Exploring the Wonder and Delight of God’s Creation in the Christian Classroom
When I was four years old, our preschool teacher took us outside the classroom to explore some wonders of nature at the […]
This is Our Father’s World
I grew up watching the classic Disney films of the 1990s. Aladdin was a favorite, as were Mulan and Beauty and the […]
Citizen Science: Real Data for a Real Need in the Real World
I am standing on the bridge in a local park near our high school in Fridley, Minnesota. It is a beautiful day […]
Solar Education: An Integrated Community-Wide Approach
In the fall of 2020 I received a call from a local electrical contractor that had worked on our high school building. […]
Embodying Climate Change Education: Stories in the Secondary Science Classroom
Climate change education. What do these three words call to mind? When you hear these three words, how do you feel? What […]
Self-Care as Creation Care
When God made the world, he crafted light, seas, land, vegetation, sun, moon, stars, and animals (Genesis 1). He also crafted humans, […]
The Litter Principal
The War on Litter The commentary surrounding the war on litter continues to make headline news and impacts school curriculum. To grab […]
The Cultural Mandate: Is a Student’s Math Work as Sacred as Her Prayer?
This article first appeared in the Christian Teachers Journal (Australia) and is reprinted here with permission. Try these questions on for […]
Love, Creation, Virtue as Models for Environmental Education
Too many conversations about the environment and environmental education start off on the wrong foot. “What good is a prairie?” “Fracking is […]