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AEE Conference Workshops

37th Annual AEE International Conference, Montréal, Québec, Canada

 

Workshops by Strand*


*Subject to change


Ateliers en français 

L’interdisciplinarité dans l’équipe d’intervention en aventure thérapeutique et en thérapie d’aventure: Un «catalyseur» à la structuration de l’intervention!
   Emmanuel Fournier Chouinard & Michel Tremblay

L'avenir de l'apprentissage expérientiel: Une revue de son évolution passée pour mieux comprendre son futur
   Christian Bisson 

L'intervention familiale en contexte d'aventure: Une approche novatrice dans le champ de la réadaptation auprès des adolescents en difficulté
   Virginie Gargano & Michel Bédard 

La coopérative de solidarité INAQ: Une approche unique et novatrice en programmation d'aventure
   Christian Mercure & Virginie Gargano 

L’apprentissage par le service communautaire (ASC): Pour des universités engagées dans leur communauté
   Simon Bolduc & Sylvie Laliberté 

La thérapie par l’aventure et la psychoéducation: Un modèle d’intervention unique au Québec
   Karyne Meunier 

Les camps défis et aventures: Sortir des sentiers battus pour transformer les jeunes à besoins particuliers
   Manon Landry & Michel Thibeault


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Adventure-Based Programming

The Natural Learning Journey
   Corinna Stevenson & Wes Gietz

Hot Topics in the Challenge Course Industry
   Sylvia Dresser  

Into Thin Air: Adventure Programming at Altitude
   TA Loeffler

 Recreation Ecology for Outdoor Professionals
   Kel Rossiter  

AEE Accreditation 101
   Shawn Tierney  

Developing a Self-Assessment Study
   Shawn Tierney & Accreditation Council member TBD

The Art & Science of Writing Effective Program Policy
   Shawn Tierney & Accreditation Council member TBD

Rites of Passage Models in Outdoor Education: Deepening our Practice & Keeping It Real
   Julian Norris  

Solitary Reflection & Wilderness Programming: Benefits & Strategies
   Ken Kalisch & Andrew J. Bobilya

2nd Annual Trends & Issues in Outdoor Education Programs Panel Discussion
   Andrew J. Bobilya & Tom Holman

Updating Accident Process Models
   Robert Kauffman

It's Not about the Destination: Integrating Faith & Learning through Wilderness Travel
   Trey Fouche  

Girl, You Got it! Empowering Girls to Develop Technical Skills
   Nadine Budbill & Priscilla McKenney

Gamesmithing: Creating New Activities & Variations
   Christopher Ortiz  

Experiential Education & the Rites of Passage
   Brent Bell  

The Final Expedition: What Happens When We Leave Students Alone?
   Brad Daniel & Ken Kalisch

Altitude Adjustment: The Role of Adventure & Education in the Andes
   Brad Moskowitz & Amanda Barnard

Facilitating Insight during the Wilderness Program
   Jasmine Goodnow  

All Included: Adjustments for Inclusion
   Jean Berube & Sarah Doleac

Therapeutic Drumming & A Community Curriculum
   Tom Harris & John Wilbur

Count Me In: Large Group Activities that Work!
   Renee Cavaluzzi

 Adventure Education Meets Fitness Education: The Why's & How's
   Jane Panicucci  

Caught You Thinking....
   Jim Grout  

It’s Only A Game … or Two!
   Jim Grout & Chris Ortiz

Risk & Reality: The Concerns Consideration & Action Approach
   Amy Schwartz & Richard Leckenby

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Experience-Based Training & Development

Using Experiential Learning to Teach Organizational Culture
   Suzanna Sharkey & Bryce Barnhart

Learning Through Entertainment: Skills Training Through Serious Games
   Stephen Balzac  

Conflict Management: Understanding the Art of Effective Conflict Resolution
   David Kahn  

Designing Effective, High-Impact EBTD Activities: The GALIKA Method.
   Antonio Galvan Luna &  Ricardo Herrera Alfaro

3 Reasons Your Leadership Sucks! And How to Improve It
   Michael Cardus

Designing & Managing an Effective Staff Training
   Gretchen Ostherr & Josh Cole

Opening Space
   Jonathan Clark & Terry Williams

Waking Up Sleeping Beauty
   Diane Word  

Experiencing Efficacy
   Ryan Kopper & Kathy Pearce

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Facilitation/Processing

Processing with Teens
   David Flack  

The Use of Mini Solos to Deepen Experiences
   Jacques Fournet & Jesse Beightol

Exploring the Transfer of Learning
   Deb Sugerman  

Call of the Wild: Celebrate our Planet’s Most Valuable Resource … People!
   Donna Wood & Joy Harris

