Session Gallery

View the Live Schedule for sessions scheduled between Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2, 2024. 

Advancing Environmental Literacy via Innovative Partnerships

Speaker(s)

  • Julie Travaglini

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Advancing Teacher and Family Support in Nature Preschool

Speaker(s)

  • Jenna Callam
  • Vicki Sturtevant

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

The Alameda Woodland Learning Initiative

Speaker(s)

  • Sally Stevens
  • Anita Montoya
  • Melissa Berg

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Attachment to Nature as a Path to Climate Advocacy

Speaker(s)

  • Sarah Stone

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Beyond the Fence: Integrating "Rucking" and "Heavy Work" into Outdoor Education

Speaker(s)

  • Jaala Shaw

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Beyond the Kidney Table: The Why and How of Outdoor Literacy Instruction

Speaker(s)

  • Anna Jennerjohn
  • Rachel Tidd

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Breathing with the World: Exploring How Childhood Relationships with Land Foster Lifelong Environmental Action

Speaker(s)

  • Alyson McMullen

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

But I'm Not a Scientist: STEAM Programming for Informal Educators

Speaker(s)

  • Erika Hogan

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Capturing Young Children’s Voices of Experiences in Their Own Outdoor Spaces Using Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Speaker(s)

  • Jill McGowan

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

A Child's Nervous System: The Keystone of Inclusive Nature Play

Speaker(s)

  • Jena Ponti Jauchius

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

The Coquíes Still Sing / Los Coquíes aún Cantan

Speaker(s)

  • Karina González

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Cultivate Your Own Nature-Based Pedagogy That Unlocks a Learner-Focused Outdoor Classroom

Speaker(s)

  • Victoria Hackett

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Educating Children Outdoors: Lessons in Nature-Based Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Amy Butler

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 30, 1:30 PM EDT

Environmental Sustainability in the Outdoor Classroom

Speaker(s)

  • Jenny James
  • Lea Christenson

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature

Speaker(s)

  • Emma Donnelly

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Facilitating W.O.N.D.E.R to Promote Purposeful Play Beyond Pre-K

Speaker(s)

  • Carlie Davis

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Fiesta Forever: Building Community, Recruitment, and Retention in Your Outdoor Program through Joyful DEI Strategies

Speaker(s)

  • Pilar Carmina Gonzalez

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • August 1, 6:00 PM EDT

From Research to Practice: How We Might Envision Gathering Functional Data on Children in Outdoor Learning Environments

Speaker(s)

  • Blenda Luize Chor Rodrigues

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

From Theory to Practice: Unpacking the Pedagogical Principles of Early Childhood Education for Sustainability

Speaker(s)

  • Leslie Kochanowski
  • Rachel Konerman

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Get Growing: Gardening Trade Books and Resources to Enhance K-3 Science Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Ashley Campbell

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

How Do Preschool Children’s Play Behaviors Compare Between a Forest Setting and a Traditional Playground? A Study of One Class's Experience Across the Two Environments

Speaker(s)

  • Linda Hestenes
  • Savannah Searcy

Strand

  • Research

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • August 2, 4:45 PM EDT

"I Could List One Million Benefits!”: Exploring Educators' Perceptions and Practices of Outdoor Play in the YMCA

Speaker(s)

  • Debra Harwood
  • Jaime Barratt
  • Laurel Donison

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Incorporating Early Numeracy into Outdoor Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Patricia Gharrity

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Informal Sources of Environmental Education: How Young Children in the Galapagos Islands Benefit from Solo Exploration, Family, and Community Members to Build Local Ecological Knowledge

Speaker(s)

  • Amelia Farber

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

It Started with One “Yes”: The Journey of One Urban Child Care Center to Include Forest Experiences for Preschool Children

Speaker(s)

  • Robin Lewis

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Learning in Community: Deepening and Sustaining Your Nature-Based Teaching

Speaker(s)

  • Liza Lowe

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Leverage Points for Bringing Nature Programs into Public Schools

Speaker(s)

  • April Zajko

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Local Rural Knowledge and Informal Science Education in Rural Nebraska Early Childhood Classrooms

Speaker(s)

  • Sarah Paulos

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Loose Parts, Nature, and Spiritual Flourishing

Speaker(s)

  • Deborah Schein

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Making Watercolors with Natural Materials

Speaker(s)

  • Jessica Winston

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Demonstration

Mind Full or Mindful: Exploring Benefits, Practices, and Possibilities for Children and Teachers When Nature and Mindfulness Are United

Speaker(s)

  • Rachel Larimore
  • Laura Morris

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Moving Mountains in Outdoor Nature-Based Early Childhood Education

Speaker(s)

