KAEE 2024 Conference

KAEE 2024 Conference

Forging Paths for Environmental Education

Community, Conversations, and Creativity

REGISTRATION IS OPEN at kaee.org/conference.
Sessions listed as "Frozen" below require ticket purchase during conference registration.

If you have any questions, contact brittany@kaee.org.

9:00am EST

Beavers! A guided hike to a beaver complex in Daniel Boone National Forest Off-Site Elliot-Rowan County Cultural Excursion Off-Site Don't Waste It! Educator Workshop Room 311

1:00pm EST

**FULL** Email michelle@kaee.org to be added to the waitlist. ** Upper Ordovician fossil collecting at “Slate Valley”, Kentucky Off-Site eeHEN Summit Room 325 Birding with Fishes Off-Site Walk through the Arts with Basket-Making Off-Site

4:30pm EST

Facilitator Happy Hour Sawstone Brewery

6:00pm EST

Pre-Conference Social & Dinner Rowan County Arts Center

7:30am EST

Registration Open 3rd Floor Lobby

8:00am EST

Narrative 4: A Narrative for the Environment Room 321 Flood Mitigation & Creek Restoration Walking Tour Morehead Winter Tree ID Hike Morehead Early Childhood Enviromental Education Room 322 Foundations in Water and Climate Education Room 311

11:00am EST

Affinity Groups TBD

11:15am EST

Exhibitor Welcome 3rd Floor Lobby

12:00pm EST

Opening Luncheon | Keynote Address Ballroom A/B

1:15pm EST

Book Signing Ballroom A/B Exhibitor Spotlight 3rd Floor Lobby

1:45pm EST

Identifying Barriers to Program Participation and Cultivating Partnerships Room 311 (Terrace Access) Acoustic Bat Monitoring: A Citizen Science Project Room 325 Communicating About Climate Change: Listening, Learning, Building Resiliency Room 322 Innovative Nature-Immersive Programming Through Community Partnership Room 310 More Than Science: Creating Interdisciplinary EE Content Room 321

2:45pm EST

Lightning Rounds Ballroom A/B

4:15pm EST

Engaging Kentucky Communities to Embrace Their Local Waterways Room 310 Empowering Students to Lead Sustainable Practices Room 311 (Terrace Access) Environmental Days at Maywoods Room 325 Nature Explorer Program: Creating Nature-Based Learning Experiences for Homeschoolers Room 321 Empowering Tomorrow's Stewards: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in EE Room 322

5:00pm EST

PEEC Reunion Room 325

6:15pm EST

Dinner, Music, Auctions Ballroom A/B

7:30am EST

Registration Open 3rd Floor Lobby

8:15am EST

Poster Session Pre-Fab Area

9:30am EST

Improving Environmental Stewardship through Effective Community Engagement Room 321 Inspiring Change Through "This is the Ohio: Life, Death, and Rebirth of our Beautiful River" Room 325 Putting the Pieces Together: Community Collaborations for EE Room 322 STEM-based Activities for Young Ecologists Room 311 (Terrace Access) Make Your Info ACCESSIBLE! Room 310 Affinity Groups TBD

11:00am EST

Things are only impossible until they’re not: strategies for positive action Room 322 Using the EE21 Survey for Program Evaluations of Nonformal EE Providers: Program Impact on Visiting Students Room 325 Growing Gorillas: Building Capacity for Conservation in Community Room 310 Adventure Awaits: Exploring the Great Outdoors! Room 311 (Terrace Access) EC Education for Sustainability (ECEfS) in Practice Room 321

12:00pm EST

Excellence in EE Awards Luncheon & Panel Ballroom A/B

1:30pm EST

Networking Break Ballroom A/B

2:00pm EST

Ripple Effects Room 322 Every Park in a Classroom Room 325 Rethinking Recess Room 310 The FUNdamentals of EE Room 321 What Teachers Want Room 311 (Terrace Access)

3:30pm EST

Conference Closing Ballroom A/B