Session Gallery

To view a schedule of the live sessions visit the Live Schedule page.

Action Research for Environmental Justice in the Kindergarten Classroom

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Kimi Waite

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Advocacy Listening Session

Speaker(s)

  • Kit Harrington

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • July 24, 3:00 PM EDT

Bringing the Deaf Community to Toddler Forest School

Speaker(s)

  • Angela Cannon
  • Elisabeth Cowley

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 2:00 PM EDT

Building Capacity for Nature-Based Early Learning: Presenting Two New Degree Programs

Speaker(s)

  • Elizabeth Boileau
  • Dr. Victoria Carr

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 25, 4:00 PM EDT

Building Resilient Communities through Participatory Practices

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Elizabeth Rodano

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 1:00 PM EDT

CASEL Framework at Play in Nature

Speaker(s)

  • Justine Wilson

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 2:00 PM EDT

Cheers! It's Always the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Supporting Mental Wellness Through Joyful Seasonal Celebrations

Speaker(s)

  • Carlie Davis

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Child Language in a Nature-Based Preschool: Does the Classroom Setting Make a Difference?

Speaker(s)

  • Ekaterina Novikova
  • Annette Pic

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 1:00 PM EDT

The Children's Forest Project: An American Forest School Leader's Call to Grow the Children's Forest Network "Across the Pond"

Speaker(s)

  • Sally Stevens

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 1:00 PM EDT

Climate Education for All: Ensuring Equal Access to Climate Education Through Creative Partnerships

Speaker(s)

  • Julie Travaglini

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 2:00 PM EDT

Co-Creating Alliances for Systemic Change: Building A Statewide Nature-Based Early Childhood Network

Speaker(s)

  • Anne Stires
  • Laura Newman
  • Dr. Patti Bailie
  • Anne Adams

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Coming to Our Senses: Fun and Easy Ways to Use Gardens and Greenspaces to Enrich Sensory Integration

Speaker(s)

  • Em Shipman
  • Amy Wagenfeld

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 3:00 PM EDT

Creating Meaningful Nature-Based Curriculum for Infants Through the Seasons

Speaker(s)

  • Maeg Booska

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Creating Positive Inclusion Experiences for Neurodiverse Children and Their Families

Speaker(s)

  • Laura Seger
  • Kelsey Navin

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 12:00 PM EDT

Cultivate Joy: Nature-Based Mindfulness Activities for Children

Speaker(s)

  • Victoria Hackett

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Cultivating a Center-Wide Ecocentric Worldview: Environmental and Social Justice in an Urban Nature-Oriented Preschool

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Victoria Carr
  • Dr. Leslie Kochanowski
  • Mary Beth Wright

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Dangerous or Safe? Changing Caregiver Perspectives on Nature Play in the Sonoran Desert

Speaker(s)

  • John Bello

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Developing a PreK Forest School Site at a Public School

Speaker(s)

  • Angela Cannon
  • Kass Stymus

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Developing a Sense of Place Through the Mapping of Outdoor Experiences

Speaker(s)

  • Terri Cardy
  • Pamela Hutchins

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Developing Emotional Resilience Through Risky Play

Speaker(s)

  • Celia Hogan

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Does the Quality of Outdoors Matter on Teachers' Usage: An Exploratory Study Examining the Relationship between Quality of Outdoor Learning Environments and Teacher's Use of the Outdoors in Preschools in Turkey

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Firdevs Burcak

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 3:00 PM EDT

Early Childhood Nature Play in New South Wales, Australia: Researching Where, Why and How?

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Sue Elliott
  • Dr. Fran Hughes
  • Dr. Jo Bird

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

ECE²: Environmental Conservation Education in Early Childhood Education--Thinking Outside the Box

Speaker(s)

  • Soara DeLouvre
  • Keiko Shimozaki
  • Eric Wilson

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Educating for Sustainability: Optimistic Early Learning Options

Speaker(s)

  • Jade Berrill

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Elevating and Equalizing Executive Function Outcomes through Nature-Based Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Julie Ernst
  • Ahna Neil
  • Becky Gamache

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Empowering Youth and Appeasing Eco-Anxiety With Active and Constructivist Climate Change Pedagogies

Speaker(s)

  • Jessica Khoury

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

An Environmental Identity Development (EID) Framework for Nurturing Young Children's Experiences Outdoors

Speaker(s)

  • Carie Green
  • Ugochukwu Ezeakunne
  • Hailey Kristjanson
  • Habiba Rinky

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 12:00 PM EDT

Exploring Balance Through Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Education

Speaker(s)

  • Alyson McMullen
  • Alysse Kennedy

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Exploring Nature Connectedness Among Icelandic Children of Preschool Age

Speaker(s)

  • Meghan Orman

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 2:00 PM EDT

Fairies: Finding the Magic in Nature

Speaker(s)

  • Sean Shaffer

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 3:00 PM EDT

Farm Babies: A Culturally-Centered Nature Program Cultivating Community with Families

Speaker(s)

  • Ashley Brailsford
  • Stephanie McFadden
  • Nathan Todd

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 3:00 PM EDT

Finding Nature in the City

Speaker(s)

