Monday, February 24, 2014

A Smorgasbord of Eco Articles

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This week has been a rather uber-busy one (when are they not any more?!). Given that, even when there’s not time to sit down and read up o...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

A STEM-Style Snow Day, Part 2: The Great Gumdrop Challenge

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As I mentioned in my last post "A STEM-Style Snow Day, Part 1:  The Precursor,"  I have been battling the techno-zombied-children ...
Friday, February 14, 2014

A STEM-Style Snow Day, Part 1: The Precursor

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We have had some snow here the last few days.  And when I say "some snow," that means multiple inches--up to 24 inches in part of ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

"21 Swings"--Music Making While Playing

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There's nothing more freeing than swinging--I remember my backyard swing set, trying to touch the trees with my feet, and letting the wi...
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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Climate -vs- Weather: Just Because There's Snow Doesn't Mean There Isn't "Global Warming"

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This weekend I'm attemding my annual environmental conference that I have attended the last 5 of 6 years.   MAEOE (otherwise known as ...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Digital Learning Day

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Hip Hip Hooray! Let’s Hear it for… Digital Learning Day When? Wed., Feb. 5, 2014 What is it? Quoted from the Digital Learning Day website : ...
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...