  • Debbie Groff

Format

Live

Type

Featured

Date/Time

  • August 1, 1:00 PM EDT

Nature Adapted: Tips for Inclusion in the Outdoors

Speaker(s)

  • Patti Bonnin

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature Detectives: Engage Imagination and Creativity

Speaker(s)

  • Janice Kelley

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Demonstration

Nature Explorers: Parents’ and Young Children’s Engagement in a Community Outdoor Learning Environment

Speaker(s)

  • Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler
  • Monika Marszalek

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster

Nature Play Cart: Connecting to Nature and Inspiring the Maker

Speaker(s)

  • Jen Braunstein

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Demonstration

Nature-Based Early Childhood Educators’ Perspectives on Embracing Fire as a Loose Part

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Carla Gull
  • Dr. Tricia Rosengarten
  • Dr. Suzanne Goldstein

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature-Based Learning for Teacher Wellbeing

Speaker(s)

  • Annette Schmidt

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature-Based Solutions, Nature-Based Play, and Environmental Justice in BIPOC Communities

Speaker(s)

  • Lotus Chaney

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature's Classroom: Integrating Sit Spots into Curricular Learning for Educators

Speaker(s)

  • Lauren MacLean

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Nature's Dozen

Speaker(s)

  • Peter Dargatz

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 30, 3:00 PM EDT

Nurturing Nature: A Holistic Exploration of Establishing a Forest School Curriculum

Speaker(s)

  • Nicoletta (Niki) Christodoulou

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Oregon's Pathway to Outdoor Preschool Licensure

Speaker(s)

  • Outdoor Early Learning Alliance of Oregon (OELAO)

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Date/Time

  • August 2, 2:30 PM EDT

Patterns and Shapes of Nature with Fibonacci

Speaker(s)

  • Danette Riehle
  • Andrew Riehle

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Photography, Narrative, and Artifact: Crafting Stories of Connection and Kinship

Speaker(s)

  • Ron Grady

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 30, 12:00 PM EDT

Planning to Plan: Collaboration and Planning in Child-Led School Settings

Speaker(s)

  • Tara Brighten

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Raising Nature Heroes: Bringing Climate Justice to Our Youngest Learners

Speaker(s)

  • Rina Zampieron

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Reflections on a Post-Licensing Landscape: The Advocacy Continues

Speaker(s)

  • Washington Nature Preschool Association (WaNPA)

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

On-Demand

Reflections on the Inaugural Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Childhood and Nature Course for College Students

Speaker(s)

  • Meg Gravil
  • Mary Sciaraffa

Strand

  • Teacher Development

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Restoring Kinship: Practices for Early Childhood

Speaker(s)

  • Lia Grippo
  • Erin Dews

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Rethinking Sustainability with Reconciliation: Lessons from Indigenous Learning

Speaker(s)

  • Jade Berrill

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Rewriting The Narrative: How to Center Non-White Children in Your Nature-Based Education Curriculum Design

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Deja L. Jones
  • Ashley Causey-Golden

Strand

  • Strategies for Change

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • July 29, 12:00 PM EDT

Rooted in Fairness: Outdoor Play and Anti-Bias Growth

Speaker(s)

  • Heidi Mann

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Showcasing Learning in the Open: Unveiling Educational Journeys Outdoors

Speaker(s)

  • Audrey Fergason

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Supporting Infant and Toddler Risky Play

Speaker(s)

  • Joanna Spotts

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Thinking Sustainably: Skills Children Need in a Changing World

Speaker(s)

  • Rachel Tidd

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

To What Extent Do 3- to 6-Year-Olds Demonstrate Connection to Nature at a Montessori School in the Upper Midwest, and Is Age an Influencing Factor?

Speaker(s)

  • Natasha Yates

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

Toddlers as Investigators in Nature: Building an Emergent Curriculum with Toddlers in an Urban Forest School Setting

Speaker(s)

  • Melissa Pinkham

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

Live

Type

Presentation

Date/Time

  • August 1, 4:45 PM EDT

Using an Emergent Curriculum in Nature to Meet Common Core Standards

Speaker(s)

  • Julia Souvlis
  • Rachel Daniels

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

WILD Passport: A 5-Year Progression Curriculum for Woodland Skills

Speaker(s)

  • Rachel Parker

Strand

  • Teaching

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

You Let My Kid Do WHAT? Helping Parents Understand Risky Play

Speaker(s)

  • April Greibrok

Strand

  • Administration

Format

On-Demand

Type

Presentation

“This Green Tomato Does Not Look Ready to Pick!:” Children’s Learning and Engagement in Gardening and Cooking

Speaker(s)

  • Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler
  • Mandy Heffernan
  • Stephanie Abbazia

Strand

  • Research

Format

On-Demand

Type

Poster