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Sustainable Futures Summit #SFS25
Wednesday, May 21
 

8:30am EDT

Welcome & Keynote
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT
Speakers
avatar for Victoria Setaro

Victoria Setaro

Supervisor of Instructional Services, Ulster BOCES
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT

8:50am EDT

Collaborating Across Countries for Climate Justice
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
How can powerful collaboration drive climate action in education? In this presentation, teachers from Laos, the US, and Brazil will share how we enhanced our professional development and built a network focused on sustainability. We’ll discuss our projects and a collaborative Canva book we created showcasing visions for a sustainable future.

Below is the link to podcast episode that we were on  (Teach4Justice) where we talked about Climate Justice and work we are doing to raise awareness of climate issues and the need for climate action.  Check it out!

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/alfredo-silva4/episodes/Episode-17---Climate-Action-Student-Project-w-Jane-Ji-e30se0f
Speakers
avatar for Jose N. Gonzalez

Jose N. Gonzalez

21th Century Learning Specialist, Davis Middle School: Compton Unified School District
I have been an educator for over 22 years, all in Compton California. I became the Verizon innovative Coach in 2018. I am currently the 21st Century Learning Specialist at Davis Middle School, I have a passion for Project Based Learning/ Challenge Based Learning and for giving students... Read More →
avatar for Megan Vosk

Megan Vosk

MYP English Language Acquisition, Vientiane International School
Megan Vosk @megan_vosk teaches MYP English Language Acquisition and Individuals & Societies at Vientiane International School. She has been teaching internationally for 12 years. She is also the current ELLSA regional committee chair for Laos and the chair of the Association for Middle Level Education... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT

8:50am EDT

Innovations for Reimaging Our World
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
Speakers
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Dorna Schroeter

Dutchess BOCES Center for Sustainability and Climate Education and Islandia Consulting
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
TBA

8:50am EDT

Macroinvertebrate Exploration: What's Teeming in Our Ponds and Streams?
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
Dive into the fascinating world of pond and stream life with Mohonk Preserve’s Education Outreach Coordinator, Ashawna Abbott. Learn what macroinvertebrates are and how these tiny aquatic creatures serve as important indicators of water quality, support freshwater ecosystems, and display unique adaptations that help survive in their aquatic habitat. Ashawna will also share how Mohonk Preserve explores these aquatic creatures through education programming and community science initiatives like StreamWatch.

Meeting ID: 815 8538 3429
Passcode: 099993
 
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Speakers
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Ashawna Abbott

Mohonk Preserve
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
TBA

8:50am EDT

Sustainability and Climate Change for All: A Systematic Approach to Implement k-12 Problem-Based Learning and Design Thinking
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
In this session, we’ll explore how integrating sustainability and climate change into K–12 education by incorporating problem-based learning (PBL) and design thinking, we can actively engage students in real-world environmental challenges, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. This approach not only deepens their understanding of climate change, but also equips them with the skills to develop innovative solutions and become empowered change-makers in their communities. Best practices and exemplar (integrated across content areas) sustainability PBLs will be shared. 
Speakers
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Eddie Cohen

The Energy Museum
Dr. Edward Cohen is the founder of the Energy Museum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering STEAM learning for individuals of all ages, from toddlers to seniors, while exploring the profound role of energy in every facet of our lives. He also serves as the Associate Director... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
TBA

8:50am EDT

Sustainable Solutions for Technology
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
We explored the resource depletion of data centers and we also looked into the accumulation of electronic waste both in data centers because of frequent hardware upgrades.Our goal with this Greenlight project is to spread awareness about these modern, pertinent sustainability issues. We'd love to share the solutions that we've explored as well! 
Speakers
JJ

John Jay High School Earth Rise Club

Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District
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Hellen Dollar

Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:40am EDT
TBA

9:45am EDT

Data Science for Sustainable Development
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
Speakers
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Olivia Zhang

Intern, Data Science for Sustainable Development
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
TBA

9:45am EDT

Designing a Sustainable Future Through Playful Robotics
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
Join Erik Torstensson, founder of Strawbees, as he shares the story behind a global learning tool born from recycled materials and powered by creativity. Discover how Strawbees combines sustainability, hands-on prototyping, and robotics to empower the next generation of problem-solvers through playful engineering and purposeful design.
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
TBA

9:45am EDT

Ecology Research Experiences for High School Students with Cary Institute
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
Join past participants of the Mid-Hudson Young Environmental Scientists program to learn more about their experiences doing ecology research.
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT

