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Edutopia Webinar: "Greening Your School" post discussion!
Here we can explore the ideas, concepts, and educational potential presented in the "Greening Your School" Webinar.
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What was most interesting to everyone?
Due to a little technical hiccup, I was only able to enjoy the webinar from the comfort of the twitter-sphere. So I missed out on a lot. Fill me in, please.
What were your favorite parts?
What was most compelling?
What ideas do you hope take to school with you tomorrow?
immediate social vs distant climate focus?
How do we counter those who prefer we focus on immediate social problems rather than distant climate change problems?
Prof. Art Shostak, Drexel University
how to get buy-in for reducing and re-using projects?
It seems like recycling is easier for schools to get buy-in with parties in schools. How about reducing and re-using?
Steve Taffee - Director of Technology - Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Tip for mapping school groups
Mapping the school grounds could also be done using Google Sketchup. Perhaps better for middle and upper school students.
- Steve Taffee - Director of Technology - Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Hi everyone, thanks for listening to our webinar.
Hope you found the info helpful, I am happy to respond to questions or emails to help you get your program developed.
Tip for getting buy-in
A comment, really. What I have found at our school (which is in a large Northern Virginia school district), is that the school system is strongly supporting well thought-out grounds projects that reduce the district's mowing contract.
Elizabeth Burke
How to connect inner city students?
How to connect inner city students with what sustains our quality of life?
Joanne Thibault
Green Teacher magazine
I enjoy Tim's magazine, Green Teacher, and hope he will have an opportunity to promote it and tell listeners how they can get both the hard copies and the electronic version, which includes many more ideas like those he he presenting now.
Lois Nixon, Environmental Educators of NC, Raleigh, NC
Social problems vs. distant climate change
Is it possible to pull away from a choice of one or the other? In some ways it seems like the two are intertwined.
Might we "counter" with possible solutions that address both, to some degree? And ultimately to try and "nudge" the debate a bit closer to the long term solution?
Dealing the "fluffy" or "hippy" stereotype among parents
Students and staff at my school are on board, but parents report back that they are bombarded with "green," do you have any tips at dealing with parents who are not as concerned about the environment and think this is "fluffy" or "hippy" stuff?
Kate Sterken, Bellingham WA, elementary teacher