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TCiNN Summit 2022: Opening the Doors to Nature for All

During this three-day Summit, TCiNN will bring together health, education, built environment, faith, conservation, and community leaders to shape an even brighter future for the children of Texas. Over 250 community leaders from across the state will gather to strengthen the network and develop opportunities and policies that will connect more children and families in nature. New this year: special, private film screening of Deep in the Heart and informative half-day workshops are included in your registration.

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7:30am CST

Breakfast Ballroom/Salon C

8:30am CST

Summit Welcome Ballroom/Salon C

9:15am CST

Break

9:30am CST

BOLD: Blindness Outdoor Learning and Development Salon BNorma Crosby • Emily Gibbs • Mika Baugh • Kayleigh Joiner Building Resilient Kids and Communities Through Green Playspaces: A Case Study Conference Room 301Olayinka Ojo • Sianna Afari Green Jobs: Exploring STEM Natural Resource Careers Salon DTed Stevens Healing with Nature: A Social Justice Framework Ballroom/Salon CStarla Simmons How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change Classroom 116Kate Carmichael Mobilizing Middle Schoolers to Envision and Design: EcoRise and the Bedichek MS Peace Garden Classroom 115Christine Mederos • Elizabeth Stephens Understanding Risky Play Salon ABeth Edwards

10:30am CST

Break

10:45am CST

Creating Environmental Engagement through D.U.E. Diligence Salon BJennifer Arledge • Andrew Bullard Healthy Play with OLE! Classroom 116Cheryl Potemkin Nature Play in the City: Shifting Mindsets and Changing Policies Conference Room 301Sonny Chandler • Melody Alcazar TEKS and SEPs and RT’s, Oh My! Ballroom/Salon CKiki Corry Texas Family Resource Centers: Strengthening Families through Community-Based Early Childhood Interventions Salon ATiffany Greco • Chelsy Alexander • Anjulie Chaubal Using Community Engagement to Enhance Outdoor Education Activities Classroom 115Brian Shmaefsky

11:45am CST

Lunch Ballroom/Salon C

12:15pm CST

Tai Chi Class Amphitheater Patio

1:15pm CST

Community Centered Program Design Conference Room 301Emily Weerts Making Connections Between Field Investigations in Science, Academic Performance, and Mental and Physical Health Classroom 115Mark Broughton Pathways to Green Careers Panel: Conversations with Austin’s Young Eco-Professionals Salon AChanel Davis • Britney Huynh • Jennifer Cerda • Jose Rodriguez • Jamie Young • Sheridan Ray SPARK Park Case Study - Mandarin Immersion Magnet School, Houston TX Salon DKathleen Ownby • Elizabeth Howley Youth Birding Camp: Connecting Children to Nature Through Summer Camp Classroom 116Caley Zuzula

2:15pm CST

Break

2:30pm CST

Keynote Speaker - Rae Wynn-Grant, PhD Ballroom/Salon CRae Wynn-Grant, PhD

3:30pm CST

Break

4:00pm CST

Early Play and Learning - In any and all weather! Salon DJessica Yuill Experiential Environmental Eductation for Teachers - Connecting Formal and Informal Educators Salon AKassi Scheffer-Geeslin • Stephanie Regets • Irma Guerra • Amanda McMickle • Sara Ramirez Flipping the Script - Creating a Preschool within a Nature Sanctuary Ballroom/Salon CJaime Gonzalez • Melissa Turnbaugh Inclusive Social Media: Remember Y'all Means All Classroom 115Susana Cruz Placemaking and Green Space: How to use pilot projects to incorporate nature into public space Salon BKristin Leiber

5:00pm CST

Poster Session & Happy Hour Ballroom Prefunction