In-Person, Outdoor Instruction During COVID by https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction Q and A en-us 2020-09-15 19:33:41 UTC 2026-02-20 22:36:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Special Needs Students gardendirector https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752857082 How do you handle 'correcting' children who continually don't follow the protocols - not because they're being contrary, but perhaps they have special challenges - ? Question from N. Lewis]]> 2020-09-16 18:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752857082 Do folks wash hands with soap and water prior to using hand sanitizer? - Question from Beth Thiel https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752858060 2020-09-16 18:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752858060 Where can you find affordable child-size masks for youth to wear while participating in programming? - Question from N. Lewis https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752863234 2020-09-16 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752863234 Our partner organization got a porta potty (maybe even donated) for the length of the summer, and it was sanitized daily by the company. It came w/ a hand washing station. https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752937223 2020-09-16 18:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752937223 https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752941801 4 students to 1 leader for small group

]]> 2020-09-16 18:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752941801 This summer we worked w/ 10 kids w/ 2 adults, moving forward we expect to work with smaller pod #'s that the schools determine. https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752942539 2020-09-16 18:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752942539 for snow, we stay inside OR go outside only if students have appropriate gear. We haven't had this problem yet, but winter is certainly coming! https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752948729

]]> 2020-09-16 19:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752948729 Curriculum https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752962812 Do presenters have their curriculum available for other educators/organizations to use? - Question from Alex Narrajos]]> 2020-09-16 19:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752962812 Stable Pods gardendirector https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752963235 Want to hear about keeping schools open with one positive Covid case in a stable group/ pod.  would like to know definition of “stable pod” From Amanda Rieux, Waimea, HI

]]> 2020-09-16 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752963235 Idea from food safety that you can't sanitize a dirty surface: ie putting hand sanitizer on dirty/grimy hands doesn't really work. How do we get kids to understand when hand sanitizer is actually effective and avoid performative actions that aren't making them safer? https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752996716 2020-09-16 19:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752996716 https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752998305 At MEarth, we hosted one stable group of up to 10 students at a time with two educators present together. Additional staff flexed in, as needed.

]]> 2020-09-16 19:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/752998305 Garden Care and Use Covid Protocols gardendirector https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753006766 Find webinars on this topic at www.sgsonetwork.org/webinars our Fall. Also see a list of Covid Protocol shared by SGSOs at www.sgsonetwork.org/covid

]]> 2020-09-16 19:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753006766 To access the MnECO Outdoor Learning Toolkit: https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753013395 https://forms.gle/e6U8nHUpQNomLKdp7]]> 2020-09-16 19:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753013395 Stating the case for outside teaching during COVID gardendirector https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753014793 https://www.greenschoolyards.org/covid-learn-outside]]> 2020-09-16 19:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753014793 Share your Why! https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753016628 Develop and share your Why - this is a resource that includes links to research - can be used to help individuals and programs develop their why. It also includes stories to be inspire and show outdoor learning is being done internationally. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pFD7CJBFASp1-rr_NX602aGwDHonHQY6qoC5tPx7A78/edit?usp=sharing

]]> 2020-09-16 19:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753016628 Outdoor Bathroom Ideas https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753026193 This website has ideas for outdoor bathrooms as well as outdoor hand washing 
https://www.insideoutside.org/gettingstarted]]> 2020-09-16 19:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753026193 Cold Weather: Windchill Chart https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753029139 Many programs use this chart in Minnesota to help gauge the safe amount of time to be outside (when dressed appropriately): https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart

Our public school program has a feels like-10*F cut-off for going outside. 

Take indoor breaks to warm up without taking all the gear off (go inside, and take coat and mittens off, do an activity and then head back outside). 

Other strategies: Fires to stay warm, shelters created with tarps, warm tea, hand warmers (socks filled with rice that are warmed up before going outside). ]]> 2020-09-16 19:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753029139 Demythologizing COVID-19 gardendirector https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753030631 This webinar can help provide you with talking points and protocol of how to use outdoor learning spaces https://www.greenschoolyards.org/covid-health-outside

]]> 2020-09-16 19:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753030631 Pathways to and from Bathrooms WhitneyCohen https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753032582 Loved the idea from the Webinar about marking clear pathways to and from the bathroom with nature-themed arrows.]]> 2020-09-16 19:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753032582 10-14 kids with two adults. our state (California) has set a maximum of 14 kids per stable group/class. yalda1 https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753253476 2020-09-16 21:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753253476 this doesn't have to do with bathrooms, but i heard a great tip yesterday from an outdoor school in VT to make sure kids empty their bladders frequently in the winter because it's less mass for their body to keep warm. yalda1 https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753254785 2020-09-16 21:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753254785 MEarth - Bathrooms https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753330364 We have two unisex restrooms that we alternate use on M,W,F or T,Th. Frequently touched surfaces in need of sanitizing are clearly labeled and a roll of paper towels and bottle of sanitizer are kept in each stall. Folks are asked to spray things down after each use and then our staff has a schedule to thoroughly spray and wipe it all down at the start and end of every work day as well as one mid-day clean.

]]> 2020-09-16 21:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753330364 MEarth - food protocols https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753333319 All staff and students at MEarth must provide their own food - no sharing, no distributing. All eating must take place outdoors (not even inside one's office), and must happen at least 6 feet (preferably 10 feet) away from other people. For our summer camp, we set up enough picnic tables for campers to comfortably sit at least 6' apart and eat - they were also welcome to eat at their assigned stumps in the stump circle. Hands must be washed thoroughly before and after eating. We have currently ceased any student-involved harvesting and cooking activities. Our staff harvests produce from the garden for donation to local families in need and we have separate safety procedures for that. ]]> 2020-09-16 21:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/WhitneyCohen/COVIDInstruction/wish/753333319