You know you you’re an outdoor educator when you find a deer tick crawling on your had during a staff meeting. #outdoored

@3dmoleculardesigns.bsky.social SMART models have been delivered and they are absolutely stunning!! Each model was designed by my students and then custom printed for each team to help tell their molecular story!

Today in Field Ecology I had kids climbing trees to lick them! We were doing a tree ID lesson and they learned that maple sap tastes like syrup! It is SO fun to see juniors and seniors in high school excitedly competing to lick trees! 😂 #outdoorlearning

Snow has melted and all I have is browns and grays what better way to celebrate the coming spring than with this new book by @restingdinoface.bsky.social I’m SO excited to dig in!

Bracket is up, brackets are ready to go! I use Formative for auto scoring of the brackets what do others use? #2025MMM #TeamNarwhal

Bracket is ready, lots of tough calls and good matchups. Dang Home Habitat Advantage keeps it interesting! Looks like I’m Team Narwal! #2025MMM

It has begun!

Each week students in my Field Ecology do Sit Spot, in the middle of a page of observations a student wrote: “My ass is cold” I challenged the student to reflect on how physical discomfort affects our observations. Building empathy and perseverance takes time and often starts with a cold ass!

I want to live in precedented times. Living in continual unprecedented times is exhausting.

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It’s “what can I do to get my grade up” season. Stay strong!

Teachers: please stop giving students study guides for assessments that remove any need for ownership or accountability of learning on the student’s behalf. I am tired of getting asked for study guides by students and parents.

How do you use play in your teaching practice? What does play look like?

“How would human evolution have been affected if we didn’t have the ice age?” I love when students ask questions that make me think! This one has a lot to unpack!

Had the absolute pleasure to meet the amazing @mammalssuck.bsky.social today! Thank you for your energy, passion for learn, and dedication to science communication!