Here is a lecture I gave for the Uma Terra de Maravilhas conference in Brazil in 2023. In this lecture I explore I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of, and words, pictures, and numbers in our nature journals. Read More
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Learn to Draw Gourds with John Muir Laws
Live online class hosted by the Wild Wonder Foundation. Saturday, November 11, 10am-12:00pm Pacific Time. Registration required. $25+ suggested donation to support food security at Amani Children’s Home. Oh My Gourd-ness! Let’s celebrate the harvest season with a class on drawing and painting “gourd”-geous gourds in your nature journal. In this 2-hour live online class, Read More
Learn to Draw Trees with John Muir Laws
Live online class hosted by the Wild Wonder Foundation Sunday, October 29, 10am-12:00pm Pacific Time$25 Suggested Donation. Registration Required. Join me for this fun, engaging, and empowering class on drawing and painting “happy little trees” in your nature journal—in honor of Bob Ross’ birthday (he would have been 81 on Oct 29). In this 2-hour Read More
Jack and Henry talk about Dyslexia
I had an opportunity to meet Henry for Briarwood School, a school in Texas for kids like me. My interviewer, Henry did a fantastic job of handling the interview. Well done Henry. I hope you enjoy our discussion about dyslexia and more. Read More
Summer 2023 Travel Journal Flip
John Muir Laws shares his journal from his summer travels, including adventures in Montana, Greece, Croatia, England, and more to come! (July 2023) Read More
Background as Context
Learn fast and fun ways to incorporate habitat elements into an animal sketch. How can you combine several sketches to explore the context of an observation and show relationships between individuals? Let’s move from a drawing of a deer floating in the white void to a rich story. (Nov 2022) Read More
NJEF: Inquiry Modeling and Scaffolding
How can we model asking questions as teachers and facilitators? What is a “better” question, when we refer to helping our students learn tools to ask better questions? What is a good list of curiosity prompts? The Nature Journal Educator’s Forum discusses. (March 2023) Read More
NJEF: Back to School
The Nature Journal Educator’s Forum brainstorms ways to help students start nature journaling early and consistently, by tying in with science, math, and language curricula. (Aug 2021) Read More
Rendering Different Textures
In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to render different textures using tricks of light and shadow. More techniques come out to play during the group share after the main session. (August 2022) Read More
NJEF: Building Online Learning Communities
Do you want to know the origin stories of the Nature Journal Club and its online community? Forum member Lydia Reyle-Corcoran leads an interview with John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Educator’s Forum about the origins of the online presence of the nature journaling community, what makes it work, some of the benefits and Read More