2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

9:45am MDT

Rooted in Place: Inspiring Connection and Care for Colorado's Prairies Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingAngela Borland • Kelly Kirk Puppet-Powered Programs: Playful Path to Environmental Engagement Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingDustin Hall Joy, Justice, and the Outdoors: Navigating the Dualities of Outdoor Education Cottonwood Creek | Hydro BuildingPedro Jaime Gutierrez Proven Outcomes: Using Research to Support Outdoor Pedagogy in Schools Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingTrevor Soponis eeLeaders Forum: Rooted in CommunitEE Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingSarah Grove Object Driven Inquiry: Turning it over to your audience using Questions, Prompts & Cues Black Bear | Vida BuildingTim Blesse

1:15pm MDT

Earth-Based Art as Embodied Ecological Learning Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingJamie Moon The Plant Mobile: A Plant Giveaway to Reach a New Generation Confluence Theater | Hyrdo BuildingTommy Roth Using Wildlife Conservation Plans to Create Impactful Education Programs Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingKacie Miller The People Connection: Hands-on Human Ecology Activities to Inspire Teens Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingRobert Galin Thirsting for a Future Post film screening Discussion Confluence Theater | Hyrdo BuildingChristi Bode Where is the Learning in Experiential Education? Confluence Theater | Hyrdo BuildingJay Zarr Co-creating Environmental Civic Actions with Youth Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingAlyssa McConkey • Taylor Ruffin

2:30pm MDT

The City of Denver’s Continuous Improvement of Urban Waterways Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingDori Tilko Play It Forward: From Childhood Games to Community Leadership Black Bear | Vida BuildingHayley Reynolds From Classroom to Community: Designing Community-Based EE Partnerships Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingLee Frankel-Goldwater Rooted in Community: A Case Study in Environmental Learning Through Partnership Cottonwood Creek | Hydro BuildingEmma Miller The Visual Language of the Land: GIS as a Tool for Neurodiverse Environmental Education Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingJohn Lacroix Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment - Creating Second Spaces in Nature for Homeschool Youth Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingCasey McCabe

7:40am MDT

Forest Bathing: The Impact of Noticing Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingLyndsy Fitzniak Waking up with Nature Cottonwood Creek | Hydro BuildingStefan Karg CAEE Annual Member Meeting Willow Creek | Hydro Building

9:00am MDT

Moving Toward Kinship: Integrating the More-Than-Human Voice Into EE Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingDeb Matlock Outdoor, Place-Based Strategies for Trauma and Neurodiversity Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingMegan Patterson Advancing CSU’s Land Grant Mission Through Nature & Health Initiatives Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingSue Schneider eeHigher Education In-Person Meeting Black Bear | Vida BuildingSarah Grove Finding Your Path in Environmental Education: EE Leader Panel Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingErin Dreps What Changes When Learning Becomes Relational? Willow Creek | Hydro Building Helping Every Teen See Themselves in Green Careers Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingLisa Eadens

12:45pm MDT

Leveraging Invertebrates to Break Barriers in Environmental Education Cottonwood Creek | Hydro BuildingAnnalise Goeke Guidestone Games; creating new experiences through play Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingMaytal Agasi • Tracy Green Social and Environmental Impact Assessment Toolkit for School Gardens Black Bear | Vida BuildingCamille Britt • Ashley Hopfer • Jake Meltzer Bringing outdoor education into the classroom Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingChloe Comcowich What's the Dirt on DIGS? Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingToby Swaford

2:00pm MDT

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

3:15pm MDT

Common Roots, Different Views: Cultivating Community Conversations Willow Creek | Hydro BuildingDanielle Ardrey Observation as the roots of teaching EE. Cottonwood Creek | Hydro BuildingAngela Borland Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher: Sustaining the Cultures of Young Children Rock Creek | Hydro BuildingDr. Dorothy Shapland Rodriguez Following the Four Directions: Repair-Oriented Education Practices for Park Interpreters Spring Creek | Hydro BuildingKevin P. O'Brien The Bridge: Using Environmental Education to Connect Intergenerational Leaders Across Communities Black Bear | Vida BuildingKara Lamb Water Education Exemplars Explained Bear Creek | Hydro BuildingAlexia Lor • Donny Roush