Events
Texas Children in Nature Network Summit
2024 Summit
December 11, 2024 12pm - December 13, 2024 12:30pm
2024 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit
December 11-13, 2024 at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, Texas
Presented by H-E-B.
Location: 100 Washington Ave, Waco, TX 76701
During this three-day Summit, TCiNN will bring...
moreWebinars
Introducing Nature Challenge – A 21st Century Platform for Inspiring and Tracking Conservation
May 8, 2024 2pm
Join us to explore the new Nature Challenge, a nature-engagement platform designed for the 21st century that brings conservation, scientific discovery, and environmental stewardship back into everyday life. Learn how to become a provider and generate opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to learn, have fun, and make a positive impact in communities. As a provider, you'll leverage your existing materials and expertise to engage...
moreGreen Jobs: Exploring STEM Natural Resource Careers
June 5, 2024 2pm
Webinar with Ted Stevens, Education Director, Texas Forestry Association
Learn how to use Project Learning Tree's new Green Jobs guide that is TEKS-aligned and STEM correlated to inspire your students to pursue a future career working outdoors in a natural resource forestry related career. The guide contains four fun hands-on activities to explore this topic with your middle school and high school students.
Participants will learn...
moreTips and Strategies for ADA Audits of Outdoor Recreation Assets
July 10, 2024 2pm
Webinar with John N. McGovern, JD, Principal-in-Charge, Accessibility Practice, WT Group
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to facilities and parks, as well as programs and services. It applies to the State of Texas, to every one of the 254 counties, and all the 1,221 cities and towns. School districts too are subject to the ADA. How can you determine if an outdoor recreation site is accessible to people with...
moreBuilding relationships with nature: Exploring a university course that infuses time in nature to positively benefit students' well-being
August 7, 2024 2pm
Webinar with Dr. Courtney Crim and Dr. Laura Allen - Trinity University, Department of Education
It is well known that unplugging from daily demands is beneficial for our well-being. Time spent in nature offers this much-needed relief. However, when we shared this insight with college students already feeling overwhelmed, their response was often, "We don't have time." To address this challenge, we brainstormed ways to help students...
moreResearch Update from the Center for Health & Nature
August 21, 2024 2pm
Health webinar with Jay Maddock, Ph.D., FAAHB, Director of the Center for Health & Nature & Regents Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M
Founded in 2018, the Center for Health & Nature is a unique collaboration between Houston Methodist, Texan by Nature, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center, to drive research to study the impact of nature on health with evidence-based...
moreCommunity Play Sessions with Free Play Houston and Bayou City Play: Honoring the Nature of Children
October 2, 2024 2pm
Webinar with Jill Wood & Brett Sillers, Founders of Free Play Houston
Free Play Houston and Bayou City Play are two organizations working in Texas’ largest city to advocate for children and their right to play. Both are centered around the belief that every community benefits when we create time and space for play, whether at a local park, community center, school or a willing neighbor’s yard. When we say ‘yes’ to children’s play,...
moreNature Contact and Health Recommendations
October 16, 2024 7pm
Teacher Workshop and Health Webinar with Erin Largo-Wight, University of North Florida Professor, Department of Public Health PhD and Director, Institute of Environmental Research & Education (IERE)
The relationship between passive nature contact and health is both intuitive and supported by a growing body of research evidence. The nature and health relationship has broad implications ranging from public health policy to urban...
moreDelve into the TCiNN LEAP (Library Explorer Adventure Pack Program)
November 6, 2024 2pm
Webinar with Marisa Oliva-Rodriguez, Health and Nature Liaison, Texas Children in Nature Network
In 2023, the Rio Grande Valley launched its first Nature Smart Library Lending Backpack program, in coordination with local libraries, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Driscoll Health Plan, and Texas Children in Nature Network. Since then, 60 backpacks have been deployed across eight libraries in Hidalgo and Cameron County, giving families access...
moreTeacher Workshops
Jurassic Perks - Using Dinosaurs to Inspire and Early Interest in Natural Sciences
September 14, 2024 10am
Teacher Workshop with Abigail Jacks, Environmental Science Education Manager, The Witte Museum
Few animals inspire minds the way that Cretaceous-era creatures do! By learning about the land through the lens of dinosaurs, educators can craft connections and interest in natural sciences for learners of all ages. Attendees will come away from this session with tips, tricks and methods for planning prehistoric content that will inspire...
moreNature Contact and Health Recommendations
October 16, 2024 7pm
Teacher Workshop and Health Webinar with Erin Largo-Wight, University of North Florida Professor, Department of Public Health PhD and Director, Institute of Environmental Research & Education (IERE)
The relationship between passive nature contact and health is both intuitive and supported by a growing body of research evidence. The nature and health relationship has broad implications ranging from public health policy to urban...
moreEast Foundation: Behind the Gates in the Classroom and on the Land
November 9, 2024 10am
Virtual Teacher Workshop with Maria F. “Masi” Mejia-Serna, Manager of Education Programs, East Foundation
Join the East Foundation Education Team as we highlight our programming in the classroom, on the land, and in partnership with like-minded organizations. In the classroom, we have deployed Texas Wildlife Association’s Wildlife by Design to over 100,000 students since 2014. These lessons are state science curriculum aligned and focus...
morePartner Professional Developments
Taking the Mystery Out of Grant Writing
September 18, 2024 2pm
Partner Exclusive Webinar with Susan Kaderka
Grant writing is essentially an exercise in making a case for why a funder should support your organization. Each part of a grant proposal can and should contribute to making a strong case. In this webinar, we will frame the component parts of a generic grant proposal--Organizational History, Statement of Need, Project Description, Evaluation, Budget, Attachments—as a series of questions that...
moreOur Open Spaces - Central Texas Interfaith Explores Green Space Equity
December 18, 2024 2pm
Partner Exclusive Webinar with Warinda Harris, Organizer, Central Texas Interfaith (CTI)
Central Texas Interfaith (CTI) is a non-partisan broad-based coalition of over 50 congregations, schools, health clinics, workers’ groups, and social service organizations in the 10-county area of central Texas. Founded in East Austin by its oldest institutions of color, we have created systemic change for over 35 years through institutional...
morePartner Virtual Field Trips
PEAS Community Farm and Urban Orchard Virtual Field Trip
October 25, 2024 2pm
Partner Exlusive Virtual Field Trip with PEAS
Come tour the PEAS Community Farm & Urban Orchard with the PEAS Pod! This interactive field trip will be a blend of a tour of the farm and orchard and participating (virtually) in activities led by PEAS’ outdoor educators. As we explore the various aspects and features of the farm, PEAS staff will model lessons and activities that can be used to engage learners of all ages outdoors. You...
moreUpcoming Regional Collaborative Meetings
Austin: April 1 - for more information email Ashleigh Cibelli-Pettus
Caprock: January 30 - for more information email Sarah Coles
Coastal Bend: February 21 - for more information email Lari Jo Edwards
Heart of Texas: February 22 - for more information email: Erin Shields
Houston: : April 23 - For more informtion email: Dany Millikin
North Texas: February 16 - for more information email Anna Lewis
Pineywoods: - for more information email: Ted Stevens
Rio Grande Valley: February 8 - for more information email Marisa Oliva
San Antonio: March 27 - for more information email: Stephanie Regets
Interested in Presenting?
Are you interested in presenting at one of our webinars and workshops? We are always looking for innovative programs and resources to share with our partners. To propose a session fill out our interest form.