School systems are so paranoid. They block just about every site on the Internet, then mandate that teachers use the Internet for instruction! IF they (the powers that be) would simply allow teachers to teach our students about the good & bad uses for this tool, then they would not have to block so many sites...WHEW! I just had to get those thoughts off of my mind.
The REAL reason for this post is to create a two-way communication tool for my EEKids. I want them to be able to view my blog and respond to posts. However, I simply can't remember if blogger.com is a restricted site for my school district. So...on to Plan B. Plan B means a little more work for me; however, the pay-off (communication with my students) will be well worth it.
PLAN B: I will need to turn my blogs into PDF (portable documents files) and place them on my Project Learning Tree page...See Eco-Links on the right side of this blog. I MAY decide to abandon this blog altogether and create a blog on the PTL site, if this proves to be too much of a hassle. (That's Plan C!)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
How I Started Working with My EEKids
As a teacher, I said that I would NEVER volunteer to work after hours with students. I am simply too tired from working 8-10 hour days. That all changed from me when I started working with a group of 4th and 5th grade students.
This past summer, I spent time working on my certification as an Environmental Educator in Georgia. I took classes from the incomparable Park Ranger Jerry Hightower at Chattahoochee River Environmental Education Center. My stint with Jerry included cornering & observing a diamond-back rattlesnake and getting waist-deep in a North Atlanta wetland. I spent most of my summer outside and loved every minute of it.
Also, this summer, I took classes at Charlie Elliott Nature Center where I worked with some of the most awesome environmental educators in Georgia. I learned the way in which the field of environmental education started, as well as gained hands-on experience with basic environmental skills and concepts.
When I returned to school/work in August 2010, I was ready to share my love of nature and the outdoors with others. Mrs. Jackson, facilitator of our after-school program known as Campus Kids, hired me to work with a group of students and the rest is history...her-story....well actually it's my-story.
This past summer, I spent time working on my certification as an Environmental Educator in Georgia. I took classes from the incomparable Park Ranger Jerry Hightower at Chattahoochee River Environmental Education Center. My stint with Jerry included cornering & observing a diamond-back rattlesnake and getting waist-deep in a North Atlanta wetland. I spent most of my summer outside and loved every minute of it.
Also, this summer, I took classes at Charlie Elliott Nature Center where I worked with some of the most awesome environmental educators in Georgia. I learned the way in which the field of environmental education started, as well as gained hands-on experience with basic environmental skills and concepts.
When I returned to school/work in August 2010, I was ready to share my love of nature and the outdoors with others. Mrs. Jackson, facilitator of our after-school program known as Campus Kids, hired me to work with a group of students and the rest is history...her-story....well actually it's my-story.
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