Texas Children in Nature Network Summit 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit held in Waco, Texas!

After registering for the Summit and making your Wednesday Workshop selection, you will be enrolled in your selected workshop by TCiNN staff. You will see your workshop on your schedule after you have been enrolled.

You do not need to select and add your workshop to your schedule.
All workshops are "frozen" and only staff can manage enrollment.
If you do not see a workshop option on the registration form that is listed on the workshop PDF, that means it is full and no longer available.

Regular registration ends November 30.

Late registration begins December 1.

Once late registration begins, any cancellations will not be refunded.

Thank you for registering for the 2024 Summit!

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Brotherwell Brewing	Front Office in Lower Lobby	Upper Lobby	Workshop Around Waco

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Summit Happy Hour 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Mother's Room Available 11 9:00am -
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Vendors Tables Open 11:00am - 5:00pm

Boxed Lunch Pickup 11:30am - 12:00pm

Field Workshops Around Waco 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Designing Natural Play Spaces in Urban Centers, Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Blue Spaces and Connection to Nature: Kayak Paddling Trip 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Guided Forest Therapy Walk: Engage your senses, quiet your mind, and immerse yourself in nature 1:00pm - 4:00pm

The Power of Outdoor Play 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Nature Play & Learning in the Museum 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Changing Perspectives: Shadow Day - Forest School activities for ages 18 months to 5th grade. Pond Water Testing, Spots, & Tour. 1:00pm - 4:00pm

The Lake Waco Wetlands – Wading thru the Wetlands 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Collaborating for Coastal Education: Chasing the Tide Learning Resources 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities by Sustaining Healthy Partnerships 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Waco Mammoth National Monument: Community Partnerships for Preserving and Protecting 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Cameron Park Zoo	Field Session	McLennan Hall	Texas North 113	Texas North 114	Texas North 115	Texas South 116	Texas South 117	Texas South 118	Upper Lobby	Waco Convention Center

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More Green Time, Less Screen Time: A New Way To Nature 10:30am - 11:30am

Nature Box as a Tool for Student Self-Regulation 10:30am - 11:30am

Unleashing the Power of Outdoor Learning & Play: Outdoor Learnin... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Students Transforming their School Grounds with EcoRise & PBL 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Water Walls 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Inspiring a Connection to the Land: A Continuum of Education thr... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Summit Welcome 8:00am - 9:00am

Keynote Session: Nature Is Calling And I Must Go - David Vela 9:15am - 10:15am

Low Floors & High Ceilings: Design Elements for Outdoor Experien... 10:30am - 11:30am

Bringing OLE Down To Earth 1:00pm - 2:00pm

From Concept to Creation: Developing Nature-Based Self-Guided Bo... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Building Green Workforce Pipelines: Connecting Young Professiona... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Poster Sessions & Networking 4:45pm - 6:00pm

Connecting Hispanic Families with Nature in Central Texas: A cap... 10:30am - 11:30am

Rooted Resilience: Cultivating Neurodiversity in the Garden of M... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Down and Dirty Community Engagement: Developing shared leadershi... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Inviting Indoor Families Outdoors 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Bringing Texas Schools to Life with Native Plants 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Interactive Virtual Tours (IVTs) for Demonstrating Childcare Out... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

The Creativity of Outdoor Learning Centers 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Birding is for Everyone: Tips for Creating an Inclusive Birding... 10:30am - 11:30am

Fostering Collaboration to Promote Recess Policies for Healthy,... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Leveraging Partnership to Support a Public School Outdoor Learni... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Promoting Flood Awareness through Engaging STEM Programs for Com... 10:30am - 11:30am

Nature Smart Libraries and Loose Parts Kits: Innovative Collabor... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Our Texas, Our Future: Local Conservation Issues to Inspire Your... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Embracing Nature and Cultivating Young Innovators: Integrating O... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Using the NABERS Tool to Identify the Quality of Nature-based Pr... 10:30am - 11:30am

Growing Youth Access to Nature Field Trips and Camps Through Col... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Empowering Youth Voices through Photovoice: Insights from the Ph... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Environmental Education: Evaluating Impacts for Growth 10:30am - 11:30am

Connect Families to Nature through the National Wildlife Federat... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Texas Healthy Parks Mapping Tool: Discover the Science Behind Pa... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Vendors Tables Open 8:00am - 6:00pm

Lunch 11:30am - 1:00pm

Student Poster Sessions 11:30am - 1:00pm

Conference Sessions 8:00am - 6:00pm

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McLennan Hall	Upper Lobby	Waco Convention Center

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Keynote Session: Scaling Nature: Harnessing Humor, Hope and Data to Re-Nature ou... 8:45am - 10:00am

Special Presentation - Chasing the Tide Documentary Series 10:15am - 11:45am

Summit Closing 11:45am - 12:15pm

Vendors Tables Open 8:00am - 12:00pm

Conference Sessions 8:00am - 12:30pm