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Category Archives: Environmental Education
Nature-based literacy – building lifelong learning and connecting kids to nature
Nature-based literacy is combining reading with being outdoors, helping kids (and adults) develop a love for both, and nurturing a lifelong connection to nature and learning. Having been an environmental educator for more than 30 years and a librarian for … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Education, Environmental Education, Learning, Reading
Tagged books, education, Literacy, nature, Nature-based literacy, reading, Storytelling
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Can Libraries Take the Lead in Connecting Families to Nature?
Today I presented an idea to southwest Florida library folks at the SWFLN Paraprofessional Day: take the lead in connecting children and adults to nature in your communities – through partnerships, collection development, programming, facility use & design, cultural connections, … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Environmental Education, Learning, Libraries
Tagged children & nature, libraries, nature, outdoors
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SWFLN ParaProfessional Day
I’m thrilled to be presenting two sessions at the Southwest Florida Library Network’s annual Paraprofessional Day on May 10th. One is a brand new presentation: “How Libraries Can Connect Children & Adults to Nature”, inspired in part by Richard Louv’s … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Education, Learning, Libraries
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Collaborative Poem Challenge: Celebrate Books, Libraries, & the Earth
Join the fun… contribute to this collaborative poem! April is for celebrating a lot of my favorite things: National Library Week (April 10 – 16), Let’s G.O.! (Get Outside) Month, National Poetry Month and Earth Day. So, what better way … Continue reading
Posted in Acting, Connecting, Environmental Education, Libraries, Reading
Tagged April, collaboration, creativity, Earth Day, letsgo11, Library Week, poetry, Poetry Month
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Become a Natural Teacher
DID YOU KNOW? Children’s classroom behavior is better if they have recess School gardens positively impact children’s learning and behavior Natural views from high school positively impact students’ academic achievement and behavior I’ve posted a lot here lately about the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Environmental Education, Learning
Tagged environmental education, learning, teaching
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Connecting with Nature – An Interview with Robert Bateman
Great interview with artist/environmentalist Robert Bateman about bridging the disconnect between the modern and the natural worlds. He poses some serious and thoughtful questions of his own about the impact of nature-deficit disorder on today’s kids. The Oxonian Review ยป … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Environmental Education
Tagged connections, nature-deficit disorder, Robert Bateman
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Smart by Nature: Making Learning Connections between the Classroom, Lunchroom, and Garden | Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy is “Calling all teachers, administrators, food service directors, school board members, and parents! The Center for Ecoliteracy is accepting applications for a new summer seminar, “Smart by Nature: Making Learning Connections between the Classroom, Lunchroom, and … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Education, Environmental Education
Tagged environmental education, food, school, school gardens
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The Power of One:One
There’s been a lot of buzz about 1:1 learning/classrooms/environments in education circles during the past few years (One-to-One K-12 Information Resources, Anytime-Anywhere Learning Foundation). The one laptop:one child or one learning device (of some technological kind) per child concept is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1:1, adult, child, education, environmental education, learning, mentoring, reading
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Scholarships for Budding Ecologists
Do you have students or children of your own who have a penchant for helping the planet? Maybe you teach an environmental science or biology class and are looking for an incentive to get your students interested in taking initiative … Continue reading
