#EnviroEd Archive

#EnviroEd focuses on the educators specializing in environmental sciences.

Wednesday May 25, 2016
9:00 PM EDT

RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:01 PM EDT

Welcome to #EnviroEd chat for Wednesday, May 25, 2016
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:02 PM EDT

Please introduce yourself & your role this year (& next if different!) #EnviroEd
bethlisser May 25 @ 9:02 PM EDT

@RangerRidley Going to be a fly on the wall for 10 minutes until I have to put the rugrats to bed :) #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:03 PM EDT

@bethlisser Hey Beth! #EnviroEd - Nie thing about having kids from 2 to 17 is on Wed nite I get a wee bit of help in that dept #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:03 PM EDT

@bethlisser Hey Beth! #EnviroEd - Nie thing about having kids from 2 to 17 is on Wed nite I get a wee bit of help in that dept #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:04 PM EDT

Tonight, #EnviroEd focusses on “What is on your #EnviroEd Learning Plan”
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:04 PM EDT

Tonight, #EnviroEd focusses on “What is on your #EnviroEd Learning Plan”
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:05 PM EDT

Please remember to use the #EnviroEd hashtag & to further discussion locally use your own Board or other related hashtags #peel21st
bethlisser May 25 @ 9:06 PM EDT

I'm in full Contact next year. Would love to look at doing some skill-building with kids in nature&show that affects behaviours #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:06 PM EDT

Tonight @PaulKelba & myself will be your #EnviroEd moderators
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:07 PM EDT

@bethlisser Oh -many examples to share...May is Priority booking time @PeelSchools #EnviroEd sites. High Ropes, team building, survival, etc
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:07 PM EDT

Q1 in 1 minute … #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:08 PM EDT

Q1: In what ways have you spread your wings in the realm of #EnviroEd in the last year?
bethlisser May 25 @ 9:09 PM EDT

Yes. Going to look at putting something together for next year! @RangerRidley #EnviroEd
ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:09 PM EDT

Greetings from Chicago! First twitter chat ever!! So excited!! #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:10 PM EDT
So glad you joined us for #EnviroEd chat this eve! @ycedillo94 https://t.co/SyX90GcSrc
- ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:09 PM EDT
  
  Greetings from Chicago! First twitter chat ever!! So excited!! #EnviroEd
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:10 PM EDT

Happy to be here & love the topic Rob for #enviroed chat I'm Paul, learning consultant & general chain rattler with the calgary board of Ed
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:11 PM EDT

Rob here for #EnviroEd - Coordinator of #EnviroEd for @PeelSchools
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:11 PM EDT

Rob here for #EnviroEd - Coordinator of #EnviroEd for @PeelSchools
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:13 PM EDT

I've enjoyed working with teachers for immersing students in yr round #EnviroEd -using OutdoorEd Centres as constant piece-not just day trip
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:14 PM EDT

A1 have spread wings by pushing collaboration when delivering #EnviroEd even if it seems easier to plan by ones self #uncomfort
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:15 PM EDT

@PaulKelba Good one Paul ... so much power in collaboration for #EnviroEd - some great #yycbe resources to count on too!
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:16 PM EDT
That's what one could call the sweet spot of #enviroed -repeated natural world visits-all season https://t.co/9kZSqqZZCi
- RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:13 PM EDT
  
  I've enjoyed working with teachers for immersing students in yr round #EnviroEd -using OutdoorEd Centres as constant piece-not just day trip
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:17 PM EDT

Biomimicry for Business Leadership, Real Life Math Lessons, so much #EnviroEd beyond just Science/SocialStudies
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:18 PM EDT

Q2: What seeds have you attempted to plant in your #EnviroEd themed classroom this year?
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:18 PM EDT

@PaulKelba Creating relationships-our #EnviroEd Centres keep the inquiry going before/during/after the trip ... it's been a blast! #peel21st
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:19 PM EDT

@ycedillo94 Agreed! Team building & #EnviroEd go hand in hand - collaboration, restorative justice, reaching outside comfort zones - oh my!
ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:19 PM EDT

@RangerRidley Although I am not an educator yet, I am in the process of receiving my BA in elementary education! #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:21 PM EDT

