WORKSHOPS
Workshops are offered Wednesday, October 12, unless otherwise noted, and are half or full day professional development focused sessions at either the Raleigh Convention Center (RCC) or an off-site location. New for 2011, an overnight workshop! Workshops are not included with a conference registration; note pricing for each. Workshops held at RCC include morning beverages, a buffet lunch, and afternoon beverages.
ON-SITE HALF DAY WORKSHOPS
8:30 AM – Noon at Raleigh Convention Center (RCC)
1. COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CORPORATE SECTOR AND EE: THE NEXT STEPS
Price: $43
Based on the successful outcomes of a symposium presented in Buffalo, a need has been expressed to identify some tools and strategies that can be employed by environmental educators as well as the corporate sector to build strong and sustainable partnerships. In order to understand the depth and breadth of this endeavor, this workshop will help develop appropriate strategies and plans of action.
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Workshop Leaders: Sabiha Shafique Daudi (Executive Director, Education for Sustainable Living), Ronald Meissen (Baxter Healthcare Corporation)
2. EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION — DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT WORK
Price: $53
This highly participatory workshop introduces recognized tools that will help you develop programs for young children. Copies of NAAEE’s Early Childhood Environmental Education Guidelines, World Forum Foundation’s Environmental Action Kit, and PLT’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood will be provided.
Workshop Leaders: Bora Simmons (National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education), Jackie Stallard (Project Learning Tree), Al Stenstrup (American Forest Foundation), Susan H. Wirth (Arbor Day Foundation/Dimensions Educational Research Foundation)
3. THE SCIENCE OF THE SUN AND ITS CONNECTION TO EARTH
Price: $43
Participants of this hands-on workshop about the Sun and its connection to Earth will gain a better understanding of solar science, concrete ideas for related EE programs, a free toolkit of sun-themed educational materials, and the opportunity for further training.
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Workshop Leaders: Anna Hurst Schmitt (Astronomical Society of the Pacific), Ruth Paglierani (University of California, Berkeley)
4. UNDERSTANDING AUDIENCES, INSPIRING ACTION
Price: $43
Applying market research to enhance environmental communication and inspire public engagement in protecting ocean resources. This workshop is intended for education and communication professionals interested in using results from market research that reveal who, what, and how to enhance their communication efforts.
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Workshop Leader: Wei Ying Wong (The Ocean Project)
ON-SITE HALF DAY WORKSHOPS
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM at Raleigh Convention Center (RCC)
5. DESIGNING AND EFFECTIVELY USING OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS IN DIVERSE SETTINGS
Price: $53
Get a multitude of research-based, field-tested strategies to help you incorporate local nature into both outdoor and indoor classrooms. Through hands-on experiences, you will gain techniques for using outdoor classrooms as an integral part of preschool and elementary children’s daily learning.
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Workshop Leaders: Susan H Wirth (Arbor Day Foundation/Dimensions Educational Research Foundation), Julie Rose (Dimensions Educational Research Foundation)
6. INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Price: $50
Participants will develop an awareness of sustainability and the application of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, core content, and Education for Sustainability competencies. Themes include systems thinking, the commons, and designing for the future we want.
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Workshop Leader: Jaimie P. Cloud (Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education)
7. USING FILM TO TEACH CLIMATE SCIENCE, SOLUTIONS, AND EMPOWER YOUTH
Price: $53
Student-produced films, as well as films featuring youth, combat climate denial by creatively communicating climate science and solutions. Explore integrating FILM with STEM. Help youth produce empowering science and environmental films for peers, the public and the media.
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Workshop Leaders: Jenn Paul Glaser (C L A C E), Ryan W. Vachon (Earth Initiatives), Martha Jane Shaw (CLN), Lynne Cherry (Young Voices for the Planet)
ON-SITE FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM at Raleigh Convention Center (RCC)
8. ANNUAL AFFILIATE WORKSHOP
Price: $55
This workshop is for leaders of state, provincial, and regional affiliate organizations. We will continue the capacity-building efforts initiated at the Affiliate Leadership Summit in April by looking at ways to expand our reach, gain membership, and strengthen partnerships.
9. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION: SCIENCE, SOLUTIONS, INSPIRATION, AND EMPOWERMENT
Price: $65
We will present basic climate science, how we know what we know, why there is resistance to believing the science, and how we can better communicate; and then demonstrate the best climate change educational materials and how to find them.
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Workshop Leaders: Lynne Cherry (Young Voices for the Planet), Roberta M. Burnes (Kentucky Division for Air Quality), Kristen Poppleton (Will Steger Foundation), Linda M. Morris (US Ice Drilling Program), Ryan W. Vachon (Earth Initiatives), Mary Albert (US Ice Drilling Program), Louise Huffman (ANDRILL), Nick Haddad (TERC), Sarah Hill (TERC), Emily Kellagher (Cooperative Institute for Research and Environmental Sciences)
ON-SITE FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM at Raleigh Convention Center (RCC)
10. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER FISH ANDWILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATION TOOLS
****THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED
11. WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MEETS ACTION — SERVICE-LEARNING, A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE
****THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED
OFF-SITE HALF DAY WORKSHOP
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM (transportation provided from RCC)
12. HORTICULTURAL MYTHBUSTING
(eat lunch at RCC before departure)
Price: $30
There is much incorrect information about plants and gardening. We dedicated ourselves to testing gardening “facts” and reality. Native plants are now given near mythical status including better adaptability and the ability to “save the world”, but is it true? Spend a half day at Plant Delights Nursery located at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens and find out!
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Workshop Leader: Tony Avent (Plant Delights Nursery)
OFF-SITE FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (transportation provided from RCC)
13. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & SUSTAINABLE ACTION TOUR OF RALEIGH
Price: $60
Explore Raleigh and neighboring communities in this mobile workshop that will delve into the relationship between community health, environment resources, and the role of EE in addressing social justice issues. Remember to bring walking shoes and dress for the weather!
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Workshop Leader: David Ruble (Virginia Office of Environmental Education)
14. PLAYWORK: LEARNING THROUGH PLAY IN NONFORMAL CONSERVATION EDUCATION
Price: $75
Hands in the dirt, damming a stream, building a fairy habitat, experience the power of play as a learning strategy. Playwork is an open-ended method of working with children in place-based conservation education. Practice at the Urban Wetlands Education Center.
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Workshop Leaders: Robin Moore (NC State University), Linda O. Kinney (North Carolina Zoo), Nilda Cosco (NC State University)
15. TRANSFORMING SCHOOL GROUNDS INTO TEACHING TOOLS
Price: $84
Become inspired while you visit Schoolyard Habitat sites, talk with project teams, and learn from the Schoolyard Action Network. Grow a community that supports the use of school grounds as an academic resource for K-12 education by restoring habitat.
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Workshop Leaders: Carolyn Kolstad (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Herb Broda (Ashland University), Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong (UW-Madison Arboretum), Grant Parkins (North Carolina Botanical Garden), Laura Webb Smith (City of Durham), Karen Mullin (Willow Oak Group)
OVERNIGHT WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 11 – Wednesday, October 12
16. SEEDS FROM THE SOURCE: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, NATIVE THOUGHT AND CULTURE
****REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS WORKSHOP
Hosted in Cherokee, NC, participants will be greeted with a traditional meal, tour a botanical garden, and visit a traditional stone fishing weir. Join us for this exciting workshop connecting environmental educators to local Native people using traditional knowledge. This workshop made possible with support from NOAA National Ocean Service Communication & Education Division. Fee includes overnight stay in Cherokee, NC. Participants will leave for Cherokee, NC in vans around noon on Tuesday, October 11.
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Workshop Leaders: Scott Frazier (Project Indigenous LLC), Abby Ybarra (Env. Ed Consultant), Vina Smith (Ft. Peck Tribes), Anne Marie Tipton (California State Parks), Jeff Baker (University of British Columbia/University of Saskatchewan)
SPECIAL THURSDAY WORKSHOP
17. EE STANDARDS FOR PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION
****THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED
