2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

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7:40am MDT

Forest Bathing: The Impact of Noticing Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorSouth Suburban Parks and Recreation

Waking up with Nature Hydro Lobby | Hydro Building 1st FloorStefan Karg CAEE Annual Member Meeting Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd Floor

8:00am MDT

Conference Check-In Hydro Lobby | Hydro Building 1st FloorSarah Grove

9:00am MDT

Moving Toward Kinship: Integrating the More-Than-Human Voice Into EE Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorDeb Matlock, Wild Rhythms, LLC Outside the Lines: When They Won’t Engage Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorMandy Casteel-Denney Outdoor, Place-Based Strategies for Trauma and Neurodiversity Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorMegan Patterson Brightspot | Advancing CSU’s Land Grant Mission Through Nature & Health Initiatives Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorSue Schneider eeHigher Education In-Person Meeting Rock Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorSarah Grove Brightspot | What Changes When Learning Becomes Relational? Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorJamie Moon Helping Every Teen See Themselves in Green Careers Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorLisa Eadens

10:15am MDT

Keynote: Visual Thinking with Dr. Temple Grandin Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorDr. Temple Grandin

11:30am MDT

Beyond the Pages: Meet & Sign with Dr. Temple Grandin Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorDr. Temple Grandin LUNCH Hydro Lobby | Hydro Building 1st Floor

12:45pm MDT

Leveraging Invertebrates to Break Barriers in Environmental Education Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorAnnalise Goeke Guidestone Games; creating new experiences through play Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorMaytal Agasi • Tracy Green Social and Environmental Impact Assessment Toolkit for School Gardens Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorCamille Britt • Jacob Meltzer Bringing outdoor education into the classroom Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorChloe Comcowich Finding Your Path in Environmental Education: EE Leader Panel Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorLisa Eadens • Erin Dreps What's the Dirt on DIGS? Rock Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorToby Swaford

2:00pm MDT

Moving Beyond Translation: Promoting Inclusive Environmental Education Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorEsperanza Rodriguez Field Notes & Future Leaders: Engaging Middle and High School Students in Community-Based Environmental Learning Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorAndrea Aust • Phebe Meyers English Class as a Climate Solution: Building Interdepartmental Partnerships for Systemic Change Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorJordan Allen • Anne Marie Blieszner The Transformative Praxis Lab: Auditing for Climate Literacy Impact Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorSarah Johnson Leading is a story you tell Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorFranklin Cruz What Comes Next? - Teen Engagement Programs Rock Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorHannah Krikorian • Britt Mowen

3:15pm MDT

Common Roots, Different Views: Cultivating Community Conversations Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorProject Learning Tree Colorado Observation as the roots of teaching EE. Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorAngela Borland Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher: Sustaining the Cultures of Young Children Rock Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorDr. Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez Following the Four Directions: Repair-Oriented Education Practices for Park Interpreters Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorKevin P. O'Brien Pika Data Detectives: Exploring Perspectives on AI Science Claims Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorRob Payo Water Education Exemplars Explained Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorMatthew Greves • Alexia Lor • Donny Roush

4:30pm MDT

Plenary | Branching Out: Taking Our Common Roots into the World Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorLauren Gibson