2023 Kansas Environmental Education Conference Call for Proposals

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Nurturing a New Way to Learn

We invite you to submit a proposal for a concurrent session presentation and be a part of the 2023 Kansas Environmental Education Conference, happening at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday November 2nd and Friday, November 3rd, 2023!

The conference offers a great opportunity to share your experience and ideas across the region. Individuals who have not presented at the Kansas Environmental Education Conference in the past are especially encouraged to submit proposals.

NOTE: If you are submitting more than one proposal, please complete a separate submission for each session proposal. You may select more than one theme for your proposal submission.

Session Types:

— Presentation (50 Minutes)

-- Round Table Discussion (50 Minutes)

-- Open Space Discussion (open conversation about a topic which you facilitate with starting questions) 50 minutes

— Workshop (2 hours, interactive)

-- Field Experience (2 hours, interactive) *will need to be at a locally accessible site within a short distance of the conference facility and the two hours needs to include travel time, should address one or more conference strands.

Session Themes:

NOTE: Each session should relate to teaching and learning outdoors in some manner. The following topics all have an implied tie-in to teaching outdoors and environmental education. Please keep this in mind as you are planning your session.

1. OUTDOOR LEARNING & EXPERIENCES

These sessions will focus on student interactions with water, wildlife, air, energy, waste, and ecosystems. This includes in formal classroom settings as well as non-formal education settings such as nature centers and zoos.

2. SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OUTDOORS

These sessions will focus on issues related to how environmental education benefits social, mental, physical health and well-being including teaching and learning strategies, engaging students in data collection around environmental impacts and health like air quality, research and findings and fully engaging students in outdoor learning.

3. GROWING AND LEARNING IN THE OUTDOORS

These sessions will focus on EE projects, research, strategies and programs for engaging learners in the process of growing plants, including food gardens, pollinator gardens, pocket prairies, Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites (OWLS), school gardens, urban forestry, or container gardens.

4. BRINGING JOY TO TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH OUTDOOR EE: How can teaching in the outdoors make both learning and teaching more joyful? Sessions could address teaching strategies for building community through outdoor learning, outdoor project-based learning, formal and informal outdoor learning, strategies and opportunties for teaching and learning in the outdoors, promoting creativity and choice through outdoor learning, or strategies for reflection and development of appreciation for outdoor learning.

5. INCLUSION AND ACCESS IN THE OUTDOORS

These sessions will focus on learning more about JEDIA work in environmental education (EE), specifically how to ensure that all students (the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disabilities, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities, and other disadvantaged and/or marginalized groups.) are included and have access to learning outdoors. Sessions focused on program and activity design and/or exemplary programs are encouraged.

PROPOSAL FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 . Presenters will be notified of session acceptance by OCTOBER 2, 2023. To submit a proposal, complete this form.

All presenters must register for the conference and pay registration fees. Presenters receive 10% off their registration fees!

For more information, please contact at:

Laura Downey, 785-532-3322 or ldowney@kacee.org

Email *

Which topic(s) do(es) your proposal apply to?
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OUTDOOR LEARNING & EXPERIENCES

SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OUTDOORS

BRINGING JOY TO TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH OUTDOOR EE:

GROWING AND LEARNING IN THE OUTDOORS

INCLUSION AND ACCESS IN THE OUTDOORS

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Which type of session do you propose? *

Presentation (50 Minutes)

Round Table Discussion (50 Minutes)

Open Space Discussion (open conversation about a topic which you facilitate with starting questions) 50 minutes

Workshop (2 hours, interactive)

Field Experience (2 hours, interactive) *will need to be at a locally accessible site within a short distance of the conference facility and the two hours needs to include travel time.

Will youth be involved in this presentation? Check all that apply. *

Yes, youth will help prepare the presentation.

Yes, youth will be assisting with the presentation.

Yes, youth will be leading the presentation.

No.

Required

Audience: Please indicate the type of audience(s) for which your session will have greatest appeal.
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Green Schools

PreK/Early Elementary Educators

Elementary School Educators

Middle School Educators

High School Educators

College & University Programs

Educators Working with Children with Special Needs

Educators Working with English Language Learners

Nonformal Educators

Program or Project Administrators

Non-Profit Organizations

General/Mixed

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Presentation Title (10 words maximum)
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What should the audience expect from your session? (50-Word Limit. This description will appear in the conference agenda.)
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How does your session address the topic(s) you've chosen?
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Please provide an outline of your session.
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Presenter's First Name *

Presenter's Last Name *

Presenter's Job Title *

Presenter's Organizational Affiliation *

Presenter's Year-Round Address *

City *

State *

ZIP Code *

Presenter's Phone Number *

Names and Affiliations for Additional Presenters:

All names will be included in the conference agenda.
Include a year-round email address for each presenter.
Include a full address for each presenter.
The primary contact is responsible for contacting all additional presenters with session details. (The primary contact does not need to be listed here.)

Additional Presenter Name #1

Additional Presenter Organizational Affiliation

Additional Presenter Year-Round Address (include City, State, Zip)

Additional Presenter email address

Additional Presenter Name #2

Additional Presenter Organizational Affiliation

Additional Presenter Year-Round Address (include City, State, Zip)

Additional Presenter email address

Additional Presenter Name #3

Additional Presenter Organizational Affiliation

Additional Presenter Year-Round Address (include City, State, Zip)

Additional Presenter email address

Additional Presenter Name #4

Additional Presenter Organizational Affiliation

Additional Presenter Year-Round Address (include City, State, Zip)

Additional Presenter email address

Your ethnic/racial identity(ies) — (We request this information so that KACEE can better understand the demographic makeup of our conference presenters and improve diversity in order to better represent the audiences we serve. Thank you for helping us become more diverse and equitable organizations.) *

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latinx

Middle Eastern

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

White

Other

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I understand that if my (our) proposal is accepted, all presenters are required to register for the conference and pay registration fees. Presenters will receive 10% off their registration fees! *

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