9:45am EDT

Join the League for Green Leaders: A Game-Based Adventure for K-12 and Beyond
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
Dive into an exciting journey with the League for Green Leaders, where you become an eco-hero solving real-world sustainability challenges! Through interactive gameplay, collaboration, and creative problem-solving, you'll explore climate change solutions and develop global citizenship skills. Lead the way toward a greener future while having fun and making a difference!
Speakers
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Jane Chun-Ji

Co-Founder, Springbay Studio
Jane Ji is the co-founder of Springbay Studio, an award-winning educational technology company specializing in game-based learning for environmental sustainability. She designs interactive experiences like League for Green Leaders and the iBiome series, engaging students in real-world... Read More →
avatar for Juli Ross Kleinmann, EdD

Juli Ross Kleinmann, EdD

Supervisor of Instructional Services, Ulster BOCES
Dr. Julianne Ross-Kleinmann is an education leader with over 3 decades of experience bridging literacy and technology integration. A former ISTE Board Member and current co-host of the AI Café podcast, she supports educators in creating authentic learning experiences that narrow... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
TBA

9:45am EDT

Rhinebeck Civics Class-Civic Partnership for Sustainable Futures
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
The Rhinebeck Civics class offers students the opportunity to pursue community based projects in partnership with local experts and municipalities. Current and former Civics students will present their sustainably themed projects along with discussion on the impact of those projects. Topics may include pollinator gardens, hydroponic food production and repurposing of recycled materials.
Speakers
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Henry Frischknecht

Rhinebeck School District
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am EDT
TBA

11:35am EDT

Keynote Jenna Audlin
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:35am - 12:00pm EDT
Speakers
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Jenna Audlin

The Explore More Challenge
Jenna Audlin is a student, speaker, and educator, as well as the author and creator of The Explore More Challenge for Kids. After college, they plan to create a system of mobile nature centers that allow for accessible nature education in every community. Stay tuned for Jenna's new... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:35am - 12:00pm EDT

12:05pm EDT

Empowering Young Changemakers: Infusing Sustainability into Elementary Classrooms with ClickView
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT
 In this interactive session, we’ll explore how elementary students can build an early understanding of sustainability and feel empowered to make a real difference in their communities. Using engaging ClickView videos and a simple, high-impact persuasive writing activity, you’ll leave with practical ideas and ready-to-use resources to bring the global goals of sustainability into your classroom. Together, we’ll help students become thoughtful stewards of our world—one classroom project at a time.

ClickView is home to curated, standards-aligned videos for every grade, subject and topic. We make it easy for teachers to find the perfect video for any class in seconds. Videos on ClickView are short, fresh and fun to spark curiosity and enhance engagement. Every video comes with classroom-ready interactive quizzes so students can explore, explain and evaluate their learning, all while watching a video. Teachers can see how their students perform through actionable analytics, helping them target gaps in understanding and personalize their teaching.
What is ClickView?


https://clickview.zoom.us/j/88160586171?pwd=VVrlNB1xEgL6jCSFUbJrC7kywtbJ7S.1
Meeting ID: 881 6058 6171
Passcode: 177863
Speakers
avatar for Tim Powers

Tim Powers

Regional Director, US, Streamable Learning/ClickView Education
Streamable Learning enhances K-12 education by offering live, interactive video field trips that connect classrooms with experts from around the world. Students can participate in real-time discussions, Q&A sessions, and engaging activities. With over 600 standards-aligned field trips... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT

12:05pm EDT

Frontier High School - Benefits of Sustainable Cooking
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT
Food waste is a huge issue facing the world right now. Our session will cover ways to reduce one's ecological footprint by making cooking more sustainable. We will not only explain the concepts, but also walk participants through a hands-on cooking class!
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT
TBA

12:05pm EDT

Upcycling: Shirts, Sneakers, and Things that Bounce
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT
We will take a look at social sustainability influencers like @aditimayer, ponder how we can upcycle our sneakers, and what can we use those scraps for when we cut our t-shirts? We will take a look at some of our favorite clothing websites and examine how they are impacting our planet, while creating something new from something used.
Speakers
avatar for Dana Brown

Dana Brown

Founder and President, Dana Brown Professional Learning Services
Curriculum expertise, service to students, time management, to captivate better results.  Dana Brown has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, with a concentration in behavioral sciences, from Concordia College-Bronxville, a master’s degree in reading and literacy from... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT

12:05pm EDT

Working for Change About Green Jobs
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT
Working for Change highlights NYS Climate Act and the emission reduction goals, and the jobs that will be created in clean energy sectors to reach these goals. We highlight a solar installer, HVAC and Wind Turbine Technician careers and their career pathways.

