I took some time today to review our environmental education efforts today. As I reflected, I once again recognized that these efforts for me have roots that go all the way back to my childhood and the childhoods and livelihoods of my own children. This magnified the point that our whole world and lives affect the teaching we do day in and day out. Teaching and our personal lives are deeply woven together and that weave becomes more intricate as the years move on.
Our team's efforts are being recognized by the State this Monday, and that's a welcome sign of acknowledgement and a source of renewed energy and effort too. Where are we now and where will we take this work.
Climate Change Project Completion
In the coming weeks students will complete their climate change advocacy projects.
Continued Efforts to Synthesize State Standards and Environmental Education Efforts
This summer we'll look deeply at our efforts to teach and review the state standards as well as to make those standards as meaningful and relevant as possible. Further we'll investigate how we might use our local environment, community organizations, town leaders, and grant sources more to deepen and better our efforts in this regard.
Practice What You Preach
I need to spend some time upgrading my personal environmental protection practices as well. It takes time to change old routines, and the more I learn and the more I practice, the better I get.
Updating the Classroom Environment in Earth Friendly Ways
I want to think about how we can update the classroom efforts more so that it's easy for students and teachers to practice Earth-friendly ways throughout the day.
