Live Schedule 2025

Kelsey Navin, Laura Seger

Workshop, Featured

4:00 PM EDT

Keep the Spark in Nature-Based Licensed Programs

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Tuesday, July 15

11:00 AM EDT

Grounded in Science

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Nature and Resilience: A Path to Empowering Children in Early Education

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Nurturing Resilience: How Nature-Based Education is Adapting to the Changing Climate

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12:00 PM EDT

Creative Solutions for Nature Accessibility: A Facilitated Process for Navigating the Access Needs of Disabled Children in Nature-Based Settings

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Julie Nowak

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Learning to Love Insects

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1:00 PM EDT

Featured Session: Isabelle Hau

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Isabelle Hau

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Featured, Presentation

3:00 PM EDT

#SEETHELEARNING

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Cultivating Partnerships for Inclusive Learning in Garden Spaces

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Emma Walter, Ann Halley

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Ranita Dawkins, Jennifer Stone

Diverse Voices, Richer Landscapes: Going Beyond the Image in Picture Books to Promote Equity in Nature-Based Learning

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Abraham Underhill, Claire Underwood

4:00 PM EDT

Deepening Phenology Practice in Early Childhood: Co-Inquiry, Reflection, and Action

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Wednesday, July 16

11:00 AM EDT

All Weather STEAM

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Nicole Dravillas Fravel

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Empowering the Youngest Learners in a Warming World K-2

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Exploring the Need for African-Centered Curriculum in Nature-Based Education

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Charlene Favorite

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Vera Feeny, David Beard, Jennifer Salinas

Demonstration

Ready to Make the Change--Now What?

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12:00 PM EDT

Building Climate Resilience Through Early Childhood Initiatives

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Meg Gravil, Rachel Patton

“Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song:” Nature-Inspired Songs, Rhymes, Finger-Plays, and Puppet Shows to Share with Little Ones.

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3:00 PM EDT

Modeling, Simulation, Data Analysis, Visualization, Abstraction, Decomposition, Algorithms, and Programming: How Nature Teaches It All

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You Have the Power! Exploring Energy with Young Children

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4:00 PM EDT

Beyond the Classroom Walls: Outdoor/Nature-Based Learning in Public Preschool

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Kate Hodges, John Vincent

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Into the Beyond - Exploring Beyond Spaces with Early Childhood and Elementary Schools

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Made in the Shade: How Trees and Temperature Impact Children’s Play and Learning

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Kirsten Haugen, Heather Fox

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Deziré Clarke Meindersee, Kit Harrington, John Vincent, Cara Ruffo, Nicole Corbo, Anna Dutke

Thursday, July 17

11:00 AM EDT

Regional Network Alliance: Leadership through Reciprocity, Relationship-Building, and Shared Learning

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12:00 PM EDT

Crafting Beautiful Stories: Co-Documenting Children's Lives Outside

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Ron Grady

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NatureGuard: Early Childhood Programs and Insurance Insights

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1:00 PM EDT

Featured Session: Rasha Hamid

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Rasha Hamid

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Anna Lewis, Sailhy Sanders

Featured, Presentation

3:00 PM EDT

I Larva You: Building Empathy and Resilience Through Insects

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Rooted and Respected: Place-Based Learning for Sustainability Education

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4:00 PM EDT

Digging In: How Outdoor Loose Part Play Supports the Roots for Self- Regulation, Connection, and Growth in Young Children

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More than a New Course: A Framework for Embedding Outdoor and Land-Based Pedagogies in Post-secondary ECE Programs

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Sustainability with Infants and Toddlers: Establishing Strong Roots in Practice

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Friday, July 18

11:00 AM EDT

Virtual Site Tour: Sooke School District Nature Kindergarten

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Frances Krusekopf, Enid Elliot

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Virtual Site Tour, Featured

2:00 PM EDT

Virtual Site Tour: Quintais Brincantes

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Isabela Tavares, Larissa Mais, Amanda Reis

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