CAEE 2024 Conference eeVoices: The Power of Stories

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CAEE 2024 Conference eeVoices: The Power of Stories

Welcome to the 2024 Advancing EE Conference!
We are so excited to welcome you to the CAEE Advancing Environmental Education Conference! We invite you to take advantage of the many opportunities to explore research, elevate practices and spark collaborations at the conference!

10:00am MDT

Pre-Conference Leadership Summit Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Katie Navin

8:00am MDT

Registration Hydro Lobby (Level 1) Morning Coffee and Networking in the eeExhibitor Hall Hydro Lobby (Level 1)

9:00am MDT

Opening Session: The Power of Stories Confluence Theater (Hydro Level 1)Katie Navin

10:00am MDT

Climate Action at the Headwaters: CEEE Drought Resilience Activities Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)Tory Nau Macro Mayhem! Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Stefan Karg EE Story Lab- Ignite Connection and Keep our Collective History Alive Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Mary McCormac • Catherine Dolder eeLeaders Forum: Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, and Culture of eeTeams Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Katie Navin Supporting Students with Special Needs in the Outdoors Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Sami Wolniakowski • Debbie Bangs Happiness Gardens to the Rescue: Connecting Students with Nature Alfalfa Classroom (Terra Level 3)Susan Bennett • Traci Binford

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Theater Lobby (Hydro Level 1)

12:30pm MDT

Bring your Lunch: CAEE Annual Member Meeting Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Katie Navin Untold Stories: Hidden Chapters in Natural Resources History Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Colorado Project Learning Tree

1:30pm MDT

A Closer Look: How Stories Magnify Learning Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Daniel Alvarez-Chao The Story of the Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Andrew Warnock • Mary Richmond Increasing Impact through Evaluation at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Alfalfa Classroom (Terra Level 3)Heidi Kartchner • Dr. Alison Cawood Enhancing Accessibility: Adapting Tool Kits and Boosting Essential Skills Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Kellina Gilbreth Training Wheels Team Building Activities Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Brooke Morehardt The Story of Place - Learning From School-Yard Chicken Spectacles Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)Beth Church • Kim Rankin

2:45pm MDT

Bright Spots: Envirothon, Trout in the Classroom, and Latino Family Camping Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Rose Banzhaf • Miles Groth • Jenny Tebbs Empathy as a Storytelling Tool for Environmental Education Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Ashley Kruger • Heather Schwartz Pathways to Climate Literacy Principles Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Patrick Chandler • Sarah R Johnson GetWET at Spur! Water quality explorations along the South Platte Hydro Teaching Lab (Hydro Level 1)Andrew Warnock • Mary Richmond How to Speak Up: It’s Even For Introverts Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Tonya Lehman Capturing Student Voice to Tell Stories with Data Alfalfa Classroom (Terra Level 3)Madelyn Percy

4:00pm MDT

Plenary Session: Voices of Change- Harnessing Environmental Learning to Empower, Engage, and Inspire Confluence Theater (Hydro Level 1)Colorado Envirothon • Anita Evans • Robb Gneiser • Devin Jaffe • Seal of Climate Literacy • Isis Rivera Lopez • Destiny Morales • Jaymee Squires

5:00pm MDT

eeCelebration and Happy Hour Hydro Lobby (Level 1)

5:45pm MDT

eeTrivia Hydro Lobby (Level 1)Colorado Project Learning Tree • Dustin Hall • Angela Borland

8:00am MDT

Registration Hydro Lobby (Level 1) Waking Up with the South Platte Hydro Lobby/BackyardStefan Karg Morning Networking in the eeExhibitor Hall Hydro Lobby (Level 1)

9:00am MDT

How We Tend Our Own Stories Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Lexi Cox Creative Science Education Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Becky Heath The Case of the Flattened Frog - Critter CSI for young children Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Michele Van Hare Learn about the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)! Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Katie Boyd • Patrick Chandler Stories as Environmental Justice and STEM Equity Education Curriculum Building: A 2-Part Skill-Building Workshop Alfalfa Classroom (Terra Level 3)Dr. Janelle Johnson • Dr. Michele Trujillo • Christina Foust Bluff Lake’s Journey in Equity in Education - 3 Case Studies Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)Chira Noce

11:15am MDT

How Climate Stories Can Inform Environmental Education Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)Emma Hagen • Laureen Trainer Bringing Outdoor Nature Based into ECE and Education Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Jennifer Kollerup Creating Meaningful Outdoor Education Programming in HS and ES Settings Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Steve Ottmer • Miles Groth Early Career EE Professionals Meet-Up Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Lisa Eadens • Erin Dreps Interpretive Strategies: Bringing Wonder to Your Programs Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Angela Borland • Kirsten Bell Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers Alfalfa Classroom (Terra Level 3)Colorado Project Learning Tree

12:15pm MDT

Lunch Theater Lobby (Hydro Level 1)

12:30pm MDT

Explore the Spur Campus and Exhibit Hall Hydro Lobby (Level 1)

1:45pm MDT

Narrative Justice: Whose Stories Matter? And Who Gets to Tell Them? Confluence Theater (Hydro Level 1)Rowena Alegria

3:15pm MDT

Key Issues Framework - Stakeholders & Town Hall Spring Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Brooke Morehardt Nature as the Heart of the Story Bear Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Jodi Simpson Exploring Scientific Ideas Through Art Using Grab & Go Kits Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Lauren Bína Uncovering Gaps and Opportunities for Environmental and Outdoor Learning in Colorado Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)Katie Navin

9:00am MDT

PLT Facilitator Meet-Up TBAColorado Project Learning Tree