The Plant Game: Carnivorous Plants
One of my favorite Garden Club lessons was on Carnivorous Plants. Usually, I covered this group of plants in a unit on plant adaptations for that is exactly what these…
Category: Teaching
Nurses Day & Teacher Appreciation Week
As far back as I can remember, Nurse’s Day was always May 6th. As a nurse, I worked at some acclaimed medical institutions, including the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial…
Slice of Life Tuesday: The Benefits of Distance Learning
Why would a student or family CHOOSE to learn or take classes digitally? The answer is easy – because there are benefits for students that exist on this learning platform! …
What’s the Big Picture After the Pandemic?
Maybe it is too early to have these thoughts, but I am starting to wonder what life will look like after the pandemic is over. Surely, it will not return…
A Free Lesson on Spring Bulbs
My post today will not be too long. I spent time over the last three to four days, and much of this morning, putting together a FREE mini Phenology &…
Hi = A Smile
This morning I started a post about old posts. I worked on it for a while and then decided to do something else – something on my “to do” list. …
Learning Digitally, #SOL Day 28/Year 3
Recent weeks have been especially hard on educators as teaching and learning took on a new form. Digital learning. Online classes. E-Learning. There are many names for it. As I’ve…
2020: A New Normal for an Extraordinary Class. #SOL20, Day 18/Year 3
Today, it felt like we were beginning a “new normal.” Our school district started online classes. Our youngest is a senior in his last semester of high school. Since our…
