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EDU 372 SPRING 2019 !

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I started off #EarthWeek2019 by helping Ms. Clark's class plant lettuce! We also found a carrot, dug for worms, and learned how work kindly alongside each other :) even a fire drill halfway through our lesson couldn't stop our fun!

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@HGreenfader Q6: simply going outside is often an environmental education experience greater than any learning I do in the classroom. It’s therapeutic, relevantly informational, and engaging!

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@scomorrison A5: teachers are often uneducated about the environment and do not feel comfortable teaching about something they can’t answer all questions about. Requiring an environmental education aspect of teacher training might help more teachers feel more confident.

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A4: I feel like that since climate change is now our reality, it needs to be addressed. Teachers need to be cautious of not frightening, but motivating their students- perhaps a hands-on activity with a greenhouse might have a positive effect.

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@scomorrison I never knew this was a thing- I definitely feel like my elementary and middle school fostered more ecophobia than learning about sustainability.

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A3: I think it is vital to teach kids about the beauty in the earth primarily, and how to take care of the earth secondarily. Earth Day helps motivate kids to be sustainable through interactive activities, rather than just lecture them about climate change.

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A2: everything that I learned about the environment in the school was alarming- the underlying message was that my generation of students was responsible for saving the environment, as it was going downhill fast. #ElonEd

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A1: Earth Day to me is an opportunity to celebrate the beautiful world we live in. Every day is a miracle; Earth Day is just a day to recognize all of the little processes that happen to keep our world turning.

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Hi all! I'm Letty, a sophomore at Elon University. I study Human Service Studies and am projected to graduate in Fall of 2020! #ElonEd #EnviroEd

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Preparing my first ever lesson for tomorrow. Excited and hopeful, here's to an engaging lesson on planting and carrots with a little bit of math and expression! #ElonEd #EnviroEd #Edu372

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Interesting article introducing the concept of “forest bathing”. Will we begin hearing the term “psychoterrararica” now?

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Page 92 of How To Grow A School Garden has a section on journaling. Maybe for an activity kids could make a garden journal? I’m thoroughly convinced it would be a beneficial long term project. #EDU372

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“It is the students’ job, not yours, to do the weeding, the mulching, the watering, the composting, and the harvesting. When you need more skilled help, parents will lend their hands.”- How To Grow A School Garden, page 80
How do we incorporate this philosophy in OUR Garden Club?

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Growing some sunflowers for my personal garden and I put about twice as many seeds as I should have in one container. My challenge now is finding a lesson involving sunflower sprouts so I can send them home with some #EDU372 students! #ElonEd #EnviroEd