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Rebecca Carver Institute

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Implementing Experiential Education

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Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) Department
Email: [email protected] (Please include “Rebecca Carver Institute” in the subject of your email.)
Phone: 336.334.3490
Address: School of Education Building, Room 366
1300 Spring Garden St. Greensboro, NC 27412

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The Rebecca Carver Institute on Experiential Learning (RCI) is a regularly scheduled learning event intended to provide participants with exposure to and capacity for implementing experiential education.

Through the RCI, the Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations honors the vision and achievements of its former faculty member Dr. Rebecca Carver who led groundbreaking research into the efficacy and powerful results of experiential education across multiple domains. 

MATTERING AND EDUCATION: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND ITS ROLE IN COMMUNITY CHANGE

Saturday, October 26, 2024
School of Education Building 
8:30 am – 4:00 pm

    REBECCA CARVER INSTITUTE
    Saturday, October 26, 2024

    TIMEEVENT DESCRIPTION & LOCATIONPRESENTERS
    8:30 – 9:00 amBREAKFAST & REGISTRATION  
    SOEB 118 Auditorium Lobby      		 
    9:00 – 9:05 amConference Welcome  
    SOEB 120 Auditorium      		Dr. Randall Penfield
    Dean, School of Education
    UNC Greensboro  

    Dr. Craig Peck
    Associate Professor & Department Chair, ELC Dept.,
    School of Education
    UNC Greensboro  
    9:05 – 9:15 amConference Overview and Introduction  
    SOEB 120 Auditorium      		Dr. Frannie Varker
    Assistant Professor
    Dept. of Leadership & Educational Studies
    Appalachian State University  

    Dr. Evan Small
    Lecturer
    Department of Education and Wellness

    Dr. Jo Watts
    Williams School of Education
    Elon University
    9:15 – 10:30 amPLENARY ADDRESS: Risky Teaching and the Power of Relationships in Experiential Education  
    SOEB 120 Auditorium      		Dr. Jay Roberts
    Provost & Dean of the Faculty
    Warren Wilson College
    Asheville, NC  
    10:30 – 10:45 amBREAK 
    10:45 – 11:45 amBreakout Session I:
    (Please choose one of the following sessions)    		 
     Experiential Education vs Experiential Learning: What’s the difference? Why does it matter?  
    SOEB 106      		Andrew Florence
    Adjunct Instructor in Wellness Education and Wellness Dept.
    School of Education
    Elon University  

    Director of Experiential Learning Crossnore Communities for Children  

    Possibilities and Limitations of Experiential Education  
    SOEB 108      		Dr. Beth Meyer
    Director of Curriculum and Instruction
    The Experiential School of Greensboro (TESG)    
    11:45 am – 12:45 pmLUNCH  
    SOEB 118 Auditorium Lobby  
    12:45 – 1:45 pmExperiential Education in Action  
    Auditorium Lobby    		Dr. Frannie Varker

    Dr. Evan Small
    1:45 – 2:00 pmBREAK
    2:00 – 3:00 pmBreakout Session II
    (Please choose one of the following sessions)
    Enacting Belonging and Mattering in Experiential Education  
    SOEB 106      		Rhonda Russell
    Senior Lecturer
    Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education Dept.
    Appalachian State University  

    Cassandra Parrish
    Assistant Director
    Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education Dept.
    Appalachian State University  
    Experiential Education and Community Change
    SOEB 110      		Dr. Megan Cayton
    Student Success Navigator
    UNC Greensboro  
    3:00 – 3:15 pmBreak
    3:15 pmConference Closing Activities
    SOEB 120 Auditorium      		Dr. Frannie Varker

    Dr. Evan Small