  • Mélina Mangal

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Date/Time

  • July 28, 12:00 PM EDT

Fostering Empathy in Early Childhood: Investigating the Impact of Preschool Type

Speaker(s)

  • Claire Underwood
  • Dr. Julie Ernst

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

From Doing to Embedding Sustainability in Early Childhood Settings

Speaker(s)

  • Bronwyn Cron

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

From Seed to Soil: Gardening and Composting with Children and Families

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Meg Gravil
  • Dr. Mary Sciaraffa
  • Dr. Erin Eliassen
  • Rachelanne Knoll
  • Cheryl Muncy

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Gather Round the Campfire: Storytelling in the Forest

Speaker(s)

  • Ashley Jefferson

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 1:00 PM EDT

Gender Expression in Early Childhood Education

Speaker(s)

  • Anne Ouwerkerk

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • July 27, 2:00 PM EDT

Going Beyond Climbing Trees and Jumping from Boulders

Speaker(s)

  • Joanna Spotts

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Grad Student Networking

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • July 24, 2:00 PM EDT

Great Expectations: Are They the Same for Nature-Based and Traditional Early Childhood Educators?

Speaker(s)

  • Lyn Schaefer
  • Amanda Oudenhoven

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Green Teacher

Speaker(s)

  • Archana Panicker
  • Ms. Preeti Rawat

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • July 27, 12:00 PM EDT

Ground and Reflect

Speaker(s)

  • Jenny Leibham

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Growing Your Nature-Based Approach: Hiring, Training, and Coaching Employees with a Lens on Outdoor Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Maeg Booska

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

How Cities and Local Partners are Planning and Implementing Citywide Early Childhood Nature Connection Initiatives

Speaker(s)

  • Vera Feeny
  • Brenda Kessler
  • Ellen Bashor
  • Jamie Rayford
  • Janice Alexander

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 1:00 PM EDT

How to Shift Perspectives on Outdoor Play and Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Jason Theuman
  • Corinne Nowell

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Inclusive Farming: Making Farm-Based Early Childhood Education Accessible for Diverse Learners and Diverse Communities

Speaker(s)

  • Rina Zampieron

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 12:00 PM EDT

Inclusive Gathering Time Practices in Nature

Speaker(s)

  • Madeline Cole

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Incorporating Nature-Based Learning in Urban Early Years Settings

Speaker(s)

  • Clair Annabel Watson

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Interactive Nature-Based Storytelling

Speaker(s)

  • Matt Flower
  • Alex LaBonte

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Interdisciplinary Learning Partnerships Between TK-2 Students and Scientists for Environmental Civic Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Kimi Waite
  • Jennifer Burgin

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Let's Go Outside: Endless Discoveries Across the First State

Speaker(s)

  • Christine Skrobot
  • Katie Pollock

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 1:00 PM EDT

The Library Has Left the Building: Outdoor Experiences Promoting Early Literacy

Speaker(s)

  • Erika Hogan

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Living Loose Parts: Creatures of Curiosity

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Carla Gull
  • Dr. Laura Wilhelm

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Loose Parts: Inside and Out

Speaker(s)

  • Kyla Maciosek

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Making Learning Visible in an Outdoor Environment

Speaker(s)

  • Audrey Fergason

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 2:00 PM EDT

The Many Adult Roles in Nature-based Early Childhood Education

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Rachel Larimore
  • Dr. Claire Warden

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Math in the Outdoor Classroom in Winter

Speaker(s)

  • April Zajko, M.Ed.

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 2:00 PM EDT

Mentoring Nature Connections With a Mathematical Lens

Speaker(s)

  • Lauren MacLean

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Michigan Site Tour and Q&A

Format

Live

Type

Virtual Site Tour

Date/Time

  • July 27, 11:00 AM EDT

Mindfulness Matters: Motivating Magical Moments

Speaker(s)

  • Kristy Nuttall

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Minnesota Site Tour and Q&A

Format

Live

Type

Virtual Site Tour

Date/Time

  • July 26, 11:00 AM EDT

Nature & Health Equity in Childhood: Our Differences are Our Strengths

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Amber Fyfe-Johnson

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Date/Time

  • July 27, 4:00 PM EDT

Nature Ditties: Songs to Celebrate and Explore Nature (A GuideNotes Workshop)

Speaker(s)

  • Kathryn Para

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature Nurtures: A Study of Ants in a Toddler Nature Explore Classroom and How It Creates Community

Speaker(s)

  • LaRinda Hall
  • Heather Fox

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature Plans in An Urban Land! Outdoor Adventures in Metropolitan Areas

Speaker(s)

  • Jasmin Field

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

The Nature Play Project: Preparing Future Early Childhood Educators and Occupational Therapy Practitioners in Outdoor Learning Environments in Order to Enhance Children's Holistic Development

Speaker(s)

  • Angela Rekers
  • Angela McCombs, OTD, OTR/L

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature Preschools in the United States: Results of a New National Survey

Speaker(s)

  • Emily Van Laan

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Nature-Based Early Childhood Program Assessment and Guidebook

Speaker(s)

