2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

**NASA Climate Communication Workshop - Additional Registration Required 9:00am - 4:00pm

Early Conference Check-In 3:00pm - 5:00pm

2026-27 eeCorps Member Gathering 9:00am - 5:00pm

**Pre-Conference Summit - Additional Registration Required 10:00am - 3:00pm

Proven Outcomes: Using Research to Support Outdoor Pedagogy in Schools 9:45am - 11:45am

Co-creating Environmental Civic Actions with Youth 1:15pm - 2:15pm

From Classroom to Community: Designing Community-Based EE Partne... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

eeLeaders Forum: Rooted in CommunitEE 9:45am - 11:45am

Forest School - A Holistic Approach to Development 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Play It Forward: From Childhood Games to Community Leadership 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Plenary | One Landscape, Shared... 9:00am - 9:30am

"Thirsting for a Future" Documen... 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Brightspot 1a | Thirsting for a Future Post film screening Discu... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Plenary | Rooted in Excellence: Celebrating Our Champions of Com... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Joy, Justice, and the Outdoors: Navigating the Dualities of Outdoor Education 9:45am - 11:45am

Brightspot 2a | Where is the Learning in Experiential Education? 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Brightspot 2b | The Plant Mobile: A Plant Giveaway to Reach a Ne... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Rooted in Community: A Case Study in Environmental Learning Thro... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Conference Check-In 7:45am - 8:45am

LUNCH 12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Mycelium Mixer: Connect, Play, and Celebrate 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Rooted in Place: Inspiring Connection and Care for Colorado's Prairies 9:45am - 11:45am

Earth-Based Art as Embodied Ecological Learning 1:15pm - 2:15pm

The Visual Language of the Land: GIS as a Tool for Neurodiverse... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Puppet-Powered Programs: Playful Path to Environmental Engagement 9:45am - 11:45am

The People Connection: Hands-on Human Ecology Activities to Insp... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment - Creating Second Spaces in Nature... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Object Driven Inquiry: Turning it over to your audience using Questions, Prompts & Cues 9:45am - 11:45am

Using Wildlife Conservation Plans to Create Impactful Education... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

The City of Denver’s Continuous Improvement of Urban Waterways 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Moving Toward Kinship: Integrating the More-Than-Human Voice Int... 9:00am - 10:00am

Bringing outdoor education into the classroom 12:45pm - 1:45pm

English Class as a Climate Solution: Building Interdepartmental... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Water Education Exemplars Explained 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Keynote: Visual Thinking with Dr. Temple Grandin 10:15am - 11:15am

Beyond the Pages: Meet & Sign wi... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Plenary | Branching Out: Taking... 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Helping Every Teen See Themselves in Green Careers 9:00am - 10:00am

Social and Environmental Impact Assessment Toolkit for School Ga... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Leading is a story you tell 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Pika Data Detectives: Exploring Perspectives on AI Science Claim... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Waking up with Nature 7:40am - 8:40am

Conference Check-In 8:00am - 8:45am

LUNCH 11:30am - 12:30pm

Forest Bathing: The Impact of Noticing 7:40am - 8:40am

Outside the Lines: When They Won’t Engage 9:00am - 10:00am

Leveraging Invertebrates to Break Barriers in Environmental Educ... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Field Notes & Future Leaders: Engaging Middle and High School St... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Observation as the roots of teaching EE. 3:15pm - 4:15pm

eeHigher Education In-Person Meeting 9:00am - 10:00am

What's the Dirt on DIGS? 12:45pm - 1:45pm

What Comes Next? - Teen Engagement Programs 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher: Sustaining the Culture... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Outdoor, Place-Based Strategies for Trauma and Neurodiversity 9:00am - 10:00am

Guidestone Games; creating new experiences through play 12:45pm - 1:45pm

The Transformative Praxis Lab: Auditing for Climate Literacy Imp... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Following the Four Directions: Repair-Oriented Education Practic... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

CAEE Annual Member Meeting 7:40am - 8:40am

Brightspot | What Changes When Learning Becomes Relational? 9:00am - 10:00am

Brightspot | Advancing CSU’s Land Grant Mission Through Nature &... 9:00am - 10:00am

Finding Your Path in Environmental Education: EE Leader Panel 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Moving Beyond Translation: Promoting Inclusive Environmental Edu... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Common Roots, Different Views: Cultivating Community Conversatio... 3:15pm - 4:15pm