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Archives for January 2014

Educational Programs

January 17, 2014 By Dave Freeman

Education plays a major role in all of the Freeman’s expeditions and there are a variety of ways that K-12 students and teachers can participate.

The Wilderness Classroom Organization

The Wilderness Classroom’s goal is to improve students’ core academic skills and appreciation for the environment by connecting classrooms with expeditions around the globe. Through the Wilderness Classroom students and teachers use lesson plans, photos, videos, online polls, and other interactive features of www.wildernessclassroom.org to participate in the Freeman’s adventures, as well as a wide range of other projects that connect scientists, explorers, and travelers with classrooms. For example, during the North American Odyssey over 85,000 students and 2,700 teachers from around the globe used the Wilderness Classroom to follow the Freeman’s 11,700 mile journey across North America by canoe, kayak, and dogsled and learn along with them. National Geographic named Dave and Amy Freeman “Adventurers of the Year” in 2014 for their educational efforts.

The Wilderness Classroom’s lesson plans and activities are aligned to Common Core Standards and designed with a 3th through 8th grade audience in mind, but educators working with students of all ages, from K-12 have successfully used Wilderness Classroom expeditions in their classrooms. All lesson plans and other education resources are made available to classrooms for free thanks to corporate sponsors, private donors, and grants.

We encourage teachers to register and start using the Wilderness Classroom today!

Skype in the Classroom

Through a partnership with Skype and the Wilderness Classroom the Freeman’s offer a variety of Skype lessons. During Skype Lessons, which typically last 20 to 30 minutes Dave and Amy use Skype’s video conferencing and screen sharing technology to interact with classrooms on a variety of topics ranging from the Amazon Rainforest to Dogsledding. This provides classrooms from around the world a unique opportunity to ask questions and interact with the explorers in a meaningful and impactful way. It is not uncommon for the adventurers to video conference with classrooms from several different countries in the same day.

Google’s Connect Classroom

Through a partnership between Google, EdReach, and the Wilderness Classroom the Freemans are developing a series of  virtual field trips, which allow groups of classrooms to connect with the Freeman’s using Google Hangout. The Dave and Amy are also part of the Google Glass Explorers program. They are also using video taken through Google Glass to provide participating classrooms with a POV perspective while dogsledding and doing other activities to put the students on the back of a dogsled, and spark their interest in exploration and the outdoors. The virtual field trips are being promoted by a range of media sources including Google and National Geographic.

Filed Under: Education, FreemansExplore

Media Archives

January 17, 2014 By Dave Freeman

Below is a list of some of the media that has been generated by Dave and Amy Freeman’s  recent wilderness adventures.

Outside Online, “Couple Completes 3-Year, 11,700-Mile Honeymoon” by Joe Spring 4/11/13

Paddling Headquarters, “Amy and Dave Freeman complete their massive 11,700 mile North American Odyssey” by David Johnston 4/10/13

Idaho Mountain Express, “Couple completes 11,700-mile journey” 4/10/13

Duluth News Tribune, “Grand Marais couple complete 11,700-mile expedition” by Sam Cook 4/7/13

Chicago Adventure Travel Examiner, “Wilderness Classroom finish the epic North American Odyssey” by Ted Nelson 4/7/13

ABC News, Sarasota, FL, “Kayakers depart Sarasota on part of a huge North American journey” 3/13/13

St. Paul Pioneer Press, “Minn. couple near end of 11,700-mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13

KMSP TV, “Three years, 11,700 miles, one great kayak excursion” by Lindsey LaBelle 3/11/13

Duluth News Tribune, “Grand Marais couple nears end of 11,700-mile educational expedition” by Sam Cook 3/10/13

Republished:

SC Times, “Minnesota couple near end of 11,700-mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
Miami Herald, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
The Republic, “MN Kayak Odyssey” 3/11/13
KTTC, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
KHQ, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
Key C TV, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
WQOW, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
KNDO, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
WFLX, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13
WDAZ, “Minnesota couple near the end of 11,700 mile kayak odyssey” 3/11/13

New York Daily News, “Minnesota couple look forward to wrapping up the last leg of their 11,700 mile journey across North America” by Carol Kuruvilla 3/7/13

Tampa Bay Times,”Couple kayak into Tampa near end of three-year journey” by Will Hobson3/6/13

Trade Only Today, “Couple paddles across continent for educational cause” 1/15/13

WCTI Channel 12: New Bern, North Carolina, “Couple kayaking to Key West visits NC coast” 1/2/13

Bayside Gazette: Ocean City, MD, “Couple on expedition makes stop in OC” by Nancy Powell 11/29/12

Cape May Star and Wave, “Traveling Across North America Couple Pauses for Hurricane Sandy” by Cain Chamberlin 11/21/12

The Press of Atlantic City: “Everyone Has a Story: Duo puts cross country trip on hold to help storm cleanup” by Michelle Brunetti Post 11/6/12

New Haven Register, “New Haven native talks at Foote School about nature adventures” by Helen Bennett 10/5/12

Plymouth Old Colony Memorial, “North American Odyssey: The Wilderness Classroom, Paddlers’ 12,000 Mile Trek Lands in America’s Hometown” by Rich Harbert 10/2/12

Canoe & Kayak online, “Back to School, The Wilderness Classroom Paddles On” by Conor Mihell 9/14/12

CHSJ News 94.1 FM, “Couple kayak St. John River as wilderness classroom” with Amanda Debsen 8/24/12

CHSJ News 94.1 FM, “St. John River potential for water trail” with Amanda Debsen 8/24/12

CBC Radio  with Elke Semerad 8/24/12

CBC News, “US couple’s kayak wilderness class comes to N.B.” interview with Roy Gjelstad 8/21/12

CBC Television NB Newsmaker for 8/21/12

CBC Television, “Kayak journey hits N.B.” 8/21/12

Fiddlehead Focus, “North American Odyssey brings couple on kayak adventure” by Julie Daigle 8/16/12

Canoe & Kayak online,  “En Route: Wilderness Classroom (Lake Superior)” by Katey Dolezal 7/2/12

Canoe & Kayak Paddle With Purpose Awards nominee, 5/25/12

Outside Online, “Expedition Watch: A Honeymoon Crossing of North America” by Joe Spring 5/3/12

ExplorersWeb, “ExWeb interview with Dave Freeman: husband-and-wife team on 11,700 mile journey” 4/25/13

Canoe & Kayak online, “Wilderness Classroom” by Katey Dolezal 4/11/12

Canoe & Kayak online, “10 Paddlers to Watch” by Conor Mihell 2/10/12

Filed Under: Media Archives

Backpacking in the Tombstone Territorial Park

January 1, 2014 By Dave Freeman

Backpacking above treeline through the Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory during the North American Odyssey.

Backpacking above treeline through the Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory during the North American Odyssey.

 

During the North American Odyssey Amy and I spent 10 days backpacking through the Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory.  This amazing wilderness covers a large swath north of Dawson City. We were told there were a couple miles of trails in one corner of the park, but we spent 10 days without seeing another human or human footprint. The ridge tops were blanketed with beautiful alpine tundra and provided amazing views and easy travel. Bushwacking through the alders, and crossing the bogs and ragging rivers in the valleys was another story.

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: hiking, North American Odyssey, Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory

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