Monday, January 27, 2014

E-STEM = Adding the Environment to STEM Education

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STEM is definitely becoming one of the major buzzwords in the educational field these days.  For those of you who might have missed that me...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

A Middle Schooler's Eco-Perspective

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As a parent, you can't help but feel the swell of pride when one of your children does good.  You feel their accomplishments and success...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Shivering & Sleeping In With the Polar Vortex

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Brrr....It's been cold out there last week...and now again another burst this week too. Unless you've been under a rock, you'v...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Taking Action to Save the Crab Cake

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My husband and I went out to dinner at a really nice Annapolis last Saturday night.  After a hard week , it was quite a delightful escape.  ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Loving Bill Nye

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Ah, I love Bill Nye the Science Guy.  This was a nice find today on Upworthy , showing you just how much Bill Nye knew 20 some-odd years ago...
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

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As I near 18,000 pedometer steps today, and 14,000 steps yesterday (approx 13 miles so far), I feel I may indeed be wearing a circle path th...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Ringing in the New Year with UpWorthy & Gratitutde

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I think UpWorthy is one of my new favorite websites and FaceBook pages.  I love how "good" the "meatiness" is. You ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Embrace "The Beauty of Different" This New Year

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Recently, over at UpWorthy , I ran across this 3 minute video from The Beauty of Different .  (There's also a book out there by Karen Wa...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas from GTG

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From my house to yours, may your  Christmas be rich with memories and overflowing with love!
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Go for a Hacker Mindset

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How old are you...and how old is Logan LaPlante??  (13, by the way) Spot on! I love that his top 8 include: -exercise                  ...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12 Days of Christmas

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Every year on some radio station or another, I usually hear the run down on the total cost in today's world of "The 12 Days of Chri...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Offsetting Random Acts of Violence with Purposeful Acts of Kindness

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This weekend commemorates the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School. 26 lives were taken sensel...
Friday, December 13, 2013

It's Not Too Late for Hour of Code Week

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It's GTG hat-turning time, switching from "eco" to "edtech."  Sometimes, they can be two sides of the same coin. Th...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Shop 'Til You Drop

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I'm sitting here, a week-and-change after Black Friday and all the ads, incentives, free shipping, & more, looking at my Christmas l...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

"How Amazon Stole Christmas"

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I found this infographic interesting this week as I've been Amazon-ing through my Christmas list.  What's even more entertaining is ...
Monday, December 2, 2013

Still Talking About CNN's 2013 Heroes

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Sunday night I curled up on the couch to watch the 2013 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tributes  .  The top 10 heroes were highlighted (and you ca...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Thoughts

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The house this morning is a surprising sound of quiet in that the li'l people here have amazingly decided to sleep in.  Secondarily, the...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Talking Turkey Across the Turkey

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Thanksgiving is merely a day away.  It's that autumnal time to be centered around an "attitude of gratitude." Family and frien...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Eco Stats

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An interesting article came out a week and change ago in the Washington Post .  It detailed the environmental cost of Thanksgiving Dinner...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

CNN Eco-Hero of the Year 2013

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It's probably not a surprise to anyone, that I follow a whole lot of eco-peeps over on Facebook and Twitter.  EdTech stuff too.  Well,...