Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Marvy Math Month @ Eagle Cove School!

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January 31st finds us at the end of Math Month at Eagle Cove School .  Tomorrow, February 1st, is the day the last projects are due in from...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Math Month Meets Eco-Stats & A Touch of Tech

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January is Math Month at Eagle Cove School .   Given that, we encourage math exploration across the grade levels, send home math calendars f...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Soaring Like an Eagle With Synchronicity

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"Synchronicity" is when 2 (or more) events come together in perfect harmony.  We had a moment of exactly that-- synchronicity --ye...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Whether Sleet or Snow... To EdCampDC We Go!

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You know you've been at EdCamp all day when... A). Your day is full, your mind is swirling, and your teacher mind is charged; B).  Yo...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

You Know The Green School Education Is Working When...

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You know the "green" school education is working when my two cherubs (ages 6 and 9) cue up educational finds on YouTube that they...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

A Great Green School Experiment

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In 2008, Fisher Elementary School (a school of approximately 500 students/staff) in Walpole, Massachusetts embarked on a mean, green, schoo...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Food for Thought on Martin Luther King, Jr's Bday

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I was reminded this weekend of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch TEDx Event of November 2010 sponsored by Plastic Pollution Coalition .  I wa...
Saturday, January 7, 2012

Singing a Symphony of Whales

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"Life is a Symphony, not a sound bite.  Beauty takes wing in its own time."~ Steve Schuch This week in rading, my 3rd graders r...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Meditating on the Materials Economy: AKA, Studying "The Story of Stuff"

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This winter, I'm taking an online course through the Green Education Foundation Institute .  Through part of the studies, I found my way...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Retro, Reuse, Pizza, & PacMan

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Back in the day, when I was a wee pup, a Friday night was a fulfilling eve with my high school buddies at Hickory Point Mall , in Forsyth, I...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Out With The Old, Hike in With the New

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Out With The Old, Hike in With the New... Year, that is! Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (same ones who have brought us...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Milestones

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There are treasured milestones and memories we all hold dear: our first kiss, learning to drive and getting our license, turning 21, having...
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Sending You My Holiday Best

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Wishing you a wonderful, love-and-peace-filled December 25th, wherever on Earth you may be! This free ecard created with Smilebox ...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

Oh Santa!!!

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Santa has a rough go of it... a). A one mega-work night, but ooh la lah, the hours of that! Not to mention, the number of hours of recupera...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

One of My Favorite Things: The Old Book Barn

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I'm struck this morning with the sometime-associated-Christmas song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music .  Strains o...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

Have Yourself a "Green" Li'l Christmas

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Okay, it's true:  I love my school, and all that we represent.   As a Maryland "Green" School since 2006, Eagle Cove School i...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

When Left and Right Brains Unite: The Symphony of Science

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In our science room at school , we have this amazing poster visually showcasing the left and right sides of the brain.  (Ironically, it...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Visions of a Sustainable World

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Here is a wonderful ten minute video from Dr. Paul Raskin, of Yale's School of Forestry .  Entitled "Visions of a Sustainable World...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

"MuppetGate" = Mayhem & Madness!!

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I like to refer to it as " MuppetGate "... especially since it is starting to get as much press as any other "- gate :"...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Long Live The Lorax!

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Hurrah!  Mark your calendars!!!   Dr. Seuss's  The Lorax is coming to a theater near you. Anticipated arrival:  March 2, 2012! Just in ...
Monday, December 5, 2011

The 5 Best Toys of All Time

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"Best Toys of All Time."  For an article, that's one heck of a title.  It has a definite draw-- as an educator, it has all of...