Monday, September 26, 2011

33+ Stats, Facts, & Observations of My 3 Days Walking 60 Miles

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 Opening Ceremonies @ National Stadium ~ Powerful! This past weekend, I participated in this year's Washington, DC's   Susan...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Things I've Learned While Walking

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For the last 6 months, I've been getting ready for the 3 Day/60-mile Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure . I'm coming up under ...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Moving Planet ~ Go Global, Go Green, and Go Car Free

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This weekend ahead, I'm walking in and around Washington DC for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day/60 mile Walk for Breast Cancer .  My shoes and ...
Friday, September 16, 2011

When Nature Meets Gratitude

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"Oh My God" is defined in the above video...and I love the manner in which it is defined. Nature meets wonder meets awe and aware...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Mark Your Calendars: Sept. 14 ~ Climate Reality Project: 24 Hours of Reality

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What kind of difference can a day make?   Well, starting in T-minus 2.5 hours in my timezone (8 pm EST, 7 pm CST), Al Gore and Friends are g...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

"Power"ful Infographic

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Here is an interesting and "power"ful infographic about energy consumption  that comes from Power SuperSite .  Special thanks to M...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Farewell to the 2011 Park Quest Season

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Ah...Another season of  Maryland Park Quest draws to a close here today, Labor Day.  Our crew, Team Green Gators with our ultra-busy trav...
Sunday, September 4, 2011

Darkening Our Shade of Green

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Friday was the 2nd day of school with my latest crop of 3rd graders....and the first Friday, which means it is our weekly  "Capri Sun C...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Free Tech 4 Teachers

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One of my favorite go-to spots on teaching trends and technology is Richard Byrne's " Free Technology for Teachers ."  So, of...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Because I Love It So

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This video has debuted on GTG before, but in the spirit of starting up another school year (and being busier than all get-out), it seemed ju...
Monday, August 29, 2011

A Hurricane of Gratitude

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Adios Irene, and hola to the shining sun....Somewhat ironic given the hurricane swirls were overhead not that terribly long ago. Nothing l...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Back to School, but Insert Hurricane Irene

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It's back to school time. As a teacher, Friday was the beginning of my 19th year with my 19th "Back to School" first-day-of-t...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Hail Storms & Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Flooded Basements & Beyond

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It's not often you get to play around with hail storms, flood, earthquakes, and potential hurricanes/tropical storms all in the same wee...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Trash-Free Parks: Friend or Foe?

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Just last week I went on a  Maryland Park Quest over at Sandy Point State Park .  Given I wrote about the Park Quests of Maryland left, ri...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

#GETABC on Symbaloo

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Here's a total one-stop-shopping Symbaloo Webmix  of the 30+ A-Z resources I've been investing this summer during my #GETABC Series...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

An Alphabetic Review: #GETABC Reflections

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Ahh...here we are at the end of the summer, and at the end of my personal quest:  To embark on my own form of homeschooling, teacher-style; ...

Z = The ZimmerTwins #GETABC

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Z   is for   ZimmerTwins (GTG's  # GETABC Series = Green, Education, & Tech*) Here at the end of the alphabet, we have a bonu...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Z = Zunal, WebQuest Maker #GETABC

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Z is for Zunal (GTG's # GETABC Series = G reen, E ducation, & T ech*) Z!  At long last!!   With the zillions of things on the I...