teacher training programs

Transformative Education in the Outdoors - Promoting Freedom and Choice in Early Childhood

Zoom presentation I presented for students and faculty at San Francisco State University, December 8, 2020. Addresses teaching before, during, and after COVID-times.

Anji Play

Anji Play is a method developed in China, where students are trusted to play and work together while their teachers document their processes. Learn more at the link, and see what training opportunities may be available.

This video highlights how administrators are changing the way they work with teachers in a similar way to how teachers have transformed how they work with children. A great step in the right direction!

Bay Area Wilderness Training

A well-regarded program with ardent supporters, this program provides all the training and gear loans to get Bay Area, California children outdoors.

California Academy of Sciences

Located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, this museum offers lectures and teacher training courses.

California Institute for Biodiversity

Offering professional development courses for all levels of educators.

Garden Workshop

Booklet full of sample lesson plans, note-taking space, and ideas to share. From Heather Taylor's "Garden Workshop" for the Week of the Young Child Conference "Nurturing the Whole Child" at Contra Costa College, April 19, 2008.

Green School

Offering the Green Educator Course in Bali, Indonesia, Green School hosts classes for educators at their beautifully designed facilities.

Heather Taylor

An Italian early childhood educator enrolled in my week long program and formally made a booklet of her experiences. Please click the link below to view it.

Innovative Teacher Project

Run by Mills College in Oakland, California, this program connects local educators to work on projects to promote inquiry based learning. 

Kids in Gardens

This class was presented by The Watershed Project and offered many ideas for using and creating gardens for children.

Outdoor and Environmental Education

I taught two classes for educators that involved finding and using materials found in the environment.

For Mentor Teachers at Claremont McKenna College

For Pre- and In-Service Educators at Contra Costa College

Pikler Institute, USA

Emmi Pikler created ground-breaking procedures for raising orphans who would later become productive citizens in Hungary. Find a variety of training opportunities for all at the website.