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Discourse

In this episode of the Nature Journal educator’s forum, we talk about discourse and discussion as a part of nature education and learning.

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  • NJEF: Holiday Nature Journaling (Dec. 4, 2024)
  • Podcast Interview about the Great Gray Owl
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  • NJEF: Neurodivergence Part 1 (May 15, 2024)
  • NJEF: Giving Feedforward (Apr. 24, 2024)
  • NJEF: Accessibility in Senior and Interfaith Communities (Nov. 15, 2023)
  • Journaling the Solar Eclipse (Mar. 14, 2024)
  • NJEF: Student Nature Journal Case Study (Mar. 27, 2024)
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  • Thinking Like a Naturalist (with the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens)
  • NJEF: Art Feedback (Feb. 7, 2024)
  • An introduction to Nature Journaling
  • Jack and Henry talk about Dyslexia
  • NJEF: Inquiry Modeling and Scaffolding (Mar. 15, 2023)
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  • NJEF: Botanical Journaling (Apr. 12, 2023)
  • NJEF: New Activity, Sorting Cones
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  • NJEF: Approaching the Question of Evidence
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  • NJEF: Nature Journaling as a Healing Practice
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  • NJEF: NGSS Overview
  • NJEF: Accessibility Part 1
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  • NJEF: “Integrating Nature Journaling as a Classroom Tool”
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  • NJEF: Why Nature Journaling? Part 2
  • NJEF How to Give Feedback on Journal Pages
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  • NJEF Journaling With Your Family (Dec. 1, 2021)
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  • DIY Nature Journal Bags for Families and Classrooms
  • NJEF When We’re Hard on Ourselves as Teachers
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  • INJW “It Reminds Me Of…” with Jack
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  • Quantification- Adding Numbers in your Nature Journal
  • Nature Journal Mindset
  • Teaching Nature Journaling Online
  • Prompts and Heuristics
  • NJC, Episode 17: Comparison
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