KAEE 50th Annual Conference

KAEE 50th Annual Conference

9:00am EST

An Adult Field Trip at The Living Arts & Science Center The Living Arts & Science Center

Buckley Invasive Removal Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary

Practical Wildlife Tracking Skills for Education and Forest Management Raven Run Nature Sanctuary

Hand Tied Turkey Wing Brooms Workshop Fayette Room

Reading the Land and Riverscapes: See the KY River Palisades from Above and from Below Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

1:00pm EST

Brownfields and Bourbon Tour Distillery District

Harnessing state geological survey monitoring networks for place-based learning: examples from an undergraduates classroom Earth Analysis Research Library

eeHEN Summit Coldstream 4 Room KGS Teacher + Partner Workshop | Project WET Coldstream 5 Room

5:00pm EST

eeFACILITATOR Happy Hour Wise Bird Cider Co.

6:00pm EST

Pre-Conference Social + Dinner Wise Bird Cider Co.

7:15am EST

Conference Buddy Breakfast TBA Registration + Coffee Atrium

8:00am EST

From Stories to Schoolyards Bourbon Room Time Travel on the Legacy Trail Fayette Room Monitoring the Air, Managing the Waste: A Local Solutions Tour Air Monitoring Station and Recycling Center Connecting Community, Environment and Science Learning Through the KY Atlas of Phenomena Coldstream 5 Room Earth Force or Climate Workshop Coldstream 4 Room

9:30am EST

Utilizing Digital Mapping to Enhance your Program Bourbon Room Parks as Portals: Restoring Hidden Histories, Reconnecting Communities to Land Fayette Room

11:00am EST

Affinity Group Meetings Atrium Exhibitor Welcome Atrium

11:45am EST

Opening Luncheon Coldstream Gathering Room

12:15pm EST

Panel of Presidents Coldstream Gathering Room

1:15pm EST

Exhibitor Spotlight Atrium

1:45pm EST

People-Focused Storytelling for Effective Communication Coldstream 5 Room Developing and Implementing Environmentally Focused High School Career Programming Clark Room Let’s Get Physical: Using models to support Project WET Coldstream 4 Room Appalachia is Kentucky, Kentucky is Appalachia: Integrating Rural Perspectives in Urban Environmental Education Fayette Room Excellence in Event Planning Bourbon Room

2:45pm EST

Bright Spot Presentations | KY Green Schools + Community Partners Fayette Room Kentucky Master Naturalist Volunteer Program Coldstream 4 Room The Bigger Picture Perspective Coldstream 4 Room Bright Spot Presentations | Citizen Science Bourbon Room Bright Spot Presentations | Early Childhood Coldstream 5 Room Bright Spot Gallery | Posters & Research Coldstream 4 Room

4:30pm EST

Payne Hollow and the Ohio River, an interdisciplinary approach to our river Coldstream 5 Room Bugs are Buddies: Helping Kids Learn to Love Insects Coldstream 4 Room Discover the Kentucky River Watershed Through History Science, Art, Culture, Conservation, Recreation and Education Clark Room Creating Healthy Hobbies: Recreation Based Partnerships to Engage High School Students Fayette Room From Trial to Transformation: Lessons from 9 Years of Service Bourbon Room

5:45pm EST

Excellence in EE Awards Ceremony & Dinner Coldstream Gathering Room

7:00pm EST

Music + Auctions Coldstream Gathering Room

7:15am EST

Registration + Coffee Atrium

8:00am EST

Reforesting a Community: EE Success Through Community Events Bourbon Room Enchanting Environmental Education through Lord of the Rings Coldstream 4 Room Returning to Our Roots: Why Accessing Nature Outdoors is Essential in Early Childhood Programs Coldstream 5 Room Green by Design: Integrating Environmental Learning into Public Spaces and Curriculum Fayette Room

9:00am EST

Partnerships for Young People's Civic Engagement and Access to Nature Clark Room

10:00am EST

Activating the Choir to Build Capacity Bourbon Room Cleaning Water the Wild Way Clark Room Clearer Skies Ahead: Making the Link Between Cars and Clean Air Coldstream 4 Room Rooted in Belonging: Growing Inclusive Spaces for Gender-Diverse Learners Coldstream 5 Room Measuring Impact: How Do We Know We’re Saving the World? Fayette Room

11:00am EST

Building Energy Literacy Across Generations Bourbon Room Climate-Smart EE: Designing and Delivering Curriculum in a Time of Change Clark Room From Stakeholders to Stewards: Building a Superintendent’s Advisory Council to Drive District Sustainability Coldstream 4 Room The Practice and Benefits of Nature Journaling Fayette Room Win, Win . . . WIN: Leslie Knope-Worthy Partnerships Coldstream 5 Room

12:00pm EST

Exhibitor Spotlight Atrium First Time Attendee Networking Coldstream 4 Room PEEC Reunion Bourbon Room

12:45pm EST

Luncheon | Planting Seeds for the Future Coldstream Gathering Room

1:45pm EST

Keynote Address | Silas House Coldstream Gathering Room

2:45pm EST

Closing Remarks + Prize Drawings Coldstream Gathering Room