Wednesday, June 29, 2016

A Tale of An Environmental Teacher

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Once upon a time,.... there was a girl who taught at a very "green" school where they recycled, composted , built rain gardens , ...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Nemo Nursery

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AJ+ is a mecca of informative, fun, insightful videos.  This latest video of theirs struck a chord as the natural follow-up to may last post...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Finding, Not Buying, Dory

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the long-awaited sequel to "Finding Nemo" came out this past Friday.  Th...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Hallmarks of a Good Father's Day

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Step into the Hallmark Store at this time of the year and you will find the Father's Day cards sandwiched between graduation and all t...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

A Collection of Commencement Speeches

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Today was my first official day of summer after all of the end of year events with kids--from the annual field trip to Hershey Park with m...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Our Hearts Break Once Again: Not Another Mass Shooting.

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I'm saddened, hugely so, by the news du jour. Orlando, I am soo, soo sorry.  For your pain, for your loss, for being here once again. ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Learning Through The Launch Cycle

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'Tis the season of graduations ... I've lived through a few of my own this week!  Between hearing the speeches of my many 5th grad...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Follow Matt Damon's MIT Advice: "Turn Toward the Problems You See"

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It's commencement season, and all around speeches swirl. I've even written my own personal graduation speech in attempts to inspir...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Summertime Cheers: Composting!

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There are definite items for me that just scream "SUMMER!" (Maybe in the same way Mel Gibson in Braveheart screams "FREEDOM!...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Barefoot Badminton & Exploring the Idea of Earthing

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After a very rainy-season springtime, with less than stellar temperatures, a rash of 3-4 sunny days of glorious temperature (in a row!) is d...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

MidMonth #Climate Manifesto: 10 Year Anniversary of "An Inconvenient Truth" #AIT10

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What were you doing 10 years ago? (Here's the part where we all start doing our own historic, personal & mental math, figuring out...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Eyes & Ears Still in Awe of Prince EA

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Because I just can't seem to get enough from Prince Ea. And because he seems to be everywhere I turn: The Shawn Stevenson Model Heal...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Graduation, Reflection, & Speech Writing-- The End Is Near

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My 5th Grade students are writing their graduation speeches this week. Promotion. Moving on. The passing of the torch. They are readying ...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Discussing Design & Making the Most of MakerSpaces

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Last Saturday I was at an all day educational leadership workshop entitled "Composing Our Symphony. "  To a degree, that's ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Prince EA to the Rescue Again: "Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?"

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Most of us have seen one or both of these Einstein quotes as they have made their rounds around Facebook and beyond. As plugged in as we...
Sunday, May 8, 2016

Happy Mother's Day: Past, Present & Future

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Cheers today, to all the mothers out there. The ones who have little ones to hold.  The ones who maybe are celebrating their first Moth...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Prince Ea's "Man vs Earth"

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I think I have found my new modern-day superhero. His name is Prince Ea. His focus: to bring wisdom to words, peace through poetry, magic ...
Saturday, April 30, 2016

The Double Mystery of the Missing Bees

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Houston, we have a problem.  Actually 2: Case 1: Buzz is Missing! Who's Buzz, you're wondering?  Buzz is the name of the bee o...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

"If the World Were 100 People" Video

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 " Films for Action " always posts some pretty amazing shorts.  Here's another one (from Good Magazine ) that fits the bill....