Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Rick Steves Classroom

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I ran across this gem on Rick Steves' Facebook Page .  Seeing it, I knew it was something I needed to check out. The Rick Steves Classro...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Happy 91st Birthday, Dr. Jane Goodall

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This past Thursday was Dr. Jane Goodall's 91st birthday. Born April 3, 1934, she is still going strong, living a long, remarkable life! ...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

The ABC Benefits of Travel

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We just recently had spring break (a true joy for teachers and students alike).  During that time, my husband and I went to Spain. Needless ...
Saturday, June 29, 2024

4th of July 2024

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Happy Birthday America! 4th of July, our country's birthday, is definitely one of our biggest national holidays in the US.  Parades, pic...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Jane Goodall's 90th Birthday--Environmental Champion

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Lately, with life events, I've been living the Meg Ryan Lines in the 1991 movie "When Harry Met Sally" and I've been ...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

History of EE: Environmental Education

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October 14-26, 1977, in Tbilisi--now in the country (not state) of Georgia in what was once part of the USSR--there was the First Intergover...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Population Education's: A Quick Trip to 8 Billion

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Population Education is an amazing website that brings together a lot of globally important factors: numbers, demographics, and human impact...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Winter Solstice: December 21, 2023

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This year, Winter Solstice occurs December 21st. The shortest day of the year--meaning the day with the shortest number of daylight hours. A...
Saturday, December 2, 2023

Hour of Code 2023: December 4-10

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In January of 2013, Hadi & Ali Partovi (two Iranian-American brothers) started Code.org with the intention of making computer programmi...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Podcasts, Podcasts Everywhere

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If you've been around awhile, you know I'm a major fan of podcasts. I happened on this website somewhere on social media and it'...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Reaching 8 Billion

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Yesterday (Tuesday, November 15th, 2022) was the Day of 8 Billion. It was the day we, as a planet, reached the global milestone of 8 billion...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

How Well Do You Know Earth Day's History?

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As a follow up to my recent post about Earth Day and with it swiftly approaching this Friday, it is time to test your knowledge! How much d...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

A Wealth of Women's History this Month

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As we march the past halfway point of March, there's so much to take note of this Women's History Month. Resources abound in all dir...
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Women in Innovation

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The Smithsonian is known for its exceptional level of education--whether the museums in Washington, DC or their online counterparts. They kn...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Ken Burns In the Classroom

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Ken Burns has become synonymous with historical documentaries. No wonder, given he's been writing, directing, producing, and filming the...
Saturday, September 11, 2021

The 20th Anniversary of 9/11

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As I said at the start of my 9/11 post in 2019 : "Today is September 11. Of course your calendar tells you that, but so too does your h...
Saturday, June 19, 2021

When Father's Day, Civil War, & the Environment All Intersect

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Father's Day, Civil War, and the Environment are not the typical trio. Not by a long shot. Yet it's funny how this year, in my world...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Kid Legend Book Series

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Two of my recent reads were from the Kid Legend Series by David Stabler and Robin Stevenson. This 7-book series focuses on a series of ...