Upcoming Conference Presentations
North American Association for Environmental Education
- The Many Faces of Environmental Literacy: Building Multi-Faceted Capacity
- November 6-9, 2024. Pittsburg, PA
Recent Conference Presentations
National Children and Youth Garden Symposium
July 8-11, 2024 Chicago, IL
- Theme-based Garden Design and Education in a Pollination Garden
- Science and Literacy Outside and In: Infusing Literacy into garden-based learning
Virginia Association for Environmental Education
February 22-24, 2024. Manassas, VA
- Connecting Environmental Educators: the Virginia Environmental Literacy Network (VEN)
- Creating Environmental Education Programs based on Virginia Standards of Learning
- Knock Down the Silos: Outdoor Science Learning and Literacy
Virginia Association of Science Teachers Professional Development Institute
Roanoke, VA. November 16-18, 2023
- Knock Down the Silos: Outdoor Science Learning & Literature
- Environmental Awareness: Supporting a Path Towards Action
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Ocean City, MD. February 3-5, 2023
- Pollination Empowerment: Student-Led Garden Design
- Pollination Empowerment Presentation
- Pollinator Plant Info Data Sheet
- Riparian Buffer Plant Info Data Sheet
- Pollinator Empowerment Resources
Fall 2022 Virginia Science Education Leadership Association (VSELA) Meeting
Short Pump, VA. November 3rd, 2022
NAAEE 2022: Educating for Change
Tuscon, AZ.October 12-15, 2022
- Presentation: Collaborating to Achieve Systemic, Sustainable Watershed Education and Civic Action (slides 9-11 presented by Candace Lutzow Felling)
- Resource: An Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
VAEE Annual Conference
at Airfield Conference Center and 4-H Educational Center on August 12-14, 2022
National Children and Youth Garden Symposium
at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond VA. July 13-15, 2022
From Fear to Fascination: Using Curiosity to Overcome Apprehension. Session Block E, July 14
- Fear to Fascination Slides
Pollination Empowerment: Student-Led Garden Design. Session Block G, July 15
Activities Shared at Presentations
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How the Forest Grows
Measure a sapling, learn about the tree species, and make mathematical projections about its growth rate, time to adult size, and mature mass
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Schoolyard Surfaces
Create an aerial map using a satellite photo, then use the map to calculate the ratios of permeable and impermeable surfaces. Connects to watershed studies, human impact, and practice with math skills such as estimation, fractions, ratios, decimals.
- Schoolyard Surfaces Lesson Plan (PDF)
- Washington Convention Center Datasheet (PDF)
- How to make a map (PDF)
- Aerial image of Washington Convention Center (PDF)
- Grid for overlay in making maps (PNG) NOTE: page may appear blank as the black grid blends into the background.
- Marble Level materials: we purchased clear plastic tubes and caps from u-line, however, repurposed materials could be used.
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Designing Solutions: Using Roof Models to Explore Run-Off
Using everyday materials, model how roof pitch affects the speed and volume of runoff. Engineer mitigation to slow and collect rain water that can run off a roof and cause erosion.
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Exploring Virginia's Snakes Using Non-Fiction & Mathematics
Using the non-fiction Guide to Virginia Snakes, learn about a Virginia snake, measure a length of paper to the snake's adult length, demonstrate understanding by drawing the snake, and use the paper models to create and analyze a bar graph of snake lengths.
Presentations from recent years:
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2021 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Regional Conference. November 11-13, National Harbor
Collaborating to Create Field Investigation Kits for Virtual Learning (Slides)
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2020 Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) November 11-13, Virtual
Collaboration for Impact: Modeling an Integrated Partnership (Slides) (Recording of Presentation)
All presentations in this conference are available to VAST members
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2020 Virginia Association of Environmental Educators (VAEE) Annual Conference. February 26-28, Sweet Briar College
Interactive Activity Showcase: How the Forest Grows and Collaboration for Impact: Modeling an Integrated Partnership.
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2019 National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA) STEM Forum
July 2019 San Francisco, CA
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2019 Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) Annual PDI November 14-16, Roanoke, VA
- Designing Solutions: Using Roof Models to Explore Run-Off
- Schoolyard Surfaces: an Interdisciplinary Land-Based MWEE (Also presented at 2019 National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA) Conference on Science Education December 12-14 Seattle, WA)
- Exploring Virginia's Snakes Using Non-Fiction & Mathematics
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