -- Foil-packet cooking -- Dutch-oven cooking -- Solar-funnel cooking -- Cooking and our world -- Outdoor cooking techniques unit plan -- Dutch-oven cooking -- Cooking around the world -- Land navigation -- How to use a compass -- pace and pace factor -- Compass course -- How to use a map -- Using the compass and map together -- Land navigation unit plan -- Using a compass -- Using paces and pace factors -- Map and compass orienteering -- Using a map -- Casting and angling -- Reels and rods -- Angling equipment -- Locating fish -- Angling ethics and safety -- Casting and angling unit plan -- Rods, reels, casting techniques, and clinch knots -- Locating fish and casting with accuracy -- Casting golf.
Archery -- Archery equipment -- Basics of shooting -- Science of archery -- Physical training for archers -- Archery unit plan -- Steps of shooting a bow -- Physics and archery -- Rock climbing -- Climbing basics -- Components of climbing -- Interdisciplinary connections with climbing -- Character connections with climbing -- Canoeing and kayaking -- Types of boats -- Equipment -- Paddling skills -- Interdisciplinary connections with canoeing and kayaking -- Character connections with canoeing and kayaking -- Outdoor education programming for schools -- Starting a school-based outdoor education program -- Clarify your vision -- Get support -- Training and certification -- Assess and minimize risks -- Summary -- Field trips -- Risk management -- Educational field trips -- Summary -- Appendix A : National standards -- Appendix B : Leave no trace principles -- Appendix C : Character qualities -- References and resources -- About the author.
