Pre-Conference Workshops 2021

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Wednesday, October 6, 12:00–3:30 PM EDT

Building Action for Climate Empowerment in the United States

Presenters: Frank Niepold III, NOAA Climate Program Office (Moderator); Bart Merrick, NOAA; Jen Kretser, The Wild Center
Price: $25

Be part of something big and help address the challenges of the climate crisis. Join members of the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) community to help develop an ACE National Strategy for the United States to accelerate a just transition to a resilient and low-carbon future.

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Local Action, Global Impact: Sustainable Development Goals in My Neighborhood

Presenters: Jennifer Cirillo, Shelburne Farms; Emily Hoyler, UVM Tarrant Institute for Innovation Education; Tina Wong, greenprint ethos
Price: $25

Join us as we dive into the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and explore how to use them as a framework for learning and action in local, regional, and global contexts. Learn how to design a community-based project for youth voice and agency that generates local action for global solutions.

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Teaching Environmental Justice for K-12 Educators

Presenters: Abby Randall, EcoRise; Zakhia Grant, EcoRise; Kizzy Hannibal Xolani, EcoRise
Price: $25

Join EcoRise staff for a deep dive into our Introduction to Environmental Justice (EJ) K–12 curriculum. Using a social-emotional learning lens, this workshop will provide the skills and knowledge necessary to foster students’ understanding of EJ history and concepts and explore how empathy, leadership, community action, and policy change can bring long-overdue justice.

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Exploring Sustainability Through an Indigenous Lens—Getting Started with Your Students

Presenters: Donna Ross; Marie Tremblay, Alberta Council for Environmental Education
Price: $25

In this interactive workshop, explore the concept of sustainability and our relationship to the natural world through both western and Indigenous lenses. Learn how you can weave Indigenous perspectives into your teaching in a way that engages the cognitive, physical, emotional, and spiritual self and fosters deep learning around sustainability.

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Wednesday, October 6, 4:00–6:00 PM EDT

Affiliate Assembly

Presenters: Affiliate Network Members
Price: $10

The Affiliate Assembly is designed for staff and board members of NAAEE’s 54 Affiliate Network organizations. Share and learn from other affiliate leaders in this unique professional development and networking opportunity. Let’s build capacity, share successful practices, and learn innovative strategies. Join us after the Assembly for an optional Virtual Happy Hour (6:00 PM–7:00 PM EDT)!

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Monday, October 11, 12:00–3:30 PM EDT

Building and Fostering Resilience into Environmental Education Programming

Presenter: Kenneth Rainer, University of Florida
Contributor: Martha C. Monroe, University of Florida
Price: $25

This virtual, interactive workshop will pilot a tool to assist environmental educators in developing, delivering, and evaluating programs that build and foster multiple types of resilience. This tool incorporates resilience-based recommendations, principles, and frameworks synthesized from multiple disciplines, including engineering, psychology, ecology, and education.

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Confluence of Culture Shift: The Interrelationships Between EE, EJ, and Climate Justice

Presenters: Queta González, Center for Diversity & the Environment; Charissa Virginia Jones, OSU Extension Service—Outdoor School
Price: $25

Environmental education, Indigenous science, climate justice, and environmental justice intersect in many ways, including equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice. We will engage participants in an experiential workshop designed to deepen analysis and practice at these intersections. We will explore ways of honoring the shared influences as well as the uniqueness of each of these movements.

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Connecting Research and Practice: Strategies to Improve Your Environmental Education Programs

Presenters: Mele Wheaton, Nicole Ardoin, Emily Williams
Price: $25

Ever wondered about the latest research in environmental education? Where do you find it? How do you use it? Join us to explore strategies for integrating research findings into your programs using collaborative design-thinking activities. A train-the-trainer element helps you coach others to incorporate EE research in their practice, too.

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Youth Voice Can Make a Real-World Difference: Civic Engagement

Presenters: Laura Collard, MAEOE; Laura Downey, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education; Mary Westlund, MD Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Price: $25

Educators can equip students with the tools to think critically, but often stop short of letting students facilitate decisions and next steps towards action and civic engagement. Join this workshop to break through to the next phase, Youth Voice using PLT curriculum.

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Tuesday, October 12, 11:30 AM–3:00 PM EDT

Climate Fresk: You’re Holding All the Cards

Presenter: Sheila Suarez de Flores, Climate Fresk
Price: $25

Forty-two cards, one piece of group art, and many actions inspired. IPCC Report-based Climate Fresk is for everyone: Play, learn about climate change causes and effects, and empower your action… together. Created in France in 2018, 160,000 people worldwide now play the game, thanks to 6,000 citizen facilitators.

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Environmental Action Civics: Connecting the Community to the Classroom

Presenters: Alexis Thorbecke, Earth Force; Raizha Yurivilca Delgado, Earth Force
Contributor: Vince Meldrum, Earth Force
Price: $25

How can young people make meaningful changes in their communities? How can they work to solve environmental problems? The Earth Force Process helps provide a framework to support young people as they move from learning about environmental issues to finding solutions and speaking to power to implement those solutions.

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Greening Our Future: Green School Initiatives and Green Job Opportunities

Presenter: Mary Westlund, Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education
Price: $25

Learn how Maryland Green School programs empower students to initiate and lead sustainable actions and how these actions can foster student understanding of and appreciation for forested land. Then explore ways to interest students in green career opportunities using engaging activities from the PLT Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers curriculum.

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The Road to NAAEE Higher Education Accreditation: Mapping Your Successful Application

Presenters: Becca Franzen, Billy Bennett, Dottie Shuman, Melinda Wilder, Patty Born
Price: $25

This workshop provides critical information for universities interested in becoming Accredited through NAAEE's Distinguished College and University Program. It includes an in-depth review of standards, strategies for incorporating them into curriculum, sample assessments, and models from faculty members who have completed applications.

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