2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

2026 CAEE Advancing EE Conference

9:00am MDT

**NASA Climate Communication Workshop - Additional Registration Required Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd Floor 2026-27 eeCorps Member Gathering Off-SiteErin Dreps

10:00am MDT

**Pre-Conference Summit - Additional Registration Required Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorLauren Gibson • Lisa Eadens

3:00pm MDT

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

7:45am MDT

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

9:00am MDT

Plenary | One Landscape, Shared Soil: The 2026 Welcome Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorSarah Grove • Lauren Gibson

9:45am MDT

Rooted in Place: Inspiring Connection and Care for Colorado's Prairies Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorAngela Borland • Kelly Kirk Puppet-Powered Programs: Playful Path to Environmental Engagement Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorDustin Hall Joy, Justice, and the Outdoors: Navigating the Dualities of Outdoor Education Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorPedro Jaime Gutierrez Proven Outcomes: Using Research to Support Outdoor Pedagogy in Schools Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorTrevor Soponis eeLeaders Forum: Rooted in CommunitEE Black Bear | Vida Building 2nd FloorBluff Lake Nature Center • Erin Dreps • Lauren Gibson • Sarah Grove Object Driven Inquiry: Turning it over to your audience using Questions, Prompts & Cues Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorTim Blesse

12:00pm MDT

LUNCH Hydro Lobby | Hydro Building 1st Floor

12:30pm MDT

"Thirsting for a Future" Documentary Screening Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorChristi Bode

1:15pm MDT

Earth-Based Art as Embodied Ecological Learning Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorJamie Moon Brightspot 2b | The Plant Mobile: A Plant Giveaway to Reach a New Generation Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorTommy Roth Using Wildlife Conservation Plans to Create Impactful Education Programs Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorKacie Miller Forest School - A Holistic Approach to Development Black Bear | Vida Building 2nd FloorKaitlin Essig • Erika Falasco Brightspot 1a | Thirsting for a Future Post film screening Discussion Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorSarah Johnson • Christi Bode The People Connection: Hands-on Human Ecology Activities to Inspire Teens Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorRobert Galin Brightspot 2a | Where is the Learning in Experiential Education? Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorJay Zarr Co-creating Environmental Civic Actions with Youth Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorAlyssa McConkey • Taylor Ruffin

2:30pm MDT

Play It Forward: From Childhood Games to Community Leadership Black Bear | Vida Building 2nd FloorClimate Democracy Initiative (CDI) The City of Denver’s Continuous Improvement of Urban Waterways Willow Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorCat Malatesta • Dori Tilko From Classroom to Community: Designing Community-Based EE Partnerships Bear Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorLee Frankel-Goldwater Rooted in Community: A Case Study in Environmental Learning Through Partnership Cottonwood Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorEmma Miller The Visual Language of the Land: GIS as a Tool for Neurodiverse Environmental Education Hydro Teaching Lab | Hydro Building 1st FloorJohn Lacroix Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment - Creating Second Spaces in Nature for Homeschool Youth Spring Creek | Hydro Building 2nd FloorCasey McCabe

3:45pm MDT

Plenary | Rooted in Excellence: Celebrating Our Champions of Community Care Confluence Theater | Hyrdo Building 1st FloorSarah Grove • Lauren Gibson

5:00pm MDT

The Mycelium Mixer: Connect, Play, and Celebrate Hydro Lobby | Hydro Building 1st Floor

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