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California’s STEM Symposium may be the Happiest Place on Earth
By. Lesley Taylor, California Department of Education Disneyland doesn’t have a monopoly on happiness. In fact, Anaheim will get a boost next month when more than 3,100 educators and supporters of STEM learning from across the state and country converge on the city’s... read more
One More Generation Challenges Students, Schools to Use One Less Straw
Siblings Olivia and Carter Ries started their own nonprofit called One More Generation (OMG) back in 2009 in an effort to help clean up the environment for at least One More Generation… and beyond. As the founders of OMG and K-12 students themselves, they are... read more
From Torch to Headlamp: Illuminating the Path of the Environmental Educator
By. Evan McDoniels What if a fallen osprey feather could have as much educational impact as 1000 textbooks? What if there were stories to last 1000 years in one sedimentary rock? Could a child in motion, dynamically moving and engaging in the natural... read more
Watersheds Unite Us as a Global Community
Water is life. That is the title of a curriculum module I wrote in partnership with EL Education for Achieve the Core, an online source of classroom resources for educators. Teaching students about water, water conservation, and watersheds is deeply important to me.... read more
Growing a Greener and Cleaner World with Ocean Friendly Gardens
By Marie T. Culver, Teacher at Seatack Elementary School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools Local students, teachers, parents, and community members armed with shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, garden gloves, mulch, native plants, and rocks united together on a... read more
Watershed Education: Integrating Science and the Humanities
By. Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Education Director at the Global Oneness Project To live by a large river is to be kept in the heart of things. – John Haines “The fundamental work of the 21st century has got to be river and watershed restoration, because all of... read more
Creating a Sense of Place Instills Love for River and Environmental Stewardship
By. Lisa O’Malley, Curriculum Specialist at Genesee Community Charter School Nestled in the hills of Gold, Pennsylvania lies the property of a truck driver who, on most days, can be found in the cab of his semi-trailer transporting goods to distant locations.... read more
Students Design Stormwater Solutions
by Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and Stacey Rafalowski, EarthEcho International Climate change. Ocean acidification. Plastic pollution. Dead zones. Global challenges like these exist at the complex nexus of political discourse, social norms, economics, scientific... read more
Milwaukee’s Emphasis on Water Sustainability at Schools
By. Justin Hegarty, P.E., LEED A.P., Executive Director of Reflo – Sustainable Water Solutions, Milwaukee, Wisconsin In Milwaukee, everyone talks about water. Now even our schools are getting in on the conversation. It seemed like the Milwaukee-area was a bit... read more
Caring for Our Watersheds: International Contest gets Students to Think Global, Act Local
By. Chloe Sprecker, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relation Intern at Agrium “What can you do to improve your watershed?” This is the question Agrium’s Caring for Our Watersheds program asks students from around the globe to consider. Program Overview... read more
Go Blue For Green Apple Day of Service
By. Jesse McElwain, Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council Every year, students and teachers around the world join with community members to participate in Green Apple Day of Service to learn about the environment while implementing changes... read more