Green Team Gazette

1 teacher. 1 world. Eco-friendly. EdTech-friendly. Classroom-friendly.Teacher-friendly. Kid-friendly. Parent-friendly. Planet-friendly. Sustainability. Innovation. What can we do to increase the likelihood that this one li'l world will be here eons from now? Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or just someone who firmly believes that every tiny bit helps, let's all be part of the solution rather than adding to the problem, knowing that innovation along the way is the way to make that happen!

Saturday, September 30, 2017

The Evolution of the Desk (Teacher Desk & Otherwise!)

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My folks have a roll-top desk. I've told my brother that I get the desk in the inheritance (which hopefully will be many many years from...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Continued Tale of Climate Change vs Climate Denial

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You would think with all these hurricanes hitting us this season (especially given the devastation and humanitarian crisis that Puerto Rico ...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Jimmy & Jane (Fallon & Goodall, That is!)

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Last week, the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall visited "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." With a new documentary coming out in O...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Online Learning: "Disasters & Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate"

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"Love of learning" is a phrase that is in my school's mission statement, and as educators, it's our driving force: both ...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Jane Goodall's Masterclass

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Jane Goodall's conservation MasterClass  is coming this fall, to a computer near you. Think about it. How often can you learn from the...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Our Hurricane-Filled Hearts

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My heart has been with Florida for the last week. I've been glued to the news about Hurricane Irma, watching the reports, searching out ...
Saturday, September 9, 2017

For the Love of Lego's: Wind Turbine Edition

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Who doesn't love Lego's? (Well you might not if you are a parent of a 2-8 year old who discovers one wayward Lego, hidden in the s...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Is That a Wind Farm in Heartland?

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We have arrived! With Pizza! Every summer I take a trek to my hometown , where I grew up in Central Illinois. It's always a little b...
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Cool Tech Tools

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We have a pretty nifty little thing in the summers at our school. It's called Summer Institute, and it's professional development by...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Empathy Makes the World Go Round

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In the last few weeks before school started, I was reading the book UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World  by Mich...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

An Inconvenient Sequel, Revisited

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Ever since seeing "An Inconvenient Sequel, " I keep revisiting movie points in my mind. (It helps that I have about 3 pages of wri...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Al Gore's At It Again: The Inconvenient Sequel

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On July 28th in selected theaters and August 4th for a wider selection of theaters, amidst a tumultuous and political 2017, the sequel to  A...
Saturday, August 19, 2017

Monday's The Day: The American Eclipse August 21, 2017

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So... Monday's the day you've been hearing about for months on social media: The Great American Eclipse. In case you missed it an...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Innovation, Visionaries, & The Henry Ford Museum.

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After visiting the Winter Estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford in Fort Myers this June, I'm finding that I just can't get enoug...
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