People

Rachel Tidd is the author of the Wild Math and Reading Curriculums and the forthcoming book Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors. She is passionate about integrating the outdoors and natural materials in core academic areas such as reading and math.

Sara B Sweetman, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Education in the College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and directs the Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net), a school-university partnership focused continual improvement in STEM teaching and learning. Beginning in the Fall of 2024, Sara will lead the new Environmental Education degree program at URI. Sara is an advisor for children’s media development and productions, including the CBP-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative and Sesame Street. Sara’s research interests focus on educational animation and children's media, gender diverse collaboration in STEM, and multimodal engagement for learning.

Former Park Interpreter and Classroom Science and English Teacher. Also LLC: Shortleaf Interpretive Services with a focus on Interpretive Planning and Resource Interpretive presentations and preformances.

I am a student at Appalachian State University designing my own degree in Environmental Education. I love to spend as much time as I can outdoors, whether its hiking, fishing, skiing, biking, or just hanging out! I wish to pursue a career in EE and would like to end up as a teacher in an outdoor school.