2025 Arkansas Environmental & Outdoor Education Conference

Interact with 4 different presenters at your own pace in this Show & Tell Session.

1. Foraging in Arkansas: Individuals will have the opportunity to taste test a variety of recipes that highlight easily accessible and safe foraged foods and leave with valuable resources, including recipes and foraging guidelines, empowering them to integrate these natural ingredients into classroom lessons and programs, making environmental education both delicious and memorable!

2. Increasing Accessibility in Nature: Until recently, accessibility in outdoor spaces was mostly limited to short, paved trails. Today, adaptive equipment is becoming increasingly available and is changing the way in which we achieve accessibility in nature – for people of all disabilities. This session will provide information on the All-Terrain Wheelchair Program that is providing access to hiking trails in Arkansas for people with mobility limitations.

3. Building Profeesional Capacity: Have you wanted to increase your credentials as an environmental educator? This session will provide information and answer questions about AEEA's new online eeCredential Program. Attendees will learn about the program and courses offered to help expand their knowledge of EE and applications to their professional careers.

4. Creating a STEAM Night: One of the benefits of STEAM education is an expanded appreciation of environmental education because of the interdisciplinary approach to weaving science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics into experiences. Join us in the session as we describe the approach and learnings from initiating a STEAM Night at Leverett Elementary School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Learn how to set it up, how to organize your partners, and how to mobilize families to come out for the event - connecting students and their families with environmental education.

5. Creating Awe in Arkansas Using Children's Literature