2007 Conference Proceedings
The 2007 NAAEE conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, had hundreds of presenters. Some of these presenters submitted formal presentation papers, and PDFs of those papers are linked below, under the name of the strand in which they presented.
Strands
Community and Conservation Education
- Childrens Perceptions and Learning about Wildlands and Conservation Issues, Anthony Kola-Olusanya University of Toronto, Canada & Michael Ahove, Lagos Sate University, Nigeria
- Citizen Science: Active, Inquiry and Service Learning for Environmental Educators, Community-based EE: Students Team with Town Planners and University Researchers.
- Evaluation and Capacity Building for Community Forestry Education in Taiwan, Min-Hwang Liang, Associate Professor of Graduate Institute of Environmental Policy, National Dong Hua University Taiwan
- Community-based EE: Students Team with Town Planners and University Researchers, Bo Ae Chuna, Department of Geography, University at Buffalo, Geoffrey Howard, Department of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo, and Lari Korniczky, Sweet Home Middle School, Amherst, NY
- Increasing Enthusiasm and Knowledge in Freshwater Ecosystems, Dorothea K. Shuman, Ph.D.m Montreat College
- Mission Accomplished: Evaluating Education and Meeting Conservation Goals, Amy Busch1, Southern Oregon University, and Ashley Dayer, Klamath Bird Observatory
- Partnerships for Place-Based Conservation Education in the US Forest Service, Donald E. Howlett, USDA Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest
- Providing Reading Strategies to Enhance EE, Jennifer A. Seitz, Martha C. Monroe, and Lindsey McConnell, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida/IFAS
Environmental Justice and Cultural History
- Environmental Education and Preservation of Traditional Plant Knowledge, Kelly A. Zalocusky, Hendrix College, and Philip C. Short, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Reaching English Language Learners in Environmental Science Classrooms, Xenia Meyer and Dr. Marianne Krasny, Cornell University
- Three Urban Teachers' Environmental Education Practice within a Common District, Jeanine Huss, Western Kentucky University
Fundraising & Leadership Development
- Rubrics Cubed: What One Funder Looks for in EE Projects, Pat Barron, Teaching and Learning Collaborative, and Carolyn Watkins, Ohio EPA, Office of Environmental Education
- The Benefits of Outdoor Education Experiences on Today's Youth, Alison Holroyd Lien, YMCA Camp Greenville
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- Science Education at Week-long Residential Outdoor Schools: Results for At-Risk 6th Graders, Gabriele Fain and Deborah Parrish, American Institutes for Research
Marine Education
- "What Do Teachers and Informal Educators Need to Teach About Estuaries?" - Results of a National Needs Assessment Survey, James K. L. Hammerman, Ed.D., TERC, Atziri Ibañez, NOAA/NERRS, and Dan Barstow, TERC
- Collaborating with Scientists for Great Lakes and Ocean Education, Chankook Kim and Rosanne W. Fortner, The Ohio State University
Research Symposium
- An Adaptation of the Oslo-Potsdam Solution for Evaluating EE, Philip C. Short, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Trudi L. Volk, Center for Instruction, Staff Development, and Evaluation, Harold R. Hungerford, Center for Instruction, Staff Development, and Evaluation, and Sharon A. Shrock, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- Civic Ecology Education, Marianne Krasny and Keith Tidball, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
- Ecology-oriented integrated curriculum in an urban middle school, Xenia Meyer, Dr. Barbara Crawford, and Dr. Marianne Krasny, Cornell University
- Environmental Education as a Fulcrum for Consilience in Conservation Efforts, Kelly A. Zalocusky, Hendrix College, and Philip C. Short, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Impact of a university course in pre-service teachers environmental conceptions, Konstantinos Korfiatis and Tasos Hovardas, Department of Education, University of Cyrpus
- Implications of Field Science Inquiry for K-12 EE, Margaret Tudor Ph.D., Pacific Education Institute
- Quantifying a Relationship Between Place-based Learning and Environmental Quality, Michael Duffin, Ph.D., Program Evaluation and Education Research Associates Inc., Michael Murphy, Ed.D., Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Brian Johnson, M.S., Antioch University New England
- Research Panel on Social Learning and Environmental Education, Arjen E.J. Wals, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Marianne Krasny, Cornell University, USA, and Paul Hart, University of Regina, Canada