Experiential Methods & the Philosophy of Experiential Education: An Experiential Exploration
   Christian Itin  

The Beliefs Analysis Technique
   Ronnie Monroe  

The Art of Experiential Group Facilitation
   Jennifer Stanchfield

Liberated Procurement:  Facilitating on a Facilitator’s Budget
   Edward Caplan  

Teaching Processing to New (& Old) Facilitators
   Micah Jacobson

Pages Amongst the Pines: Journaling in Experiential Settings
   Brianna Sharpe & Scott Caspell

Developing Self-Awareness as a Facilitator
   Mark Rose  

Rethinking Tuckman's Model -Defining Community Development
   Stephanie Sibille  

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Mind/Body/Spirit

Yoga for Wilderness Leaders
   Brian Capron

Teaching Faith Experientially
   Jessica Cruickshank  

The Power of Touch
   Jean Berube & Tom Smith

Storytelling: Inspiring Human Creativity by Exploring the Secret Trails of Nature
   Fiona Hough & Tony Cox

Fitness Can Be Fun & Fun Can Be fitness
   Jamie Burke  


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Program Administration/Business Development

AEE Conferences 101
   Evan Narotsky & Dan McCole

Marketing 101
   Amy Schwartz Heather Kelday

Life Must Go On: The Sargent Center Story
   Rob Rubendall

Values, Ethics, Morals, Oh My! How a Values-Based Approach Can Help Your Program or Organization
   Jay Roberts & Sarah Mattox

Managing Risk while Afloat
   Christopher Stec & Jeremy Oyen

Best Practices for Paddlesport Programs
   Christopher Stec & Jeremy Oyen

Is Your Program Safe Enough?  Balancing the ‘Good Stuff’ against the ‘Bad Stuff’ with the Risk Assessment & Safety Management (RASM) Model
   Rick Curtis  

Developing Experiential Education Program Internships with Colleges & Universities
   Rita Yerkes, Ed.D.

Think Collectively: The Cooperative Partnership Model to Foster Adventure Therapy Programs’ Sustainability & Accessibility
   Sylvain Turgeon & Nevin Harper

Getting Youth Outdoors: The Chances & Challenges
   Jeff Jacobs

Being the Spark: Creating an Amazing Staff Culture (A Roundtable Discussion for Administrators)
   Michelle Flint & Francis Morgan-Gallo

Creating an Experiential Internship
   Jennifer Payne  

Tracking & Analyzing Incident Data: The International Incident Database Project
   Rick Curtis  

Creating Sustainable Funding in Economically Challenging Times
   Alaina Szlachta  

Sustainability: Tricks of the Trade
   Dave Barbier  


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Research & Evaluation

The Learning Brain
   Jessica Cruickshank & Jeb Schenck

Using the Brain's Processing of Emotion, Movement & Memory in Experiential Education
    Jeb Schenck  

Who’s Got Your Six? Building Your Theoretical Base in Research & Writing
   Brent Cuthbertson & Teresa Socha

Challenge Course Meta-Analysis: What Does It Suggest about Educational Settings?
   Elizabeth Speelman & Jude Hirsch

Templates for Evaluating Experiential Activities
   Bob Sharp & Kevin O Connor

Outdoor Orientation: Reflections on Research
   Brent Bell  

Experiential Education & Public Health:  The Potential to MOVE America toward Health
   Aleta Meyer  

Kernels: Robust Evidence for ALL
   Bobbi Beale & Aleta Meyer


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Schools & Colleges: Higher Education

Dewey or Thoreau? A Practical Look at Facilitator Guidance & Student Freedom
  Steven

Service-Learning in the Context of Developing International Setting
   Paul Lehmann  

Teaching Adventure Education Theory: A Showcase of Best Practices
   Bob Stremba & Christian Bisson

Leadership & Sailing: Using Sailing as a Means of Student Development
   Wesley Riddle & Ken Hill

Making the ‘Experientially Rich’ Real: Strategies to Measure & Document Out-of-Classroom Learning
   David Rudd & Chiara Briganti

Advocacy & Policy Change: Service-Learning in a Graduate-Level Special Education Course
   Michael O'Connor  

University of the Wild:  Alternative Credits, Curriculum & Credibility
   Larry Buell

 Celebrating Diversity
   Dany Brown  

Developing a Study Abroad Class Around the Principles of Experiential Education
   Katherine Pinch & Mariah Hagstrom

Field Studies at Canadian Universities: A Compilation of Best Practices
   Pat Maher  

A Canadian University & Colleges Colloquium on Outdoor Experiential Education
   Pat Maher  

Play in Higher Education
   Steven Henle & Robert Hopp


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Schools & Colleges: K-12

Building Successful Learning Communities
   Scott VanderWey & Brian Brandt

Bridging Standards-Based Curricula with Experiential Education
   Francine (Frankie) Piela & Mary Lou Blanchette Smith

Risk Management Considerations for School Outdoor Programs
   Ann McCollum

Pedagogy of Possibility vs. Pedagogy of Pathology: Student-Centered Education & Hopeful Possibilities in School Settings
   Mary Breunig & Bert Zipperer

Enriching the Craft-Making Experience
   Zabe MacEachren  

Going GA -GA for Global Games
   Rich Keegan  

From “Me” to “We”  … Community Building with 3-8 Year Olds
   Donna Evans Orr & Tom Gardner

Good Pedagogy - Good Program
   Kathleen McFayden  

The Antidote for Senioritis:  Experiential Education & Service Learning
   Janice Dreis & Larry Rehage

Rethinking Assessment: An Alternative Perspective on Assessment in Experiential Education
   Alison Rheingold  

A Holistic Approach to Teaching
   Jennifer Stanchfield & Josh Meyer

Bringing Collaborative Leadership to Your Staff & Students
   Laurie Frank  

Teaching the Teachers: Creating Professional Development Experiences for Educational Professionals
   Carla Hacker & Cindy Kuhrasch

Building Innovative Classroom Communities
   Mike Kent, Jeff Willis & Brett Heneke

Quick Creative Activities that Launch Learning
   Micah Jacobson

Integrating Experience into your Classroom:  Fieldwork, Experts & an Authentic Audience
   Jennifer Seydel

 Teaching on the Fringe: Why Experiential Education Will Never Be Mainstream
   Daniel Diddlemeyer  

Creating a Trauma-Sensitive School Utilizing Adventure Therapy Techniques
   Joseph Gianesin & Linda Gianesin

Combining Therapeutic Goals & Academic Curriculum: A Success Story In-Progress from the Pine River Institute (Ontario, Canada)
   Anne Thomson  

Be the Change
   Mike Seymour  


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Social Justice & Ethics

Experiential Education, Social Justice Pedagogy & Globalization
   Samantha Dear & Mary Breunig

Inclusion of Social Justice in Outdoor Leadership Training
   Tara Flippo &  Karen Warren

Culture & Adventure, Part 2    (C&A 2)
   Tony Alvarez  

Fierce & Fabulous:  Creating a Safe Space for Queer Youth & Instructors in the Field
   Tryka D. Tryka  

Community Development through Experiential Education
   Samara Quintanilla & Irma Potes

(Un)intentional Consequences of Labeling Youth “At-Risk”: Reflections from an Experiential Education Case Study
   Michael Caulkins  

Experiential Activities for a Better World
   Marilyn Levin  


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Therapeutic Adventure/Adventure Therapy

Embracing the Human-Animal Bond
   Philip Tedeschi

From Ambivalence to Action:  The Use of Experiential Learning with Substance-Abusing Teens
   David Flack  

Women, Body Image & Adventure Therapy
   Sara Boilen  

The Power of One: Adventure Activities in Individual Counseling
   Maurie Lung & Gary Stauffer

Discover & Connect Through Play
   Noel Pompa & Maurie Lung

New Heights: Adventure-Based Group Work in Social Work Education
   Christine Norton

 Mainstreaming Wilderness Therapy
   George Appenzeller

The Process of Experience through a Treatment Lens
   Tiffany Wynn & Lisa O'Neill

Kinesthetic Metaphors in Adventure Therapy
   Michael Gass & Lee Gillis

Adventure Therapy & Psychoeducation : An Intervention Model Unique to Québec
   Karyne Meunier  

Treating Trauma Through Mindfulness & Body-Centered Interventions
   Katie Asmus & Sandy Newes

Adventure Therapy Preferred Practices
   Kim Sacksteder  

Creative Uses of Urban Spaces: Urban Adventure Therapy
   Emily Wilk  

Facilitating Emotion: Exploring How Experiential Programming Effects Affect
   Joshua Meyer  

The Power of Attachment
   Abigail Matchette  

Dream, Imagine, Create, Dance, Give It Away: Let’s Experience !!!
   Kim Neal Wasserburger

Incorporating Initiatives in Psychiatric Hospitals
   Stephanie Willis

Learning Is a Family Experience
   Adam Ross & Lynne Downey

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