Confirmed Presentations
Your First Look at Confirmed Presentations!
The agenda for the 2025 National PBE Conference is shaping up to be full of incredible stories, insights, research, and resources from across the field of place-based education! With 200+ confirmed presenters, representing 30 states and 4 countries, there’s a relevant pathway through the conference for all. From workshops, to traditional talks, to outdoor experiences, to 10-minute Story Spots, this conference is about sharing from the community dedicated to the power of our connections to place and supporting each attendee in their PBE journey!
Our diverse presenter community includes classroom teachers of all grades and subjects, early childhood educators, city council members, authors, school and district administrators, community/state/national organizations and agencies, scholars and researchers, extension educators, and individuals within a wide range of other positions and areas of expertise!
Below is a first look at some of the confirmed presentations for the 2025 conference
***This list will grow throughout the month of May as we finalize presentation and presenter details.
Everyone’s a Teacher: The Community as Classroom
David Woodland
Alliance College Ready Public Schools (California)
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Nonformal Educators
Empowering Multilingual Learners Through Place-Based Education: Bridging Language, Culture, and Community
Thamir Aljobori
Rockford Public Schools (Illinois)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators & Community Partners
They Don’t Grow On Trees?! Teaching Urban Students Why They Live In the Peanut Capital of the World!
Charles Longshore
Dothan Preparatory Academy (Alabama)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, K-12 Educators, Community Partners
Poison Ivy, Insects and Kids, Oh My! Removing Barriers from your Outdoor Classroom
Becky Durling
Williamston Community Schools (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Nature-Based Play
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood & Elementary Educators, Nonformal Educators
Transforming Learning with Campus Calgary Open Minds: How Year-Long Community Partnerships Fuel Inquiry-Based Education
Natasha McKay, Jennifer Meredith & Marta Albertin
Campus Calgary Open Minds (Alberta, Canada)
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, Municipal & Community Leaders, K-12 & Nonformal Educators, State & Community Partners
Engage, Empower, Innovate: Place-Based Strategies for Transformative Learning and Community Impact
Andrew Prazeres
Lake Highland Preparatory School (Florida)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies
Suggested Audience: HS Teachers, School & District Administrators, Community Partners, Municipal & Community Leaders
Reading Our Place, Writing For Change: Connecting Language Arts, Sustainability, And Student Action
Rachel Tidd
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point & Wild Learning (Wisconsin)
Subject Emphasis: Science, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Scholars
Nurturing Youth Identity and Community Ties Through Place-Based Education: Fieldnotes from Intergenerational Research in a Depopulated Japanese Mountain Village
Takano Takako
Waseda University (Japan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, School & District Administrators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, Scholars
Leading with Purpose: Transformative Strategies to Empower Place-Based Education Practitioners
Dr. Tennille Woodward
GrowLeadEmpower (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, Municipal, Community & Organizational Leaders
What Do They See When They Look at Me?
Rebecca Fly
Prodeo Academy (Minnesota)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Nonformal Educators, Scholars
Take Me to the River…. Water Quality Testing
Paula Danna
Memphis Community Schools (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: HS Teachers, Community Partners
Organizations That Work for People, Place and Purpose
Rhonda Baird
Sociocracy For All (Indiana)
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, Community-Regional-Statewide Partners and Networks, Scholars
Triple Threat: Teenagers, Talking, and Trauma
Stacey Goodson
Amoyan Training & Consulting (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & DistrictAdministrators, Community Partners
The Educator’s Role in Democracy: Inspiring Civic Action in the Classroom
Michalyn Easter-Thomas
The EndorsED Group / Memphis City Council (Tennessee)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Policymakers, Municipal & Community Leaders
Building Resiliency in River Raisin Water Quality Projects by Engaging Youth
Dr. Carley Kratz & Lydia Lopez
Lenawee Intermediate School District (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Math, STEM
Suggested Audience: HS Educators, Community Partners, Municipal & Community Leaders, Students
Becoming Place-Based: Field Notes from Preparing the Next Generation of Educators
Mike Blouin
University of Vermont (Vermont)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM, Nature-Based Play
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Scholars, School & District Administrators
The Place is the People: Adapting Programs for Community Relevance with Detroit River Story Lab
Chris Symons & Lauren Sheffer
Inland Seas Education Association (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, STEM, Nature-Based Play & Recreation, History
Suggested Audience: Community/Regional/Statewide Partners, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, other place-based institutions
What’s a Watershed? Place-based Watershed Lessons Identifying Sense of Place, Purpose, and Land Use Impacts
Jill Bartolotta & Susan Bixler
Ohio Sea Grant & Ohio State University Stone Laboratory (Ohio)
Subject Emphasis: Science
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Students
Dearborn Green Schoolyards at Salina: Nature-Based Learning and Recreation
Sue Stanley, Eman Ali, & Dr. Jill Chochol
Dearborn Public Schools (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: STEM, Nature-Based Play
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, Community-Regional-State Partners, Early Childhood-ES-MS Educators, Municipal & Community Leaders, Policymakers
From the Ground Up: How Two Kindergarten Teachers Grew a Place-Based Program Rooted in Nature
Jonathan Shaw & Lauren Fenimore
Hudson City Schools (Ohio)
Subject Emphasis: Science, English & Language Arts, Visual Arts, Nature-Based Play
