CAEE 2024 Conference eeVoices: The Power of Stories: Full Schedule

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

Climate Action at the Headwaters: CEEE Drought Resilience Activities

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)

Join us to engage with a sampling of formal classroom and informal activities developed by the team at the Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation at CIRES. Play the HEART Force Drought Resilience Game and explore activities developed by our We Are Water project that highlights indegenous and Latinx voices.

Speakers

Tory Nau

Program Manager & Curriculum Developer, CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Pumpkin Classroom (Terra Level 3)

Conservation, New to EE, 1-7 years EE experience, Advanced EE Practitioner, Manager/Organizational Leader

10:00am MDT

Macro Mayhem!

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Hydro Teaching Lab (Hydro Level 1)

The South Platte has a reputation for being an unhealthy river, and by observing our invertebrate friends we can figure out the truth. We will be collecting invertebrates from the South Platte, analyzing the health of our water way, and showcasing our suite of macroinvertebrate programming.

Speakers

Stefan Karg

Water Education Coordinator, CSU Spur

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Hydro Teaching Lab (Hydro Level 1)

Conservation, New to EE, 1-7 years EE experience

1:30pm MDT

The Story of the Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River

Thursday September 19, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT

Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

Hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes rely on the Platte River as they migrate from Central America to Canada and Alaska. In this hands-on activity at the Spur Stream Table, we will explore the river features that help sustain the Cranes and see how those features have evolved over time. Note: This session can only accept 15-20 participants on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Speakers

Andrew Warnock

Director NSEOC, Colorado State University

Mary Richmond

Teacher-in-Residence, Colorado State Univeristy

Thursday September 19, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

Conservation, New to EE, 1-7 years EE experience, Advanced EE Practitioner, Manager/Organizational Leader

2:45pm MDT

Pathways to Climate Literacy Principles

Thursday September 19, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT

Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

To complement the role out of the Colorado Seal of Climate Literacy, we will present a few pathways to choose climate literacy principles that fit your unique context. These pathways include: current curriculum alignment, natural hazards, Colorado specific solutions, and justice and action oriented.

Speakers

Patrick Chandler

The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

Sarah R Johnson

Climate Change Education Specialist, Wild Rose Education

Sarah R. Johnson is a landscape-based environmental educator. As a freelance science educator she is focused on climate change, public lands, watershed science, civics, and geography, and teaching and learning through her business, Wild Rose Education. She designs and facilitates... Read More →

Thursday September 19, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT
Willow Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

Conservation, New to EE, 1-7 years EE experience, Advanced EE Practitioner, Manager/Organizational Leader

9:00am MDT

Creative Science Education

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am MDT

Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

Learn through play in this session about crafting creative science education games and programs. Play Candyland through the lens of bird migration, dabble in a D&D style ecology scenario and connect prior knowledge through the guise of Scattergories made birdy.

Speakers

Becky Heath

Camp Manager, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am MDT
Cottonwood Creek Classroom (Hydro Level 2)

Conservation, New to EE, 1-7 years EE experience, Advanced EE Practitioner, Manager/Organizational Leader