Welcome to this course!
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Meet your Instructor: Joseph Bharat Cornell (4:50)
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How to Navigate this Course (4:33)
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History, worldwide movement, and inspired origins (5:26)
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What you'll need for this course
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What has been your most inspiring & memorable nature experience?
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Which Sharing Nature book should I start with? (6:37)
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Handouts: Download and print these
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Audio Activities to Download to your Phone
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Keeping Safe Outdoors
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Course Tour (4:33)
Unit 1: Our Unique approach to nature education
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Sharing Nature's Unique Approach to Nature Education (10:18)
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Learning with the Heart
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Sharing Nature Principle One: Teach Less, Share and Experience More (3:24)
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Play Activates the Whole Person
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Nature Activity: Interview with Nature
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The Amazing Benefits of Play
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Enjoy the Peace of this Calm Lake (1:37)
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Sharing vs. Teaching (2:19)
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Unit 1 Review
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Unit 1 Quiz
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Sharing Nature Around the World: China (9:32)
Unit 2: Flow Learning: Guiding Others to Meaningful and Profound Learning Experiences
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What do we want to accomplish? (3:37)
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Introduction to Flow Learning
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The 4 stages of Flow Learning (3:24)
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2018 Flow Learning study
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Flow Learning Matching Game (3:57)
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Creating a Flow Learning session
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Sharing Nature Principle Two: Make Your Idealism Practical (6:00)
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Guided Nature Exercise: Mystery Animal
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Let's Discuss: How do you envision using Flow Learning in your teaching?
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Magical Relationships
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Unit 2 Review
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Unit 2 Quiz
Unit 3: Awaken Enthusiasm - How to Make Learning Experiential, Instructive, and Fun!
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Stage 1: Awaken Enthusiasm (4:03)
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The Benefits of Awakening Enthusiasm
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A Tip for Beginning Games
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Activities for Stage 1: Awaken Enthusiasm (21:46)
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The Power of Play (10:48)
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Why a Positive Approach to Nature is Essential (6:26)
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Guided Nature Exercise: One with the Forest (Forest Bathing)
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Sharing Nature Principle Three: A Sense of Joy Should Permeate the Experience (3:21)
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How to Introduce Activities (3:18)
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From Your Window: Flower Meditation
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John Muir & Stickeen
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Unit 3 Review
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Unit 3 Quiz
Unit 4: Focus Attention - How to Help People Become More Attentive, Less Distracted.
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Stage 2: Focus Attention (2:27)
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The Benefits of Focusing Attention
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The Importance of Calmness (9:36)
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From Your Window: Simply Witness and Appreciate Beauty (1:15)
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Let's discuss: Let your mind STOP planning
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Activities for Stage 2: Focus Attention (13:10)
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Guided Nature Exercise: Nature and Me
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Create your own Focus Attention activity
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Sharing Nature Principle Four: Be Receptive (3:31)
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Nature Activity: I am Curious About
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What are Some of Joseph's Favorite Sharing Nature Activities? (6:41)
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Our Magical Relationship with Animals, a Children's Story
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Unit 4 Review
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Unit 4 Quiz
Unit 5: Offer Direct Experience - How to Foster Deeper Learning and Enduring Love for the Natural World
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Stage 3: Offer Direct Experience (1:55)
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The Benefits of Direct Experiences
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Caring for the Earth (1:40)
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From Your Window: Be still and listen.
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Activities for Stage 3: Offer Direct Experience (11:54)
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Tips for Blindfold Activities (1:51)
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Education must above all be experiential, and not merely theoretical
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Nature Activity: Observe Nature Like John Muir
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Balancing Experience & Content (9:05)
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Guided Nature Exercise: Tree Imagery (4:39)
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Learning from Nature, a Children's Story
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Unit 5 Review
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Unit 5 Quiz
Unit 6: Share Inspiration - How to Create Clarity and a Sense of Completion with your Nature sessions.
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Stage 4: Share Inspiration (2:28)
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The Benefits of Sharing and Reflection
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Activities for Stage 4: Share Inspiration (12:57)
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Guided Nature Exercise: Trail of Beauty
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Sharing Reflective Nature Activities with Young Children
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From Your Window: Vertical Poem
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The Power of Storytelling
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Stories of John Muir (3:11)
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Unit 6 Review
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Unit 6 Quiz
Unit 7: Putting it all Together: Creating Your Nature Session
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How to Put Flow Learning into Practice (8:49)
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A Successful Flow Hike
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Steps for Creating Your Nature Session (5:17)
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Sharing Nature activities you've learned in this course
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Sample Flow Learning Sequences
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The Benevolence of Life
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Guided Nature Exercise: The Vibrant Peace Walk
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Focus on the Flow...not just the details
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The Curious Monkeys, a Story for Children and Adults
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Can I Adapt the Sharing Nature Activities? (1:52)
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Unit 7 Review
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Unit 7 Quiz
Unit 8: Creating Positive Change in Yourself and Others
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Important Qualities for Sharing Nature Leaders (4:12)
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Principles for Positive Change
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Guided Nature Exercise: Expanding Circles
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Change Requires Energy
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Tips for Bringing Out the Best in Others
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Watching the Breath Meditation
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The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness
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Sharing Nature Principle Five: Do Things Not Only for Nature, but With Nature (4:31)
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Magnetism: The Key to Great Teaching
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Keiko: A true story of a young Sharing Nature participant growing into adulthood
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Unit 8 Review
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Unit 8 Quiz
Unit 9: Deeper Principles and Practices
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Transforming Consciousness (11:30)
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The Elements
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Two Ways of Seeing the World (5:42)
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Sharing Nature Principle Six: Uplift People's Consciousness (5:13)
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Guided Nature Exercise: The Sky and Earth Touched Me
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Creating Your Own Nature Activities (15:04)
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Final Thoughts From Joseph (7:01)
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The Birds of the Air Music Video (1:53)
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Unit 9 Review
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Unit 9 Quiz
