Saturday, September 28, 2019

Digging Into the Design Process

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Several articles I've recently read discussed how the design process was often a staple in the high schools, but not always in the eleme...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

1000 Hours Outside & #BlueMind, 2019 Edition

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Last summer I decided to do a little outdoor accounting of the number of hours I spent outside after learning about the blog 1000 Hours Ou...
Saturday, September 21, 2019

Outdoor Adventures: Punta Cana's Scape Park

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 This summer we went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for a family vacation. In addition to it being a fabulous way to spend every ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Climate Change Solutions Quiz

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A good online quiz is quite satisfying. Here's one that won't name your Hogwarts house or which  Friends character you're most...
Saturday, September 14, 2019

Thinkport's "Bait to Plate"

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As a Maryland girl (by relocation versus birth), this gem from Thinkport was worth a visit. In " Bait To Plate: An Inside Look At Maryl...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Remembering 9/11

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Today is September 11. Of course your calendar tells you that, but so too does your heart for anyone who was around on September 11, 2001. I...
Saturday, September 7, 2019

TED-ED's Series & Collections

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I recently got reintroduced to TED-Ed at a one-day summer "Tech Tools" workshop I attended. In addition to being able to build l...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Handling the Emotions of a Rough August

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August has been a hard environmental month. The start of September hasn't been any better with  Hurricane Dorian  rearing its ugly this ...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

From Milkweed to Monarch

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Backyards and gardens are a science experiment we create daily. Well I don't, but my husband does--he's the one in the family with...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Welcome Back to School, Teachers

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We head back to school this week. It will be the start of my 27th year of teaching. Given I have a 20th anniversary around the corner, ...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

When Recycling, Art, & Environmental Education Meet

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The White Tailed Deer. I was about 10 when the state of Illinois children voted for the white tailed deer as the state animal in 1980. I st...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Community In Action: Restoring a Creek

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It's always good seeing community in action, coming together for a common good. Here's a local neighborhood and their environmen...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

#JOMO

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In our tech-centric, social media world, #FOMO is a thing we've all come to understand. For those who don't know what FOMO is, it...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

E-STEM = Eco Education + STEM

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In the world of innovation, it only makes sense that STEM and environmentalism pair together in the classroom. Sometimes called E-STEM , th...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Flittering Fireflies

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I'm sitting outside on my patio (a frequent writing spot), pondering nature, summertime, and the start of dusk. Given the time of even...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Forest Bathing

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One day this summer, I team-taught a class to a half-dozen of my colleagues entitled "A Walk On the Wild Side." The purpose? To en...
Saturday, August 3, 2019

Minimalism Meets Environmentalism

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Minimalism, like mindfulness, are on the move and trending a lot over the last several years. I just recently watched the Netflix show ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Tackling Invasive Plants

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I've written before about how my kids' quest for community service hours have led us out on environmental adventures. (Check out  h...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

STEMinism: The Documentary

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Earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to view a dynamic documentary created by 2 high school seniors: Annie Bennett & Caroline Kral...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Common Sense Media's Designing Our Futures Conference

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The Common Sense Media conversation on technology continued on May 29th in Silicon Valley--at the Computer History Museum , as a matter o...