Blog: Classroom Ideas – Sustainable Classroom Guide

The Messy Board Is the Point

Some of my favorite teaching moments happen after the students leave. This week, my 5th graders watched part of The […]

The end of the school year is a lot. Schedules change. Testing puts students on edge. Energy is all over

Ask a group of students what they can do to help the environment and you’ll get answers fast. Recycle more.

Every once in a while, someone finds out I work in sustainability and asks me a version of the same

Let me start by saying something that might feel uncomfortable: Most sustainability education stalls before it even begins. Not because

I was recently asked a question that made me stop and think for a moment: “Isn’t sustainability education just environmental

I’m currently taking a class through Compass Education that focuses on helping educators lead students down the sustainability pathway in

Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared two pieces of my thinking around sustainability education in elementary schools. First, I

By Elizabeth Miles / February 19, 2026

In my last post, I shared that I’ve moved beyond the survival phase of teaching and into what I call

By Elizabeth Miles / February 12, 2026

This year, I’ve found myself taking a deeper dive into a question that has been quietly shaping my work for

By Elizabeth Miles / January 31, 2026