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August 2015 Newsletter
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Is this a “Goldilocks Moment” for environmental literacy? Will Parish, our founder and president, thinks so and writes about it in his latest blog post.
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A ‘Goldilocks Moment’ for Environmental Literacy
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Are we experiencing a “Goldilocks Moment” for Ten Strands’ efforts to be successful in environmental education? In The Big History Project by David Christian, he describes the reason the earth began supporting life to be that conditions were just right:...
Hot off the press—a report from the Teacher Ambassador Institute
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We’ve just returned from the Teacher Ambassador Institute in Folsom, California, where despite the temperature peaking at 110 degrees, we were all able to keep our cool and enjoy a productive workshop. Because the number of teachers interested in the...
Summer Time and the Workin’ is Happening
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Fish are jumpin’ and we’re gearing up for a busy summer at Ten Strands! We’ll be supporting and participating in three professional learning institutes in June, July, and August. The first event is the EEI Teacher Ambassador Training Institute (TA...
Making the Complicated Simple
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We’re fortunate here at Ten Strands to have a group of folks with a wide range of talents from different backgrounds, locations, and fields of experience. It makes for a strong team—and some very interesting staff meetings as, you can...
Organic, Organic, Organic!
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I am a huge proponent of organics! For as long as I can remember, organic food has been a staple of my life, and a cause I believe in and fight for passionately. Certified organic agriculture has an enormous positive...
Education Technology, Climate Change, and Public Schools
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Humanity is experiencing a moment in history where converging circumstances are directing us toward a new path. The use of technology in education, an increase in the scientific understanding of how human activity is harming our environmental health, and the...
Ahead of the Curve: 2015’s Green Ribbon School Winners
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In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education established the Green Ribbon Schools program. A step in the right direction towards a sustainable 21st century mindset, this program recognizes schools, districts and institutions of higher education that reduce their environmental impact,...