I have been planting seeds in #EnviroEd my whole life - but most recently I've been trying to nature it with "Community"
ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:21 PM EDT

Growing up nature was a must! Yearly camping trips were the best, why did I stop connecting with nature! #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:22 PM EDT
Great question & different response for many-why do so many stop and how do we encourage it to continue? #EnviroEd https://t.co/J9kHbJz1qu
- ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:21 PM EDT
  
  Growing up nature was a must! Yearly camping trips were the best, why did I stop connecting with nature! #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:24 PM EDT

@AndrewkDoyle @PaulKelba An example of "OutdoorEd Centres" https://t.co/m4WsGNO8pa #EnviroEd
ycedillo94 May 25 @ 9:24 PM EDT

Any ideas on how to connect students with nature? Besides growing classroom plants and team building exercises? #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:24 PM EDT

Q3: Via this amazing PLN we know that #EnviroEd is not an endangered species but what related to this is & how do we correct it?
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:25 PM EDT

Hi, third grade teacher here #EnviroEd
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:25 PM EDT

Hi Andrew-its #peel21st board run centers-an envy of North America-bout time we fire up some out here @AndrewkDoyle @RangerRidley #enviroed
ELKissner May 25 @ 9:26 PM EDT

@ycedillo94 My students love it when I put on live cams, like from @exploreorg , during transition times. #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Good example - we've done winter bird cams & have them with engaging bell work questions #EnviroEd https://t.co/TrpUdTuXqZ
- ELKissner May 25 @ 9:26 PM EDT
  
  @ycedillo94 My students love it when I put on live cams, like from @exploreorg , during transition times. #EnviroEd
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:28 PM EDT

“@ELKissner: @ycedillo94 My students love it when I put on live cams, like from @exploreorg , during transition times. #EnviroEd” I must do!
doctormorrison May 25 @ 9:29 PM EDT

A2: I taught an #EnviroEd course for university students. Hope they learned that teaching should be interdisciplinary and localized.
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:30 PM EDT

Teachers need to ask #EnviroEd providers to focus not only on curriculum but on Ss needs. Avoid "boxed" outdoor ed experiences! Demand more
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:31 PM EDT

@PaulKelba native southern ca milkweed. Finally growing #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:32 PM EDT

@AndrewkDoyle @PaulKelba My own "Pa" is between Olds & Sundre We must be comfortable in/apprecriate & explore our own backyards #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:33 PM EDT

@doctormorrison By those Ss of yours that have participated in #EnviroEd the last year - I think you've done good my friend.
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:33 PM EDT

great example Scott on how #enviroed can seamlessly represent the paradigm shift towards blurring the lines w/ disciplines @doctormorrison
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:34 PM EDT

@ycedillo94 community nature walks, meet up! My husband and I have our first one on June 11, excited #enviroed
SustyQ May 25 @ 9:34 PM EDT
We 💚 #biomimicry! #enviroed https://t.co/cbc229O7c9
- RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:17 PM EDT
  
  Biomimicry for Business Leadership, Real Life Math Lessons, so much #EnviroEd beyond just Science/SocialStudies
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:35 PM EDT

@SustyQ Great high school program we run here ... quite popular for Business Depts & even faculties. #EnviroEd
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:35 PM EDT

Q4: What #EnviroEd related Professional Learning do you hope to find in the upcoming year?
doctormorrison May 25 @ 9:36 PM EDT
They are impressive young people! @sgilley12 @paigebl213 @_mcisneros19 @amk_elon @DannyBavis #EnviroEd https://t.co/60yIXe8g7B
- RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:33 PM EDT
  
  @doctormorrison By those Ss of yours that have participated in #EnviroEd the last year - I think you've done good my friend.
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:39 PM EDT
Started with a conversation I initiated. "Water may fall from the sky - but rain is only an attitude" in #EnviroEd https://t.co/ZDaPp9ThIY
- MsADeJong May 25 @ 9:37 PM EDT
  
  Hey, @RangerRidley, I hear the staff at @JackSmytheFC are wondering if I'll be there this week...with the coming threat of thunderstorms.
SustyQ May 25 @ 9:39 PM EDT

A4 Training in children's permaculture. Also some personal + holistic development with Gaia University. We're total eco nerds! #enviroed
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:40 PM EDT

