Susan M Arlidge

Susan M. Arlidge has been a certified Alberta teacher, environmental educator, and outdoor guide for over thirty years. She graduated with a BSc (Physical Geography) and a BEd (Secondary) from the University of Calgary and is a trained hiking and snowshoeing guide. Susan was the School Program Consultant at the Biogeoscience Institute at the University of Calgary from 2000 to 2022. Her experience includes heightening student engagement in field science and using novel environments to engage...See more

Susan M. Arlidge has been a certified Alberta teacher, environmental educator, and outdoor guide for over thirty years. She graduated with a BSc (Physical Geography) and a BEd (Secondary) from the University of Calgary and is a trained hiking and snowshoeing guide. Susan was the School Program Consultant at the Biogeoscience Institute at the University of Calgary from 2000 to 2022. Her experience includes heightening student engagement in field science and using novel environments to engage learners and place-based learning in schools. As well as teaching field trips and an extensive list of workshops, she has contributed papers and teacher manuals including, Guiding Students Toward Open Inquiry in a Novel Outdoor Setting, Using the Understanding Science Flowchart to Illustrate and Bring Students' Science Stories to Life, and Five-Minute Field Trips: Teaching About Nature in Your Schoolyard. She has taught and has volunteered extensively with her neighbours, the Stoney Nakoda Nation. See less