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UNIT - Leave No Trace Trainer Course

Essential Question: How can I enjoy places without damaging them?

Essential Understanding: I need to examine both ecological impacts and human behavior when making decisions.

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LNT: Plan Ahead and Prepare

Know	Understand	Do
SWBAT know ways to access weather forecasts. (NOAA, ACCU, Weather Channel) SWBAT know ways to access information regarding the area they intend to visit. (USFS, State Parks, NPS)	SWBAT understand the importance of evaluating the people, the environment, and the purpose when planning and preparing for a trip.	SWBAT pack a rucksack effectively and efficiently with items for a trip up to an overnight in length. SWBAT identify gear, equipment, and food needed based upon the people, the environment, and the purpose of the trip for up to an overnight in length. SWBAT develop a lesson plan for teaching others on the LNT Principle: Plan Ahead and Prepare.

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Connections: Brain based learning

A constructivist approach will be used.

Students will need to use prior experiences.

Associations will be created individually and socially.

The exercises require logical and emotional thinking.

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Learning plan - Hook, Line, & Sinker

Story of Misadventure then Turn & Talk with What stood out to you? (8 min) Purpose & Objectives (3 min) Expectations (4 min) Mini-scenario of Planning with Check & Challenge (15 min) Demonstration of Un-packing a Pack (5 min)	Categorizing Gear and Equipment (5 min) Packing a pack (5 min) Laws of the Land (4 min) What's the weather? (3 min) Putting it all together Review Planning scenario (5 min) Wrap-up (3 min)

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Learning plan: differentiation

Plans for Differentiated Instruction:

Pre-course formative assessment (readiness, interest, learner profile)
Flexible groupings for exercises
Varied Instruction to individuals
Additional and supplemental resources

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Learning plan: differentiation

Deficiencies:

Focus on essentials
“Teach to Standard, and measure to objective.”

Extending:

Complexity added to exercises.
Levels of Competency

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Clarity: What is essential?

What is essential for students to understand from this lesson?

A trip that includes appropriate preparation and planning will minimize the impact on the land and others, it reduces risk, and it can increase enjoyment of the experience.

“Prior proper planning prevents poor performance.” - Military saying

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Clarity: What is essential?

Criteria	Developing	Achieving	Extending
LNT Knowledge	I know what planning and preparing for a trip is.	I recognize the necessity of planning and preparing to ensure a trip’s enjoyment and success.	I can recognize the quality of planning and preparing for trips regarding their enjoyment and success.
LNT Trainer	I can explain what the LNT Principle: Plan Ahead and Prepare involves.	I am able to explain to others about the LNT Principle: Plan Ahead and Prepare.	I can create a mini-lesson for others about the LNT Principle: Plan Ahead and Prepare.
LNT Skill	I can plan and prepare for a trip of one day to overnight in length with assistance.	I can effectively plan and prepare for a trip of one day to overnight in length.	I can plan and prepare for a trip of one day to overnight in length, and I can explain my process to others.

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Engagement

Student engagement:

Elective course - motivation to enroll
Practical application to course
Requires logical and emotional thinking
Peer and individual work

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Engagement

Constructing of knowledge

Exercises provide framework that students must complete.
The content of the lesson includes direct application by the students.
They are to create their own mini-lesson.

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Closure

How will you close the lesson?

Students will revisit their planning exercise.
Review essential understanding for questions and interpretations.
Explain about connections between this lesson and upcoming.

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Closure

Student Learning?

Students will complete an exit-card
Students will receive feedback from trainer and peers on rucksack packing and the planning exercise

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Closure

What comes next?

Practical application of session
Remaining LNT Principles
Students conducting their own mini-lessons on a Principle

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Reflection

Challenges?

Determining approach based upon student profiles.
Adhering to LNT curriculum and exercising creativity.
Ensuring session provides enough for students to develop competency.
Translating session to an indoor classroom space.

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Feedback

How may the topic and content be framed for students that have no interest in the outdoors?

How does the level of content correlate with the exercises and overall time?