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood and ES Educators, School & District Administrators, Policymakers
Using Scavenger Hunts to Help Students Connect to Science All Around Them
Dr. Katherine Eaton
University of Michigan-Flint (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Students
Bridging Classrooms and Communities: The Power of Place-Based Coordinators
Sarah Anderson, Paul Bocko, & Alex Sivitskis
Simon Fraser University, Antioch University, Teton Science Schools (B.C. Canada, New Hampshire, Wyoming)
Suggested Audience: School & District Administrators, Scholars, Community-Regional-State Partners, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Diving Into State of Michigan Resources to Support 3P Learning, Environmental Education, and Stewardship
Katie Mika, Eileen Boekestein & Megan Schrauben
EGLE Office of Great Lakes, EGLE ESD, MiSTEM (MIchigan)
Subject Emphasis: STEM
Suggested Audience: Community, Regional, and/or Statewide Partners, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators, Policymakers, Students
Embracing Indeterminism as an Enabler of Transformative Education Among Place-Based Educators
Junko Kondo
Kyoto University (Japan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: Scholars, School & District Administrators, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners
Group Zines Deliver!
Susan Rosemurgy & Lloyd Wescoat
Calumet High School & Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: English & Language Arts, Visual Arts, Science
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, Students
Making It Real: Practical Tools for Getting Started with Place-Based Learning Using the Place Prism and Asset Mapping
Kelly Gaskins
Teton Science Schools (Wyoming)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners
A Geoheritage Framework for Place-Based Earth Science Education
Erika Vye
Michigan Technological University & Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, STEM
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners
From Web to Watershed: Improving Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness with a New Digital Tool
Parker Maynard & Julie Fiorito
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant & University of Illinois (Illinois/Indiana)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, STEM
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners
Partners in Place: Cultivating Environmental Stewardship Through Local Collaboration
Allison Palm & Mara Spears
Groundswell Stewardship Initiative (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners
Staging the Landscape: Shakespeare, Semiotic Maps, and Place-Based Literacies
Jaclyn Dudek
University of Kansas (Kansas)
Suggested Audience: Scholars, Community Partners, HS Educators, Nonformal Educators
From Local to Global: Implementing Place-Based Education in the Social Studies Classroom by Connecting Local Case Studies to Larger Patterns
Darin Stockdill
University of Michigan (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Scholars
Walking Distance: Designing Memorable & Meaningful History Projects in the Elementary Classroom
Ian Dudley
Cold Spring School (Connecticut)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, STEM
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood, ES & MS Educators, School & District Administrators, Scholars
MWEE Made Easy: A Toolkit for Meaningful Watershed Education
Amanda Syers & Vicky Wright
Grand Valley State University – Annis Water Resource Institute & Center for Educational Partnerships (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: STEM, Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Community-Regional-State Partners
Finding Inspiration for Place-Based Curriculum in Literature
Ann Gasser & Cara Tweed
Laurel School (Ohio)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, STEM, Visual Arts, Nature-Based Play & Recreation
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists /Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Who Are You? Connect Your Identity to Your Purpose, the NEXT Scholars Way
NEXT Scholars (Various)
Eastern Michigan University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: All
One Nest, Many Lessons: Integrating Curriculum Through Local Exploration
Myree Conway
St Thomas’s Day School (Connecticut)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, Math, STEM, Visual Arts, Nature-Based Play & Recreation, Technology
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Community/Regional/Statewide Partners, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/ Coaches, School & District Administrators, Students
No Woods, No Worries: Real-World Environmental Education Indoors
Courtney Prout & Nicole Ferguson
Genesee County Parks (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood & K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, Students
Dive into Water Science: Hands-On Sampling to Increase Plankton Literacy
Janice Milanovich, Kristen TePas & Katrina Coyne
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant & Flat Rock Community High School (Illinois & Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Free Resources for Teaching about Climate Change
Wendy Johnson
National Center for Science Education (California)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators, Policymakers
Exploring to Learn: The Importance of Unstructured Nature Exploration in Place-Based Elementary School Field Trips
Luke Grange & Kaitlin Lindahl
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Nature-Based Play
Suggested Audience: ES Educators, Nonformal Educators
Reimagining Curriculum Through a Place-Based Lens
Christie Cantalupo, Eva Kibby, & Cheryl Tokarski
Six to Six Magnet School, STEM Alliance of Connecticut (Connecticut)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Math, STEM
Suggested Audience: MS Educators, School & District Administrators
Building Educational Partnerships: Aligning Informal, Nature-Based Lessons with Classroom Science Curriculum
Sabrina Deschamps, Holly Siefert & Robin Chambers
Huron-Clinton Metroparks, Detroit Public School Community District (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: ES Educators & MS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
From Compliance to Curiosity: Shifting from Behavioral to Sense-Making Stances in Outdoor Education
Amy Morton, Kelli Gann & James Barnes
Illinois Extension Cook County, Morris Jeff Community Schools, Dexter Public Schools (Illinois)
Suggested Audience: ES, MS & HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
Using Place-Based Education to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Gaynor Meilke
Charisma Ink (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: ES & MS Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators
Successes and Challenges of Crafting and Implementing a Place-Based Integrated Science and Social Studies Curriculum with ChatGPT
Sharon Laidlaw & Julia Boggs
Teton Science Schools & James and Grace Lee Boggs School (Wyoming, Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies & Science
Suggested Audience: ES, MS & HS Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
Partnership Is Embedded in Reciprocal Relationships That Rests on Time, Trust, Care, and Mutual Responsibility
Nigora Erkaeva, Jared Ten Brink & James Barnes
Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition, University of Michigan & Dexter Public Schools (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners, School & District Administrators, Scholars
The Dual Power of Place: Exploring the Intersection of Place-Based and Trauma-Informed Approaches
Melissa Wyman
Hartford High School (Vermont)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
What About the Stories Beneath Our Feet? How to Elevate the Silenced Voices in Our Local Environments for Interdisciplinary Studies to Engage our Students
Jennifer Tianen
West Bloomfield High School (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: English & Language Arts, Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: HS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
Breaking Barriers: Making Outdoor Learning Possible for Every Student
Trish Garrity, Kristy Reale & Kristi Backe
New Mexico Department of Education & Oregon Outdoor Schools Program (New Mexico & Oregon)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: ES& MS Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, School & District Administrators
Resilient Waters 3E: Engaging, Educating, and Empowering Students to Lead Their Communities Towards Flood and Climate Resilience
Dr. Roderick Lammers, Dr. Daria Kluver & Dr. Wendy Roberston
Central Michigan University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: MS & HS Educators, Scholars
Developing a PBE Teacher Education Course: “Teaching and Learning with Nature”
Dr. Jenni Suriano
Sienna College (New York)
Subject Emphasis: Higher Education, Teacher Preparation
Suggested Audience: Scholars, School & District Administrators, K-12 Educators
Conservation Burial as a Placemaking Strategy: Restoring Connections to the Land and Each Other Through Natural Burial
Tony Mayotte
Jeremiah Commons (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: Community/State/Regional Partners, Policymakers, Nonformal Educators
What Is Missing in Place-Based Education?
Nigora Erkaeva, Jared Ten Brink & James Barnes
Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition, University of Michigan & Dexter Public Schools (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: Scholars, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community-Regional-State Partners, School & District Administrators
Sense of Place: Understanding Place Attachment Through College Closure Research
Dr. Jenni Suriano
Sienna College (New York)
Subject Emphasis: Higher Education
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Scholars, School & District Administrators
Tune into Data: Sonification and More Arts-Integrated Approaches to Outdoor Aquatic Science Learning
Christina Catanese & Amanda Syers
Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Math, Visual Arts & STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Scholars
Foster Inclusive Classrooms: Embrace All Cultures to Spark Engagement, Deep Learning, and Transformative Conversations Now
Angie Kirkham
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Indiana)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Identifying Authentic Community Needs and Opportunities: Using Collaboration to Provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs)
Melissa Kivel, Leyla Sanker & Taylor Habedank Fuller
Friends of the St. Clair River & Discovering PLACE (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Scholars, Policymakers, Community/State/Regional Partners
Connecting Curriculum to Place: Transdisciplinary Outdoor Learning
Kristy Reale, Trish Gharrity & Linnea Gibson
New Mexico Department of Education & Char-Em Intermediate School District (New Mexico & Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, Math, Visual Arts
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists,/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators
Zooming in and Out: Exploring Sustainability Issues at Different Scales to Inform Meaningful Place-Based Action Projects
Emily Gochis & Darin Stockdill
University of Michigan (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies & STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community/State/Regional Partners, Scholars
Creating a Culture of Climate Education with the Michigan Climate Education Hub
Bridget Booth
SubjectToClimate (Multi-State)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Nonformal Educators
Literacy Along the Lakes: A Ready-to-Use Freshwater Unit That Transforms K-3 Reading & Writing
Yong Zeng
Lake Superior State University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood & ES Educators, School & District Administrators, Community/State/Regional Partners
Breaking Barriers: Making Outdoor Learning Possible for Every Student
Trish Gharrity, Kristy Reale & Kristi Backe
New Mexico Department of Education & Oregon Outdoor Schools Program (New Mexico & Oregon)
Subject Emphasis: Science, Social Studies, English & Language Arts, Math, STEM, Visual Arts
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Living on the EDG: Discovering Place with the Ecosystem Dynamics Game
Paige Bokach and Tom Hartzell
Calvin University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science & Social Studies
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Planting Seeds in Hard Soil: How Educators Navigate Sociopolitical Challenges of Environmental Education Action and Advocacy
Marijke Hecht & Sophia Roberts
The Ohio State University (Ohio)
Subject Emphasis: Science & STEM
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community/Regional/Statewide Partners, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, School & District Administrators, Policymakers, Scholars, Students
Place-Based Math Education? Of Course!
