Winter Workshop at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station

February 13-15 the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education (WAEE) is hosting a Winter Workshop at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station near Stevens Point. 

Winter Workshop is an immersive, retreat-style experience designed to facilitate professional networking and personal recharge, and a change of pace from traditional conferences. The cozy atmosphere—complete with outdoor activities and gathering around a fireplace—is the ideal environment for informal peer consultation, brainstorming, and strengthening professional partnerships. Attendees benefit from a concentrated weekend of connection and experiential learning, leading to renewed focus and collaborative opportunities for the upcoming year.

We have a time held for a roundtable discussion about the state of environmental education in teacher preparation programs. We still have space for additional presenters to join us for this roundtable discussion. If you'd like to be part of it, please let us know and we will add your name to the program!

In addition to the roundtable session, here are some other highlights: 

• Taylor Hamblin at UW-La Crosse will be presenting "Teaching Water as a Civic Issue: Interdisciplinary, Inquiry-Based Approaches to Environmental Justice"

• Sarah Wood from UW-Stevens Point will be presenting "What Motivates Young Adults to Get Into Birding?" - a qualitative analysis of the motivations of young adult birders. 

The keynote presentation of "Teaching for Tomorrow: Preparing Learners and Leaders to Thrive Under Pressure" will be a benefit to you and your students! 

Bryn Lottig, author of No Child Left Inside, will share a keynote presentation Saturday, February 14. Drawing on real-world experiences from outdoor education, youth development, and team-based learning, the session explores how leadership under pressure is shaped less by reaction and more by preparation, trust, and the environments we intentionally create. Through story and interactive activities, participants examine the difference between competition and collaboration, the importance of shared vision, and how educators can cultivate resilient, engaged learners. The talk is designed to be practical, reflective, and immediately applicable to classrooms, programs, and communities.

Learn more at: https://www.waee.org/winter-workshop

Register as soon as possible, but no later than January 28! And let us know if you are interested in being a part of the roundtable discussion!

Victoria 

Victoria Rydberg-Nania (she/her/hers) Environmental Education & Service Learning | PK-12 Standards & Instruction, Bureau of Teaching and Learning Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, WI | 53703 608-266-0419 |   dpi.wi.gov