Saturday, September 12, 2026

Books Abound

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I am a book girl. Not just seasonally, but year round. Though I will admit, summer definitely provides me with more time for diving in. I...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

BrainPOP & AI Literacy

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AI is everywhere...for the good, bad, and ugly of it. Given that, we as educators need a bounty in our tool kit. Perfect here at the start o...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

The Heat Is On, Revisited: The Rivers Run Dry

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It's been a hot one out there. Summer, that is. Record breaking in many ways, as I wrote about in my July 11th post " The Heat Is O...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Summer You, School You

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'Tis that season: the school year is coming... or perhaps for you, it's even already here and has begun. The transition time for tea...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

AI Acrostic Back-to-School Teacher Poster Fun

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Here's a fun AI back-to-school teacher prompt that I've been enjoying playing with for both myself and friends. Created by LaNedra J...
Saturday, August 8, 2026

Corny, But True: Making Fuel at the Grocery Store

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Summertime and the living is easy. Picnics, BBQs, cookouts, fresh fruits and vegetables. Summer comes with a lot of edible perks. Corn on th...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

Starry Night in the Dark Sky

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Jane Taylor's simple rhyme from 1806 still hold true here, now 220 years later. There's nothing like a sparkling star-filled sky abo...
Saturday, July 25, 2026

Eco-Hero Connects Webinar: Ocean Conservation: Protecting Marine Ecosystems

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Not all heroes wear a cape. When they are eco heroes, they sometimes wear swim gear and take part in webinars. That's what is ahead from...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Bird Spying

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For Father's Day, my crew got their dad a smart bird feeder. There are several brands out there: Bird Buddy , Birdify, Chirp Cam , Kiwib...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

The Heat Is On: Sizzling & Sweltering this Summer

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The end of June found Europe sweating, with over the top, record breaking temperatures. According to the World Meteorological Organization ,...
Friday, July 3, 2026

Stars, Stripes, and Sustainable Strides

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July 4th, 2026 marks a memorable day:  America's 250th birthday .  We've all seen the snippets coming our way regarding this semiqui...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Hopescrolling Over Doomscrolling

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I've been pretty agitated about my social media algorithms lately. Particularly my Facebook account, which has been my preferred go-to s...
Friday, June 19, 2026

From Freedom to Future: Juneteenth, Father's Day, and the Obama Presidential Center

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What do fathers, freedom, financial planners, and forward thinking spaces like Obama's Presidential Center have in common? They all are...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Inspiring Heros: Nat Geo's 33 Changemakers

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They had me at Harrison Ford.  So I dug a little deeper and I was enraptured and captured by all 33 of National Geographic's "33 Ch...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

Are We Running Out of Clean Water?

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The first line in this TED-ED video is: "From space, our planet appears to be more ocean than earth."  We were reminded of this w...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Eco-Anxiety: A Message from Our Future Selves

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I had to chuckle when I first started watching author Heather White's November 8th, 2025 TED Talk on  Eco-Anxiety: A Message from Our Fu...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

"Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger

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I'm a reader, and I typically have one book on my Kindle, an audio book for when I'm in the car or doing chores, and sometimes even ...