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Education for a Global Future: 21st Century Challenges in Sustainability & Climate Change Education

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Schedule
2009
Friday, March 6th
8:00 AM	Education for a Global future conference program University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
8:45 AM	Education for a global future keynote address speaker biography Kevin Coyle, Vice President for Education & Training, National Wildlife Federation University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Ballroom 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
9:25 AM	Keynote address: Climate change and sustainability: The Reality and impacts of global warming Roberta M. Johnson, Director of Education & Outreach, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, & Executive Director, National Earth Science Teachers Association University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Ballroom 9:25 AM - 10:05 AM
10:30 AM	Morning concurrent track 1: What does it mean for K-12 students to think about sustainability in the Western U.S.? Ellen Ebert Rebecca Reichenbach Allison Brody Amy Page Marcel Parent Signa Gundlach University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 207 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM	Morning concurrent track 2: Creation and correction of myths about global warming Matthew S. Lachniet, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gale Sinatra CarolAnne Kardash Gita Taasoobshirazi Doug Lombardi E. Michael Nussbaum University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 211 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM	Morning concurrent track 3: Weathering climate change in the curriculum Andy Jorgensen Amy Northrup David M. Hassenzahl, University of Nevada, Las Vegas David E. James, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Thomas C. Piechota, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jeff Jablonski University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 213 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM	Keynote address: Sustainability and student learning Geoffrey Chase, San Diego State University University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Ballroom 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM	Afternoon concurrent track 1: Sustainability in the K-16 classroom Ellen Ebert Rebecca Reichenbach Nick Pretasky Dale Walsh University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 207 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
1:15 PM	Afternoon concurrent track 2: The "State" of climate change education David M. Hassenzahl, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Michael Collopy, University of Nevada, Reno Scott Mensing, University of Nevada, Reno Paul Buck, Nevada State College; Desert Research Institute Donica Mensing Hans-Peter Plag Jen Huntleysmith University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 211 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
1:15 PM	Afternoon concurrent track 3: Green curricula at UNLV Thomas Jones, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ken Teeters Barbara St. Pierre Schneider, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nancy Menzel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lori Candela, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Yu Xu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Sally Miller Scott Nowicki, University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Room 213 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM