TUESDAY, JUNE 25 EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS Dr. Kendra Liddicoat How do you know whether a program is making a difference? This session will review evaluation designs and discuss appropriate methods for collecting and analyzing data. Evaluation examples shared will include interviews with former program participants, surveys of youth campers, surveys of university alumni, and observations of environmental education students. Evaluation ethics and culturally responsive techniques will be considered throughout. There will also be plenty of time to answer your own questions about evaluation. HOW TO MAKE KNOWLEDGE - A VERY QUICK INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL Dr. Dona Warren Pursuing a graduate degree involves the exhilarating process of creating new knowledge, but – as fulfilling as that undertaking inevitably is - it can also be intimidating, frustrating, and sometimes just plain hard. After all, blazing a new trail often involves feeling disoriented, getting some scratches, and stepping in the occasional puddle. But it’s worth it! This session will provide you with a framework of critical thinking concepts, skills, and tools that can guide knowledge creation, and will give you some practice using them. There is no magic map, but there is a compass. So, let’s put on our hiking boots! YOUTH PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS Dr. Nicolette Van Der Lee Many of our values and beliefs are learned and cemented during our youth. To engage a broader audience in sustainability, we therefore need to start young and find multiple pathways to reach a diverse audience. In this presentation, I will discuss how to reach youth through multiple outlets, intervention points, and topical themes. Through providing multiple pathways, we can engage youth from all different backgrounds on the topic of sustainability.
ED.D. IN EDUCATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
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