Outdoor Education: Starting small
Last year my school district and a local non-profit organization started a group called the Outdoor Learning Network, for teachers who are interested in environmental education. They want to be...
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New website format!
by Courtney
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After many years of vacillating between websites -- there was the first blog, called How Do You Live a Healthy Life?, and then a brief time with my name as...
Mar
05
2016
Raising race conscious children: having tough conversations
by Courtney
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I have a new blog obsession, one that was recommended to me by Families for Justice, a local group I started working with to bring conversations about race to our community. The...
Aug
04
2015
Tips for becoming a runner: vol. 3…Go trail running
by Courtney
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As a result of my unrealistic desire to turn everyone into a runner, I’ve decided to share some tips about what helps me keep running. While I’m no expert, I’ve been...
Jun
23
2015
Tips for becoming a runner: Vol. 2…Listen to interesting things while you run.
by Courtney
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As a result of my unrealistic desire to turn everyone into a runner, I’ve decided to share some tips about what helps me keep running. While I’m no expert, I’ve been...
Jun
15
2015
Small things to make life better
by Courtney
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Making small changes in order to live a healthier life has been an obsession of mine for a while now. I love Gretchen Rubin and Zen Habits and all the other people out...
May
14
2015
Tips for becoming a runner, from a former non-runner
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In news that makes my soul very happy, my mom has started running! And so have two of my very favorite friends who are also baby mamas (thus making the...
Aug
30
2014
50 Ways to Bring Wonder: Keep a nature journal
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I...
Aug
24
2014
Education for Sustainability: a bit more on what it means
by Courtney
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A few days ago I shared with you my definition of Education for Sustainability (EFS). Of course, EFS can look like different things to different people, depending on who, what and...
Jul
06
2014
Scientist of the Month!
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Seriously, how did teachers do it before the invention of Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers? If you are a teacher that has not discovered the wonders of these two websites, I...