2022 Annual Conference

 

Schedule of Events
(Subject to modification)

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Friday, April 1, 2022

8:00AM                      Conference Registration and Room Check in (Smith Center)

 

8:30AM - 12:00PM  Workshop 1: Project Learning Tree $20. Grafton Center Lakeview Patio B.  Pre-registration and additional fee is required.  All materials provided and lunch is included.

9:00AM – 12:00PM  Field Trip 1:  Blackwater Creek/Lake Norris Paddle Trip.  Sponsored by the Lake County Water Authority. $15. Space is very limited. Pre registration and additional fee is required.  Vessels will be provided.

 

12:00PM - 1:00PM  Lunch (Smith Center Ballroom)

12:00PM                   Silent Auction Opens (Smith Center Ballroom)

1:00PM - 2:00PM    Nature Videography 101 Sharathon: Session A (Grafton Center Lakeview Patio A)

1:00PM - 4:30PM    Workshop 2: Macro-invertebrate and Fish Netting.  Sponsored by the Florida Lake Management Society. $15. Pre-registration and additional fee is required. (Grafton Center Outdoor Classroom Lakeside)

2:00PM - 3:00PM    Nature Videography 101 Sharathon: Session B (Grafton Center Lakeview Patio A)

2:00PM - 3:30PM    Field Trip 2: Lake Dora and Dora Canal Scenic Boat Cruise.  Sponsored by the Florida Lake Management Society. $15.  Space is very limited. Pre-registration and additional fee is required.

3:30PM - 4:30PM     A Land Remembered Book Discussion (Grafton Center Lakeview Patio C)

5:30PM                        Cash Bar opens (Smith Center Patio) (Don't forget your cash!)

6:00PM                        Dinner - included with full conference registration. (Smith Center)

6:30PM                        Keynote Speaker storyteller/re-enactor John Bowles

7:30PM - late              Fireside storytelling with John Bowles (Bring your instruments if musically inclined!)

Saturday, April 2, 2022

7:30AM                      Conference Registration and Room Check-In (Smith Center)

7:00AM                        Early Morning Birding

8:00 AM                       Breakfast - Smith Center Ballroom

7:30AM - 7:30PM       Exhibitor Tables

9:00AM - 10:00AM    Concurrent Session 1

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Using immersive 360 Imagery and Science Portraits for K-12 Education	Dustin Angell
The New Radio – Podcasting in Environmental Education	Lara Milligan &  Shannon Carnevale
Digitized Gardening	Monika Moorman

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Green Schools Challenge: Whole-System Approach to Integrating Environmental Education	Barbara Martinez-Guerreo

Grafton Center: Outside Classroom	Presenter
Protecting Pollinators	Debbie Fritz-Quincy &  Tracy Boothby

9:00AM - 12:00PM    Concurrent Session 1 Workshop

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio C	Presenter
Project WET Climate Change -  $20 additional fee required	Eileen Tramontana

9:45AM                       Morning Break Sponsored by Sawgrass Nature Center

10:00AM - 11:00AM Concurrent Session 2

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Dances with Voles: Let's Study Ways to Connect People with Wildlife Through Movement	Bryan Nichols
Integrating Civics and Environmental Advocacy Into Your Curriculum:  A Case Study of the Florida Scrub Jay for State Bird Campaign	Kris Cole
The Impact of Content and Pedagogical Experience on Knowledge, Self- efficacy, and Actual Efficacy of   Informal Educators	Tess Catalan

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Increasing Diversity to Strengthen your Programs	Laura Valencia

Grafton Center: Outside Classroom	Presenter
Nature Journaling	Autumn Reich

11:00AM - 12:00PM Concurrent Session 

Grafton Center Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Bird ID and Citizen Science with eBird	Kathy Rigling
Water, Water, Everywhere Watershed Education Anywhere	Taylor Bates
Engaging Under-served Youth Through STEM and EE 4-H Clubs	Sarah Davis

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Environmental Center Classroom Connections to Field Experiences	Jarin Trombley

Grafton Center: Outside Classroom	Presenter
Exploring Florida with STEAM	Kelly Quinn &   Blake Wheeler

12:00PM - 1:00PM    Lunch (included) - Smith Center Ballroom

1:00PM - 2:00PM      Concurrent Session 4

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Museums, Online Learning, and COVID-19	Megan Ennes, Ph.D.
Creating a Community of Practice of Nonformal Educators and K-12 Students for Climate Change  Resilience in Southwest Florida	Jennifer Jones, Ph.D. &  Heather Skaza Acosta, Ph.D.
Building and Fostering Resilience into Environmental Education Programming	Kenneth Rainer

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Everglades 101: The Science Behind Everglades Restoration	Kimberly Gooch

Grafton Center: Outside Classroom	Presenter
A New Generation of Education	Melissa Landis

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio C	Presenter
Empowering Youth Development Through Community Action Projects for the Environment	Sarah Davis & Beth Kerr

2:00PM - 3:00PM      Concurrent Session 5

Grafton Center Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Connecting People and Nature: Citizen Science in Nature Centers	Stephanie Somerville
Writing a Place-Based Children's Book	Jake Fitzroy
Connections of Climate Change to Our Ocean	Daniel Padilla Ochoa

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Everglades Restoration Fights Climate Change	Kimberly Gooch

Grafton Center: Outside Classroom	Presenter
Endangered Ecosystems	Dawn Miller-Walker

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio C	Presenter
Supporting Students' Interest in Civics and the Environment Through an Undergraduate               Fellowship	Megan Ennes, Ph.D.,  Michelle LeFebvre, Ph.D.  &   Mariela Pajuelo

3:00PM - 4:00PM      CNS Member Meeting & Afternoon Social - Smith Center Ballroom

4:00PM - 5:00PM      Concurrent Session 6

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio B	Presenter
Partnering University Scientists and Classroom Teachers to Improve Outdoor Education in Florida  Schoolyards	Molly Nation, Ph.D. &  Jennifer Jones, Ph.D.
Introducing the Florida Youth Naturalist Program	Shelly Johnson, Ph.D.
Forest Ecology Curriculum, Resources and Youth Engagement	Beth Kerr

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A	Presenter
Green Actioneers - "Drawdown for Families"	Dave Finnigan

Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio C	Presenter
The Florida Manatee: Engaging Students to Become the Teachers	Maryann Krisovitch &  Marc Crail

5:30PM - 7:30PM       Cash Bar, Dinner, Keynote and Awards - Smith Center Ballroom

7:30PM - late              Auction and Social on the Patio - Smith Center Patio

Sunday, April 3, 2022

7:30AM                        Memorial Tree Planting

8:00AM                        Breakfast - Smith Center Ballroom

8:30AM - 12:00PM   Don't Waste It Workshop. Sponsored by Lake Soil and Water Conservation District. 
                                      Grafton Center: Lakeview Patio A $20.
                                    Pre-registration and additional fee is required.  All materials provided.

8:30AM - 12:00PM   Early Childhood Workshop. Sponsored by Duke Energy & the Ocean Conservancy. Lakeview Patio C $20. Pre-registration and additional fee is required.
                                   All materials provided.

For conference questions please contact
Dustin Angell, [email protected]