Our Advocacy workshop talks about what makes a campaign and coalition building specifically a success and motivates youth to get involved in policy change now. Our Junior Clean Power fellow talks about how she founded the Long Beach Green Schools Campaign with the goal of transitioning Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD)–the 4th largest school district in California–off of fossil fuels. And how she won!
Speakers
MI

Melissa Iachetta

New Yorkers for Clean Power
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:05pm - 12:50pm EDT

12:55pm EDT

Bringing Sustainability to Life: Using Live Expert Interactions with Streamable Learning
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
 In this session, we'll explore how Streamable Learning can transform sustainability education by connecting students directly with subject matter experts from leading organizations around the world. Through live, interactive virtual field trips, students gain firsthand insights into real-world sustainability efforts — from protecting marine life to innovating eco-friendly technologies.
 
Streamable learning is home to live video field trips for every K-12 classroom.  We make it easy for teachers to book and attend live video field trips from 100s of unique organizations around the world.  Streamable Learning gives students the opportunity to interact with subject matter experts in a live engaging environment through discussion, Q&A, quizzes and more. With standards-aligned live and recorded video film trips added every day, there are always exciting new places to explore with your students.  
What is Streamable Learning?

https://clickview.zoom.us/j/81528017842?pwd=UPJH9uDUThYs1in8XKCMwqxuYAH5Pb.1
Meeting ID: 815 2801 7842
Passcode: 586126
Speakers
avatar for Tim Powers

Tim Powers

Regional Director, US, Streamable Learning/ClickView Education
Streamable Learning enhances K-12 education by offering live, interactive video field trips that connect classrooms with experts from around the world. Students can participate in real-time discussions, Q&A sessions, and engaging activities. With over 600 standards-aligned field trips... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
TBA

12:55pm EDT

Introduction to Hydroponic Farming
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
Join the NY Sun Works team for an informational presentation introducing participants to the science of hydroponics and its importance in the future of sustainable agriculture. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and collaborate with peers to brainstorm about how technology like this could be integrated into science classrooms for hands-on, student-centered learning. Participants will then have the opportunity to learn about a design challenge to create their very own passive hydroponic systems. Our team will demonstrate how to create your own DIY hydroponic system at home, which participants can re-create on their own time or with students in the future.
Speakers
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Tanairi Taylor

NY Sun Works
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Madeline Turner

NY Sun Works
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
TBA

12:55pm EDT

Jaimie Cloud - Leading Education for Sustainability in K-12 Schools
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
Educators around the world are educating about unsustainability as a way to engage students and motivate them to care and to act. Instead, students are becoming depressed, anxious, overwhelmed and detached. It doesn't have to be that way! Educate for Sustainability. It's the difference that will make the difference.
Speakers
JC

Jaimie Cloud

Founder and President, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
TBA

12:55pm EDT

Pawling PRIDE Plant Science Class-DIY Hydroponics from Repurposed Materials
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
The Pawling HS Life Skills class is enrolled in Landscape and Plant Science. They are creating their own hydroponics system from repurposed plastics and materials.

Sustainable Summit - DIY Hydroponics
Wednesday, May 21 · 12:45 – 1:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ruj-ifuz-qwn
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 478-352-1119‬ PIN: ‪402 155 045‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ruj-ifuz-qwn?pin=3188560531288 
Speakers
SD

Stacy Dumont

Pawling PRIDE Plant Science Class
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
TBA

12:55pm EDT

Sustainability in Health Industries
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
This session focuses on informing people about the health sector's impact on climate change.  Once we learn about the problem, we can discuss solutions to reduce the amount of waste produced in hospitals to help decrease the CO2 emissions of the US health sector.  


https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85193773614?pwd=wg1x0MLIeQCPvajaLb7h6KxT6WrggD.1

Meeting ID: 851 9377 3614
Passcode: F4VP9c

Speakers
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT

12:55pm EDT

System Thinking for Climate Change
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
In this session on systems thinking for climate change, participants will explore the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic factors that contribute to climate challenges. Through interactive discussions and case studies, attendees will learn how to apply systems thinking principles to develop holistic and adaptive strategies for mitigating climate impacts. By fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, this session aims to equip participants with the tools necessary to create effective solutions that address the complexities of climate change.
Speakers
avatar for Mary Patrick

Mary Patrick

Assistant Trainer and consultant, SAYDS KENYA
I am the CEO and Founder of Future Africa International, a youth-led organization driving transformative change across Africa through youth develpoment and  innovation, and community empowerment. With a background in international business management and years of experience working... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:55pm - 1:40pm EDT
TBA
 
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