May 21, 2020
By. Morgan Walker It was a normal Friday until it wasn’t. An announcement was made over the intercom that we would be moving to online classes for two weeks and that we would return to class after spring break. My friends and I joked around, saying that Friday would...
May 14, 2020
By. Evan Nied Planting the Seed It may sound strange, but my motivation for starting Planting Shade was not a tree, but a hurricane. In September 2018, I, like many others around the country, was following news of the numerous hurricanes that were threatening...
May 7, 2020
By. Naomi Asimow, TTriss Williams Renard, and Katie Rogers Youth around the world are asking big questions about how to make the world a better place. At the Marin School of Environmental Leadership (MarinSEL) in California, juniors in the Sustainable Enterprises...
Apr 30, 2020
The move to virtual learning means students are spending more time in front of computer screens. Why not break up screen time with a little family green time? While visiting some of our favorite outdoor spaces and places may not be possible right now, there’s plenty...
Apr 28, 2020
By. Daisy Sharrock and Liz Perry Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #110, Summer 2016. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at...
Apr 23, 2020
By. Madeline Levine “We have to teach [girls] to be brave in schools and early in their careers, when it has the most potential to impact their lives and the lives of others, and we have to show them that they will be loved and accepted not for being perfect but for...
Apr 15, 2020
Since our last COVID-19 blog update, GSNN staff have been hard at work mining our resource database and those of our PD Collaborative Partners to curate a selection of age-appropriate lessons that are suited for virtual learning. These resources were vetted using a...
Apr 8, 2020
By. Quilen Blackwell More and more students are expressing interest in entrepreneurship, especially in environmental fields. As an educator, you know that incorporating more entrepreneurial activities in your classroom would be a great way to tap into your...
Apr 2, 2020
By. Drew Hirshon Innovation, by definition, is making something new or better. In essence, education is in an innovative state because the world is transforming before our eyes. If we as educators don’t evolve, we will be sending our students into the workforce...
Mar 31, 2020
Just like that, the world of education has been turned on its head. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to think outside the box to deliver the best education possible to our students. For many, the last few weeks have been spent navigating unchartered territory,...