A way to dig deep with #enviroed Yolanda is 'natural' inquiry https://t.co/9DVT4DiEds @ycedillo94
doctormorrison May 25 @ 9:40 PM EDT

A4: Working on my #EnviroEd certification in NC. Will attend workshops like @projectwet and @PLT. Will read @eerjournal articles, too.
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:40 PM EDT

Own personal professional learning goals for #EnviroEd in next year is to partake (perhaps host?) more face to face collaboration with Ts
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:41 PM EDT

@doctormorrison Helping with a provincial @projectwet retreat this July locally - Great #EnviroEd
SustyQ May 25 @ 9:43 PM EDT

A2 We're planning a native pollinator seedbombing project on some abandoned land. Otherwise annual veggies + flowers w students. #enviroed
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:43 PM EDT
Perhaps more focus on Ed CAMPS ... or Ed Campfires for #EnviroEd collaboartion this yr ... Interested? #peel21st https://t.co/eISu8giSkO
- RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:40 PM EDT
  
  Own personal professional learning goals for #EnviroEd in next year is to partake (perhaps host?) more face to face collaboration with Ts
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:45 PM EDT
Do you think social media can be as valuable as face to face collaboration to get teachers together? #enviroed https://t.co/qp65a4D3pe
- RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:40 PM EDT
  
  Own personal professional learning goals for #EnviroEd in next year is to partake (perhaps host?) more face to face collaboration with Ts
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:45 PM EDT

@SustyQ Love it ... Seed bombs can teach a lot - & allow for a personal connection to community & #EnviroEd combined
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:47 PM EDT

@MzMozer Been thinking of #EdCampfires for a few weeks ... Every #MakerSpace needs a campfire for inspiration..so does PD perhaps! #EnviroEd
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:47 PM EDT
Quote of the #enviroed chat so far: " planning a native pollinator seedbombing project " @SustyQ ...do tell more https://t.co/tRNkG1zNut
- SustyQ May 25 @ 9:43 PM EDT
  
  A2 We're planning a native pollinator seedbombing project on some abandoned land. Otherwise annual veggies + flowers w students. #enviroed
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:48 PM EDT

@PaulKelba I wouldn't say socialmedia is more/less valuable than face to face. Both are valued, under-utilized & full of potential #EnviroEd
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:50 PM EDT

Q5: What do you feel you personally can provide your students with in the realm of #EnviroEd?
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:50 PM EDT

@ycedillo94 thanks! It's long over do. It helps that my husband is a wildlife biologist #enviroed love my econerd
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:50 PM EDT

@RangerRidley @AndrewkDoyle yeah, as many ecosystems represented as possible within one urban area, or sites #enviroed
MzMozer May 25 @ 9:53 PM EDT

A5 I can open my Ss & families eyes to #enviroed I look forward to growth in my community. Apathy to advocacy! My @CurrenCougars will do it!
SustyQ May 25 @ 9:53 PM EDT

@PaulKelba We've been guerrilla gardening in NYC. 3.5 miles = a beautiful stretch of land that would come to life with flowers. 😉 #enviroed
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:54 PM EDT

Promoting #EnviroEd time in the classrooms ... #GeniusHour meets #FreePlay = creativity, character building, & appreciation for outdoors
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:55 PM EDT

great service providers/programs in the area BUT #enviroed can be a hub, not 'delivered' when ran by district @AndrewkDoyle @RangerRidley
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:56 PM EDT
That's the kind of enthusiasm we love in the #EnviroEd PLN ... like a sunbeam filtered through the forest canopy! https://t.co/ikejafRTRz
- MzMozer May 25 @ 9:53 PM EDT
  
  A5 I can open my Ss & families eyes to #enviroed I look forward to growth in my community. Apathy to advocacy! My @CurrenCougars will do it!
RangerRidley - Moderator May 25 @ 9:57 PM EDT

@PaulKelba @AndrewkDoyle Exactly ... as mentioned earlier ... moving beyond the "boxed" #EnviroEd experience
PaulKelba - Moderator May 25 @ 9:57 PM EDT

Best part of this Shafina is you can tell its not manicured #loveit ! @shafinad @kinggeorgecbe @regeneratedesgn #enviroed