Dr. Charlene Jones, Stephan Hogan & Jessica Krueger-Koupal
Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Schoolcraft College (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Math, STEM, Visual Arts
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators, Scholars
Unwritten, Untaught, Unafraid: Using Place to Teach What Systems Won’t
Ebony Hood & Erika Hood
Syatt (Ohio)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: All
Sustainability in our Schools: Using your Place to Go Green!
Emily Umbarger
Interlochen Center for the Arts (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Interdisciplinary
Suggested Audience: Early Childhood, K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Policymakers
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Empowering Stewardship and Leadership at The Fay School
Carol Christ & Ali Salinas
The Fay School (Texas)
Subject Emphasis: Social-emotional and leadership development
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, School & District Administrators, Scholars, Students
Empowering Ability: How Project SEARCH Builds Workforce Readiness through Place-Based Learning
Nicole Ferguson, Sam Woodbeck & Courtney Prout
Genesee County Parks & Recreation, For-Mar Nature Preserve, Genesee Intermediate School District (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Career & Technical Education, Life & Employment Skills
Suggested Audience: HS Educators, School & District Administrators, Community-Regional-State Partners, Policymakers, Scholars
Blending Bytes & Backyards: Reclaiming Place-Based Learning in the Age of AI
Dr. Marcus White & Kristen Magni
C-Future LLC (Washington D.C.)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, English & Language Arts, STEM, Educational Technology / Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Suggested Audience: Community-Regional-State Partners, Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Scholars
Shaping Michigan’s School Climate Action Guide
Eileen Boekestein
State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM, Climate, Civics
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators, Municipal & Community Leaders
Empower Students to Drive Change: Connect Their Voices to Real-World Issues, Resources, and Leaders Today
Angie Kirkham
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Indiana)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Cultivating Curiosity: Centering Wonder in Place-Based Learning
Carlie Hacha
Ebersole Environmental Education Center (Michigan)
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Community Partners, Students
Rooted in Place: Designing Powerful Math Curricula that Connect Traditional Learning and Local Communities
Andrea Stanczyk
Ypsilanti Community Schools (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Math, STEM, Curriculum Design
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Curriculum Specialists,/Coordinators/Coaches, School & District Administrators, Nonformal Educators, Scholars
“We Started a Magazine!” Increasing Student Agency with Kid-Facing Science Content”
Lise Zinck
“The Outside Scoop” Magazine (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM, Nature-Based Play & Recreation
Suggested Audience: Community, Regional, and/or Statewide Partners, Curriculum Specialists,/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, Students
Legacy Building Through Alumnae Connections, Shared Experiences, and Preservation
Loren Roumell & Shannon Johnson
Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators, Scholars, Students
Build Your Confidence in Outdoor Teaching: A Guide to Engaging Curious Learners Outside
Meag Schwartz & Savannah Obert-Pfeiffer
Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM, Nature-Based Play & Recreation
Suggested Audience: K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators
Cultivating Local Connections Online: Place-Based Learning for Asynchronous Elementary Science
Toni Stith & Students
Lake Superior State University (Michigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, School & District Administrators
From Riverbanks to Research: Long-Term, Hands-On Conservation Learning for Urban High School Students
Thomas Benson & Shelby Lane-Clark
The Detroit Zoo (Mighigan)
Subject Emphasis: Science, STEM
Suggested Audience: Curriculum Specialists/Coordinators/Coaches, K-12 Educators, Nonformal Educators, School & District Administrators, Community-Regional-State Partners, Students