What Is Your Understanding Of Teacher Engagement In Your Outdoor Setting?
What is teacher engagement?
Awareness, Observation, Connection, Reception, Acceptance, Alignment, Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, Understanding, Presence, Communication, Action, Reflection, Evaluation, Learning.
“There is one truth about every educational
setting: teachers talk too much and listen too
little. Children need teachers who know that
what motivates children is to have their
questions answered, not the teacher’s.
Teachers who stimulate more questions than
they directly provide are truly teaching.”
-Jim Greenman, Caring Spaces, Learning Places:
Children’s Environments That Work