Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Nonpartisan Election Resources

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It's definitely an election year--there's evidence of it everywhere. Not to mention, this year seems heated like never before. Regar...
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Ready Resources for Remote & Hybrid Teachers

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Two posts ago, I shared some reflections and resources about how to mentally and emotionally survive these crazy Covid teaching times . I ta...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

TED's Countdown For Climate Change

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10.10.2020 It's a poignant combination of memorable numbers, making for a memorable date ahead for this Saturday, October 10th, from 11 ...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

Thoughts a Month Into Hybrid School

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This summer when I was introduced to the idea of "hybrid school" (where half of the kids are in class and half are remote), my fir...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The World Is Your Oyster: Marylanders Grow Oysters Program

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There's a saying that goes like this: "The world is your oyster."  It means you can go anywhere and do anything, you've go...
Saturday, September 26, 2020

Climate Change, Coronavirus, & Katherine Hayhoe

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There's a line from the 1996 movie "Jerry Maguire" where Renée Zellweger's character says, "You had me at hello....
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been heavy on my heart and mind since her passing last Friday night. She really has become such an American icon ove...
Saturday, September 19, 2020

Blue Mind Days & Hours Outside, Summer 2020

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This is my 3rd summer counting up hours outside , and my 2nd summer monitoring my " Blue Mind Days ."   The former is pretty strai...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Wildfires & Hurricanes: Two Devastating Side Effects of A Warming Planet

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Wildfires are burning everywhere it seems right now--especially everywhere west of the Rockies. At least that's how it feels when you go...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

September 12th

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The "Memories" piece of Facebook is always interesting. It is a 1/365 daily slice of what you did last year, or 4 years ago, or so...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Backyard Butterflies

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This is our s econd summer of harvest of Asclepias syriaca...that's co mmo n milkweed  to you and me. My husband doubled our plot this s...
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Back to School Stats

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School, hybrid style, started on Wednesday.   Stats felt like the way to start reflecting back over the week:  28,218 step, mostly at school...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Let the Games Begin

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Today (Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020) this week is when we "let the games begin." All systems go. Ready or not, here it comes. We...
Saturday, August 29, 2020

World's Largest Lesson: Global Goals For Sustainable Development

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While researching the late Sir Ken Robinson, I ran across this video series about the World's Largest Lesson . Created a few years ago, ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Honoring Sir Ken Robinson

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  For a more decade, Sir Ken Robinson has been known as a rock star--at least with teachers and when it comes to his viral social media. His...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

The Benefit of Trees

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I ran across this infographic about the benefits of trees--urban trees in particular. It reminds me of the concept of " forest bathing ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Our Oyster Graduates

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A friend of mine posted this video on Facebook recently. It is a video montage of an early fall day ten years ago at one of my favorite plac...
Saturday, August 15, 2020

Environmental Education Resources for Remote Learning

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The best way to learn about the great outdoors is to get right out there. But, for those of us who are educators facing an uncertain fall ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

When Less Is More

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I've just finished reading "The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Th...