Due to the impacts of Hurricane Maria, NAAEE's 2017 Conference and Research Symposium were canceled.
We established the Together for Puerto Rico fund to assist our partners and their families with recovery from the devastating effects of Maria.
BRINGING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONFERENCE TO YOU!
Tuesday, October 17—Thursday, October 19
We hope you can join us for virtual conference week at NAAEE. We’ll share a few highlights of what was planned for Puerto Rico through a series of webinars featuring some of the plenary presentations and symposia.
NAAEE’s Annual Research Symposium will bring together more than 150 new and experienced researchers from around the globe to explore the current state and future directions of environmental education research and advance the use of effective practices.
The two-day Symposium facilitates discussion about ongoing research, fosters dialogue about research-community partnerships, and provides opportunities for graduate students and others to develop and expand their research skills.
eeHACK Creativity and collaboration; empathy and experimentation; inspiration and ideation. Throughout the Research Symposium, you will be invited to participate in various events that hack #enviroed. These open, participatory sessions are designed to generate “disruptive” ideas to address key challenges hardwired into the field. For example, which practices and relationships should NAAEE prioritize to draw unlikely collaborators, such as economic and workforce development leaders, into environmental education? Which strategies and partnerships might foster diverse participation in environmental education? What kind of pipeline needs building for this field to develop a steady flow of boundary-pushing researchers? How can #enviroed researchers help foster mindsets and partnerships that encourage better engagement with key outcomes from research in policy, practice, and community? We are eager for your input on these and other such “hackables” in Puerto Rico!
In 2017, three keynote events and corresponding tracks for symposium sessions focus on the following themes:
Research challenges and opportunities at Tbilisi+40 Sessions explore two key themes: “Tbilisi +40: Honoring the Past” and “Imagine a World: Future Vision” to focus on what has happened in, and been researched since, the 1977 signing of the UNESCO Tbilisi Declaration; and how research might help facilitate a shared vision for the field’s future.
Intergenerational conversations about the past, present, and future of EE research Sessions explore the key theme: “ReEngaging the Debate on What’s Needed as the Mainstream and Alternatives in Environmental Education Research,” to examine new horizons and challenges for researchers, research, and the Research Symposium itself in times of change, and the dynamism of the EE research field.
Mainstays and innovations at the Research Symposium Sessions explore works-in-progress, the stories behind research, and how what we have learned prepares us for future research. Sessions also consider opportunities, challenges, conceptual models, ethical dilemmas, new methods, overlooked approaches, applications to practice, and emotional responses to undertaking EE research.
In addition, there will be opportunities to meet with colleagues and mentors to discuss a range of topics including publishing and career advice, issues and concerns in the world of research, and desirable futures for the Research Symposium.
Check out the #NAAEE2016 Research Symposium Panel
Crossing Boundaries: The Makings of High-Quality EE Research
EE Research at El Yunque National Forest: Field Session
Date and Time:
Monday, October 16, 2017, 11:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
El Verde Field Station, El Yunque National Forest
Price:
$58, Must be registered for the Research Symposium to participate
Public lands are key sites of environmental education in its many forms (formal, informal, and nonformal). In collaboration with El Yunque National Forest rangers, Dr. Charlotte Clark and Dr. Rachelle Gould will use a research lens to host this field trip to one of Puerto Rico’s most-visited and vibrant public forests. This field session will highlight El Yunque visitor research with tourists and students; explore the forest’s ecological teaching garden; and engage participants in a short activity to highlight ongoing studies at this tropical forest.
Research Networking Dinner
Date and Time:
Monday, October 16, 2017, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
Touro
Price:
$48, No refunds after September 30.
Join us in Old San Juan for a casual evening of food, fun, and conversation focused on EE research. Diners will include the Research Symposium Collaborative Planning Team, co-leaders of the afternoon field session, and featured keynote panel speakers/discussants, along with many other colleagues, friends, and mentors. No refunds after Sept. 30.
2016 Research Symposium
Research challenges and opportunities at Tbilisi+40
Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 9:15am to 10:30am
Sessions explore two key themes: “Tbilisi +40: Honoring the Past” and “Imagine a World: Future Vision” to focus on what has happened in, and been researched since, the 1977 signing of the UNESCO Tbilisi Declaration; and how research might help facilitate a shared vision for the field’s future. Keynote Panel Speakers: Marcia McKenzie, University of Saskatchewan; Martha Monroe, University of Florida; Arjen Wals, Wageningen University; Alan Reid, Monash University (moderator).
2016 Research Symposium
Intergenerational conversations about the past, present, and future of EE research
Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 1:30pm to 2:45pm
Sessions explore the key theme: “ReEngaging the Debate on What’s Needed as the Mainstream and Alternatives in Environmental Education Research,” to examine new horizons and challenges for researchers, research, and the Research Symposium itself in times of change, and the dynamism of the EE research field. Keynote Panel Speakers: Olivia Aguilar, Denison University; Joe Henderson, Paul Smith’s College of the Adirondacks; Connie Russell, Lakehead University; Nicole Ardoin, Stanford University (moderator).
2016 Research Symposium: Charlotte Clark, Nicole Ardoin, Joe Heimlich
Mainstays and innovations at the Research Symposium
Date and Time:
Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 3:45pm to 4:45pm
Sessions explore works-in-progress, the stories behind research, and how what we have learned prepares us for future research. Sessions also consider opportunities, challenges, conceptual models, ethical dilemmas, new methods, overlooked approaches, applications to practice, and emotional responses to undertaking EE research. Keynote Panel Speakers: Bob Jickling, Lakehead University; Kathayoon Khalil, Seattle Aquarium; Michaela Zint, University of Michigan; Joe Heimlich, Ohio State University (moderator)
