The Hawaii Environmental Education Alliance is hosting its sixth annual Environmental Education Symposium this summer at the Kilauea Military Camp, the first HEEA symposium on Hawaii Island.
The Hawaii Environmental Education Alliance is hosting its sixth annual Environmental Education Symposium this summer at the Kilauea Military Camp, the first HEEA symposium on Hawaii Island.
The event brings together formal and nonformal educators, environmental education practitioners, conservationists and resource managers for three days of learning and networking. It features workshops, concurrent sessions, field experiences and a special plenary presentation by Chip Fletcher, chairman and professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
The theme of this year’s symposium is “Hawaii Environmental Education in a Changing Climate.” Through a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Stewards Education Project, the symposium’s proceedings will share the latest tools, resources and guidance on how to integrate the key themes of resiliency, stewardship and meaningful action into formal and informal educational efforts.
Furthermore, standards-based learning opportunities that highlight the Next Generation Science Standards will be shared.
There will be more than 30 compelling presentations from partners in environmental education, including:
• U‘ilani Lima will discuss the Molokai Digital Bus program.
• Create connections to art and science with Anya Tagawa of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
• Learn to write better grant proposals with Jim Foley of NOAA.
The full list of presentations can be found at www.heea.org.
For more information about the symposium or the link to register, visit www.heea.org, call 283-1631 or email eesymposium@heea.org