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Tom Wessels
Author & Professor
at Antioch University New England
will speak on
The Myth of Progress:
Toward a Sustainable Future

on Friday, Sept. 14th
from 7:00-8:15 PM






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Alisa Gravitz
Executive Director
of Co-op America
will speak on
Creating Change: Education
& Economic Action for a Just Planet

on Saturday, Sept. 15
from 10:15 - 11:30 am




Don't miss the Conference Closing!
SUNDAY 11:00 AM - 12PM
Community Concept Mapping & Official Conference Closing

Moderator: Jim Chandler,
Director of the Auburn Land Lab, Maine
The entire conference community reconvenes one last time to not only celebrate what has been learned and discovered over the weekend but to plot out new networking and collaboration possibilities. Using the tool of Concept Mapping, we will make connections, find core values and come away with specific ideas and actions that will help us to Build Bridges to Create Change for a Common Good across the field of environmental education in New England!

 
Saturday Session BC
1:00 - 4:00 pm

BC1 Phytoplankton Rule!
Lisa Wolf, Executive Director, HOBBES Inc. (Hands-On Boat-Based Education & Science)
Phytoplankton are fascinating and beautiful in their own right, but also profoundly connected to some of the most important environmental issues facing the Earth today - in short, phytoplankton rule! This 3 hour workshop will include phytoplankton collection in the field, followed by training in identification of some common phytoplankton types using microscopes and keys. A PowerPoint presentation will describe the role of phytoplankton in the marine environment, focusing on red tides and harmful algal blooms. Workshop participants will come away with an appreciation for the significant role phytoplankton play in the marine environment.

BC2 The Art of Questioning: Using Natural Mysteries to Reclaim Ancient Brain Patterns
Dan Gardoqui, Director, White Pine Programs, Cape Neddick, ME
Based on deep-rooted educational principles exhibited in native cultures worldwide, as well as current brain research, this 3 hour field workshop will start as a Wildlife Track and Sign Interpretation workshop. Afterwards, in a dialogue session, we'll unveil the rich layers of cultural elements found in nature that educators can design into environmental education experiences. (Limit 25)

 

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FIELD TRIPS
& EVENING ACTIVTIES

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WORKSHOP A (SATURDAY)
8:30 - 10:00 am


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WORKSHOP B (SATURDAY)
1:00 - 2:30 pm

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WORKSHOP BC (SATURDAY)
1:00 - 4:00 pm

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WORKSHOP C (SATURDAY)
2:45 - 4:15 pm

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WORKSHOP D
(SUNDAY)
9:15 - 10:45 am

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