Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Greenhushing, Greenlighting, and More Eco-Vocab

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I ran across a new-to-me term the other day, scrolling through some of my newsfeeds: greenhushing. I know what " greenwashing " is...
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Nutty About National Parks

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Yes, it is back to school season, but just because the books are out and the classes are filled, that doesn't mean we are at the end of ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Contemplating the Complicated Emotions That Come With Back to School Season

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Back to School season always hits me with such a myriad of emotions.  I love teaching and I love my job (especially as it has evolved over t...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

Maui's Fires and the Climate Tie-In

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Once again, we are seeing devastating news of natural disasters with the wildfires of Maui, where approximately 1/5 of the island is in seve...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Barbie Movie & Girls In STEM

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If you follow any Hollywood news or social media, you may have heard of a little movie called Barbie, which (at this writing) has made over ...
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Benefits of Blue & Green Spaces

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Summer. This time of the year for teachers, it feels like it is dwindling! It takes purposeful reminders to realize that yes, the back to sc...
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Threads for Educators

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Threaducators unite! Have you jumped on the Threads bandwagon yet?  Threads, Meta's Intstagram-related social media alternative to Elon ...
Saturday, August 5, 2023

AI Resources For Educators

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As a follow up to my last post.... AI is here to stay. Teachers can benefit in a lot of ways...even if it feels a little like opening Pandor...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

The Ever Growing AI

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The explosion of both AI (artificial intelligence) tools and AI counterpoints comes daily like a firestorm.  This summer I did a one day pro...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

Ocean Elders

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In Native American cultures and tribal communities, the elders are known for their widsom. They are the revered older members of the tribe t...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Cowabunga Creativity Over At Canva

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I've been a longtime fan and user of Canva and have written about it a time  or two . And I will adamantly say: things are always gettin...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

World Blue Mind Day: July 23rd

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I love days that are dedicated to the environment. I sporadically write about them (you can click my " environmental days" GTG tag...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Plastic Free July

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It's July. What's your plastic intake looking like? If you are participating in the Plastic Free July movement/challenge, you number...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

Record Heat Waves

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Dorothy, we aren't in Kansas anymore.  Well, actually you may be, but these days--this year--it's proving to be hotter than ever bef...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Set Your US Sights On the Northern Lights: July 12 & 13, 2023

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Given a solar storm is on the horizon for Wednesday & Thursday, July 12th and 13th, the news has been buzzing about the possibility of t...
Saturday, July 8, 2023

Southern Wildlife

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We recently vacationed "down south." Nature is a bit different down there. It's wilder and bigger than this midwest-raised gir...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Mixed Messages

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We've recently returned from a US beach vacation at a popular beach destination. It definitely got my #BlueMind on with time hearing the...
Saturday, July 1, 2023

11 Outdoor Adventures to Have This 4th of July Weekend

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July 4th weekend is here! Trying to figure out what to do? Here are 11 ideas on some outdoor adventures (because 11 is the perfect number ma...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Labyrinth Locator

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I was reading " Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto " by Tricia Hersey, and among the many poignangt lines in the book, this one parti...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Microplastics are Everywhere.

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What did you do the last hour? I went to the neighborhood coffee shop to grab a hot green tea and have some quiet time while waiting to go s...