  • Jenny Hanlon
  • Anna Dutke
  • Heidi Faris
  • Sheila Williams Ridge
  • Megan Gessler

Strand

  • Administration

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 3:00 PM EDT

Nurturing Spirituality in Schools: An Evidence-Based Approach to Holistic Wellbeing

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Amy Chapman

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Date/Time

  • July 26, 4:00 PM EDT

Orientation

Speaker(s)

  • Emily Van Laan

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 24, 1:00 PM EDT

Outdoor Art & Sensory Studio

Speaker(s)

  • Chelsey Harrington

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Parent Engagement: Finding Balance Throughout a Pandemic

Speaker(s)

  • Amy Warzybok

Strand

  • Administration

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 2:00 PM EDT

Placing the Humanity Back into Teaching

Speaker(s)

  • Ashley Causey-Golden

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Pushing the Boundaries for Change: Navigating the Licensing Journey

Speaker(s)

  • Brooke Larm
  • Leigh Rowe

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 25, 4:00 PM EDT

Ready or Not, Here We Come! Assessing Kindergarten Readiness in the Outdoor Classroom

Speaker(s)

  • Jenny James
  • Lea Ann Christenson

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 2:00 PM EDT

Resourcing Ecospirituality to Build Connection, Promote Wellness, and Transform the Ecological Worldview of Teachers

Speaker(s)

  • Medora West Willmore

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Seed to Seedling With The Living Classroom Learning Lab

Speaker(s)

  • Danette K Riehle

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Self and Co-Regulation with Support from Nature

Speaker(s)

  • Nicole Corbo

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Sharing Biographies to Enhance Children's Awareness of Scientists and Conservationists in the EC-4 Classroom

Speaker(s)

  • Ashley Campbell

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Snuggling into a Cozy Community of Kindness

Speaker(s)

  • Debra Kinman Ford

Strand

  • Administration

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 12:00 PM EDT

Sowing Seeds of Change

Speaker(s)

  • Stefanie Wiencke
  • Jessica Vosburgh

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Start at Zero: Incorporating Nature-Based Play in Early Childhood Home Visiting

Speaker(s)

  • Jumesha Wade
  • Arleen Martinez
  • Daysha Lewis

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

The State of Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Licensing Advocacy

Speaker(s)

  • Kit Harrington

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

STEM Imagination Guides: Connecting Literacy, STEM, and Social-Emotional Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Sarah Roberts
  • Jackie Steffen

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Stories and Strategies: Strengthening Empathy in Early Childhood and Beyond

Speaker(s)

  • Claire Underwood

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

The Successes and Challenges in Licensing Outdoor Nature-Based Programs in Washington State

Speaker(s)

  • Aliza Yair
  • Debbie Groff
  • Diana Stokes

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 3:00 PM EDT

A Tale of Two Preschools: Comparing Growth in Children's Relationships with the Environment Across Settings

Speaker(s)

  • Jennifer Gauble
  • Jessica MacKeen
  • Audrey Campbell
  • Lauren Lowther

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Teach Math and Reading in the Schoolyard, Neighborhood, and Farther Afield (Pre-K-5)

Speaker(s)

  • Rachel Tidd

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Teaching and Learning with Hydroponics in Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms

Speaker(s)

  • Louise Ammentorp
  • Natasha Agrawal
  • Niurka Corado
  • Sandra Estrada

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 1:00 PM EDT

Teaching Mindset: Change Your Scope and Sequence for Nature-Based Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Deb Tamez

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Texas Site Tour and Q&A

Format

Live

Type

Virtual Site Tour

Date/Time

  • July 25, 11:00 AM EDT

Treescape Advocacy: Children's Play as Advocacy for Access to Nature

Speaker(s)

  • Ron Grady

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 3:00 PM EDT

Village-Led Learning in the Nature-Based Educational Setting

Speaker(s)

  • Nicolette Sowder

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 3:00 PM EDT

Welcome to the World of the Weatherbies: Environmental Education through Friendship

Speaker(s)

  • Yvonne Fleming
  • Peter Fleming

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 26, 12:00 PM EDT

What is Taught in a Nature-Based Preschool Classroom? A Year-Long Case Study of Curriculum Designed to Support Children's Development and Content Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Ariadni Kouzeli
  • Jennifer Gallo-Fox

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

What Makes the Sun? Explaining Nature Through Pourquoi Stories

Speaker(s)

  • Nicole Fravel

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 28, 1:00 PM EDT

What You Can Do About Childhood Trauma

Speaker(s)

  • Brittany Murdock

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 12:00 PM EDT

What's the Word: Language Learning with Emergent Multilinguals Outdoors

Speaker(s)

  • Anna Jennerjohn

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 27, 1:00 PM EDT

Wondering in Nature: How Phenology-Based Poetry Nurtures Nature-Based, Inquiry-Based Early Childhood Literacy Experiences

Speaker(s)

  • Jade Cashman

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Workshop: Pushing Past Bias and Challenging Classroom Behaviors

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Angela Searcy

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Date/Time

  • July 25, 12:00 PM EDT

Young Children Nature Stewardship

Speaker(s)

  • Elena Dominguez Contreras

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation