Well, we just finished up our web quest on energy sustainability. Students worked in groups to write a persuasive letter to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The letters focused on presenting a convincing argument for what type of alternative energy sources should be utilized instead of fossil fuels in the future. In groups, students wrote about a six-page letter outlining their solution for our energy crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
At a Webinar attended by the winners of General Motors and Discovery Education’s LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant Program, Meaghan O’Neill, a staff writer for Treehugger.com, offered some simple and effective tips for greening the classroom. And here they are:
1. Connect the dots – “Getting kids to care about the world around them is the first step,” O’Neill said. Make it real for them by making it relate to their everyday lives. Instill a sense of connectedness to nature. Look to local issues such as recycling, storm-water runoff or air pollution and discuss them with your class. Read the rest of this entry »
Hi! My name is Melissa Jaeger and I am an eighth grade math and science teacher. My passion for the environment dates back to my childhood. It was my father’s own passion for science and the environment that sparked my interest. So after graduating from Hope College with a degree in chemistry, I got a job as a chemist. Shortly thereafter, I decided I wanted to teach others about the things I was most passionate about and so I went back to school for teaching. Read the rest of this entry »
Our hydroponics lab
Hello, Chris Anderson here, Design and Technology teacher from Gateway Regional (grades seven-12) in south Jersey! Like all tech-ed teachers, I am interested in seeing my students become technologically literate citizens, able to think and act responsibly with the technologies in their lives. With so many technologies out there, and many that are not so friendly to our society, or our environment, I engage students in activities that help them to understand and find meanings in terms like “Going Green.” To me, “Going Green” means that you educate yourself in such a way that you can analyze systems and technologies in your world, and draw conclusions about their impact on the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello, my name is Amy Stump and I am a 37-year-old middle school science teacher in rural Arizona. I am in my second year of teaching. I graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in secondary education and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. I never thought I would be teaching in a middle school, but here I am, loving every minute of it.
Last year I muddled my way around enough to receive an award from the Arizona’s Teachers Association for “New Middle School Science Teacher 2008″ and if that wasn’t enough, I received my first grant, a green grant at that. I have always been the tree-hugging type and was thrilled to get a grant that focused on green ideas. Although my first year of teaching felt more like barely treading water (with the aches and exhaustion that come with the territory), this year I feel like I have been able to pull one of the most important issues facing our world today right into the middle of my classroom. Trying to live a life that is sustainable, or “green” as my students call it, is by far the biggest lesson I could ever present to our future adult citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome!
The inspiration for this forum for teachers comes from the Live Green Teacher Grant Program, an initiative sponsored by General Motors and Discovery Education to award and encourage classrooms engaging in lessons on sustainable resources and emerging technologies. This section of GM Education was created as a gateway for the Live Green teachers and all “green” educators to share their lessons, experiences and inspirations. Our goal is to educate. To inspire. To, well, live green. Read the rest of this entry »