- Students decision making process while involved in sustainable development projects, Diane Pruneau and Anouk Utzschneider, Université de Moncton, Canada
- The Role of University Affiliated Nature Centers, George R. Vahoviak, Affiliate Assistant Professor of RPTM, Program Director, Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Penn State University, Jennifer E. Heindel, Graduate Assistant, Shaver's Creek Environmental Cente, Penn State University, and James P. Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Communications Arts and Sciences, Penn State University, Mont Alto Campus
- Understanding Reliability: Environmental Knowledge in Elementary Students, Jon E. Berg, Jennifer Bergeron, Jennifer A. Seitz, Martha C. Monroe and Lindsey McConnell, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida
- Using Maps to Promote Spatial Literacy in Environmental Education, Rita Hagevik, PhD, The University of Tennessee
- Using Pedagogy of Place in Conservation Education, Richard Mrazek and Nathalie Viau, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Using Survey Instruments to Design More Effective Workshops, Monica Elser, Arizona State University, and Kerry Schwartz, University of Arizona
Service Learning
- Influences on Teachers' Use of Environmental Service-Learning and Environment-Based Education, Julie A. Ernst, Ph.D., University of MN Duluth
Sustainability Education
- Bridging the Watershed: A public-private partnership for hands-on science education, Jeanne Troy, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Maggie Zadorozny, National Park Service - 01-185527
- Bridging the Gap: Engaging Inner City Youth in Stewardship Using Principles of Indigenous Science, Natalie Swayze MEd Candidate, City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services Branch
- Building community partnerships for sustainability: Identifying the greens from browns, Richard R. Jurin, David Thomas, and Diane Gaede, University of Northern Colorado
- Connecting College Students with K-8 Students To Create Sustainable Schools, Prisca Moore
- Early Childhood: A New Horizon in Education for Sustainability, Sue Elliott RMIT University, and Julie Davis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Evaluating EE on Environmental Quality Criteria Linked to Student Actions, Philip C. Short, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Trudi L. Volk, Center for Instruction, Staff Development, and Evaluation, Harold R. Hungerford, Center for Instruction, Staff Development, and Evaluation, and Sharon A. Shrock, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- Ocean Sun Fish Festival : A Discuss on Sustainable Fishery, Min-Hwang Liang, Associate Professor of Graduate Institute of Environmental Policy, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
- Providing Authentic Portrayal of Science in Sustainability Education, Rick Mrazek, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Students and Their Decisions in a Sustainable Neighborhood, Diane Pruneau and Anouk Utzschneider, Université de Moncton, Canada
- Sustainability-Based Learning Resource to Address Uninteresting and Complex Secondary Level Science, Mona Beaulac Maxwell, M Ed Candidate, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
- The Learning Barge: Teaching about Intertwined Social and Environmental Ecologies, Associate Professor Phoebe Crisman, University of Virginia
- The People Connection: Human Ecology Activities for a Sustainable Planet, Pamela Wasserman, Director, Population Connection Education Program, and Betsy Leonard, Environmental Education Consultant
Technology and EE
- Integrating Geospatial Technologies into Earth and Environmental Education, Rita Hagevik, PhD, The University of Tennessee
- Integrating Technology and the Environment to Inspire Future Scientists, Lenore P. Tedesco, Ph.D. Center for Earth and Environmental Science Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Kara A. Salazar, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, M. Pauline Baker, Ph.D., Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab a division of the Pervasive Technology Labs, Indiana University, Brooke Furge, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, and Joshua S. Smith, Ph.D., Center for Urban and Multicultural Education, Indiana University School of Education, Indianapolis
- Lessons Learned /Projects Created:Technology integration course for teacher candidates, Jana Willis, Ph.D., University of Houston-Clear Lake, Brenda Weiser, Ed.D., University of Houston – Clear Lake, and Janice Meyer, Ph.D., University of Houston – Clear Lake
- Strategies for Using Emerging Technologies in Environmental Education, Rick Mrazek, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada