We congratulate Maryland on requiring all public schools to integrate environmental literacy into the curriculum. NPR reported that they are the first state to do so, although the state of Washington requires environmental and sustainability education for all K-12 students. Click here for NPR’s well-balanced story.
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Explore this great resource from PBS NewsHour for help connecting your students with issues that matter in the wider world. We recently contributed this lesson and supporting materials on violent extremism. We also helped PBS with the Bridging World History project. Check out this series of videos and supporting resources for more historical background that provides [...] The International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) just wrapped up a remarkable conference of over 20,000 educators from around the world. Held in the historic city of Philadelphia, the theme this year was “Unlocking Potential,” and it certainly highlighted countless ways to do that were inspiring and sometimes surprising. Workshops and presentations on the [...] There is a growing body of evidence that people of all ages need time outdoors connecting with nature. In our experience as educators, time in nature can also be one of the best ways to engage students and improve learning outcomes. A new documentary produced in our hometown of Portland, OR called “Play Again” does [...] Radio Disney just interviewed Rick Reynolds, our founder and author of The EverGreen Twins Activity Book. Click below to hear Rick talk about Engaging Every Student’s mission, the EverGreen Twins, and the movement to integrate environmental literacy and sustainability concepts into education. Click here to listen to the interview. Earth Day was officially April 22, but you can honor our amazing planet every day, with help from The EverGreen Twins Activity Book: 40+ Eco-Activities, Games, and Outdoor Adventures. Help your students or kids at home learn about ecology and sustainability with this collection of activities that get kids exploring outdoors and thinking critically. The [...] News has been spreading about The EverGreen Twins Activity Book: the Portland Tribune recently reviewed it on the front page of their Sustainable Life section. It’s fun to get good press, so Sustaina and Bill aren’t holding a grudge about the inaccurate quip about the vegan hot dogs! And they’re most gratified by all the [...] One of the best resources for integrating environmental and sustainability education into the classroom is Green Teacher magazine. And this year they launched a free webinar series that has been providing an incredibly wide range of inspirational ideas for engaging students and stimulating critical thinking. We hope to “see” you at one of the many [...] I was just talking to Jim McGrath, director of the Green Charter Schools Network, and he explained that the 2011 National Green Schools Conference has just been pushed forward to early 2012 in Denver: February 27, 28, and 29. I’ll post more details when they get worked out, but the Network’s website should also be [...] Katie Bell, our new EverGreen Twins Outreach Director, and Rick Reynolds recently had the pleasure of attending the 1st annual Green Schools National Conference, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The EverGreen Twins Activity Book was represented among other great resources like Green Teacher Magazine, the KidWind Project and Project Learning Tree’s GreenSchools. Repeated accolades from teachers, [...] | |
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