Professional Development, Workshops, and Speaking

Are you interested in having Rachel speak at your event, conduct a professional development workshop, host a meet-the-author session, give a webinar, deliver a keynote address, provide curriculum development guidance, or consult on program development?

Rachel can help you with:

Practical strategies for teaching reading, writing, and math outdoors in any setting while meeting state or province standards.
How to bring the Science of Reading Outdoors
Using place-based learning to provide equitable opportunities for language comprehension (knowledge and vocabulary) development.
Integrating sustainability literacy into your existing curriculum
Just the Facts: Understanding what the science of reading is and why it matters
Implementing Wild Math or Wild Reading in your school or educational setting
Leveraging your current outdoor space for learning
Bringing nature inside the classroom using routines, resources, and projects

Books and Materials: Discounted copies of the book Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors or Wild Math and Wild Reading curriculums can be included as an add-on cost with any workshop or webinar.

Services:

Services are subject to schedule availability.

Webinars/presentations Interested in having Rachel give a presentation at your conference, meeting, gathering, school, or organization? Presentations are customized based on the topic and target audience. Presentations can be virtual or in person and are typically 1-1.5 hours, including time for questions. Webinar pricing starts at $500 USD. This includes a pre-meeting to tailor the presentation to your audience, preparation time, applicable resources/handouts, and delivery. In-person events greater than 2 hours from her home require additional travel costs, including flight/s (Typically from ITH/ELM, but might vary given location/flight availability (ROC)), hotel, and ground transportation. She is located in New York State (USA). Please email [email protected] for a customized quote with your preferred dates and times. Workshops are subject to availability. For ideas on funding/affordability, see the accessibility section at the bottom of the page.

Keynotes: Please email to inquire about keynote pricing. Please include dates, audience size, location, and potential topics/themes you are aiming for. Keynotes must include travel and accommodations if not local to Upstate, NY.

Professional development workshops: Tailored to your organization’s needs, workshops provide practical strategies and tailored assistance in incorporating outdoor learning with math and reading/writing instruction. In-person workshops include hands-on learning opportunities that give attendees the opportunity to experience various outdoor learning activities and strategies. Virtual workshops typically break up the time across several sessions. The length of workshops can vary according to the client’s needs. The most popular in-person format is a half-day workshop, which starts at $1500 USD plus applicable travel costs if farther than 2 hours from her home. Pricing varies based on the size of the group, materials/books, and topic. Additional travel costs typically include flight/s (Typically from ITH/ELM but might vary given location/flights (ROC)), hotel, and ground transportation. She is located in New York State (USA). Please email [email protected] for a customized quote with your preferred dates and times. If price is a barrier, please see the statement of affordability at the bottom of the page. Workshops are subject to availability.

Popular workshop topics:

Taking Math Outdoors K-5
Teaching Reading and Writing Outside
The Science of Reading Goes Outside
Book Study using my book Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors
How to utilize the outdoor space you have for learning
Using Wild Math or Wild Reading in the classroom
Introduction to sustainability education
Teaching sustainability within language arts- empowering students for the future
Using writing to provide students with meaningful ways to take action about important issues in their community
Asking the right questions: Using questions to encourage key thinking skills for sustainability
The role of language comprehension in reading and outdoor learning
Building sustainability thinking skills through the questions we ask!
Leveraging the connections between reading, writing, and thinking to boost skills in all three
Benefits of nature-based or outdoor learning
A workshop tailored to your school or organization’s needs

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Author meet and greet/signing/book clubs: Interested in having Rachel meet with your book club or group for Q&A and conversation? These are typically informal virtual sessions where participants can ask questions and talk with Rachel about the book and outdoor learning. These are offered as her schedule allows and are typically low-cost as she wants to support Wild Learning in schools and programs! If you are a school or small group, please reach out! In-person events are available within 2-3 hours from the Ithaca, NY area; farther locations will require travel expenses.

Podcasts and more: If you are interested in having Rachel as a guest on your podcast or other platform, send us an email [email protected].

Curriculum or Program Consulting: Need help integrating outdoor learning, sustainability, or place-based learning and meeting state/provincial requirements or designing a new curriculum for your school or program? Rachel can help you integrate and craft a program for your class, school, or program. In addition to the Wild Learning curricula series, as part of her doctoral work, Rachel focused on curriculum development and pilot-tested an integrated ELA and sustainability unit in public schools in Canada and the US. She has a particular interest in meeting science of reading/structured literacy/research-based instruction with outdoor learning.

Homeschool help: Due to Rachel’s schedule, she is no longer offering general 1:1 homeschool consultations.

Virtual Workshop for the Outdoor Learning Store and Take Me Outside

Affordability:

I realize that cost is an issue for many schools and organizations. Please feel free to contact me to discuss your specific situation and we can discuss options. Travel accommodation fees can be reduced if person/s in your organization can provide transportation from the airport/event/hotel, or if someone has an Airbnb, they are able to donate for the visit (private unit and bath required). I also encourage schools and organizations to coordinate visits and share the transportation/accommodation and even speaking costs. Sharing costs is also possible for webinars.

I offer a few low-fee/no-fee sessions per year for nonprofit organizations, schools, or groups that could not otherwise access this learning. Please reach out via email to discuss options and availability. Note: These are very limited for 2025 as I complete my research in schools across Canada and the US and finish my doctorate.

Have another creative idea? She would love to hear them!