PROUD to know this AMAZING teacher who has helped guide my son in the trades!

A student brought me a tick in a jar today….i never know what presents I’ll get! #GreenSTEM #natureconnections

Fantastic #EarthDay Abbotts Creek ES family event to watch the documentary “STRAWS” followed by make a reusable bag craft! #Sustainability #Green Abbotts Creek ES

Part of My Burroughs Wellcome Fund #CAST vision is to encourage families to learn about the natural world together-Shad in the classroom is a perfect project for this #GreenSTEM Alfred M. Mays

How important is it to use #naturalphenomena in teaching? Take a look at these faces and you decide! #citsci #nestwatch #citizenscience #GreenSTEM Alfred M. Mays

We LOVE putting the developing #Shad eggs under the microscope We will be releasing the hatched fry on Friday at the #NeuseRiver #Conservation #communityScience #CitSciMonth NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Guess what time of year it is??? American Shad conservation time! 600 eggs were delivered straight from the hatchery this morning! Thanks NC Museum of Natural Sciences !! #shad #conservation #communityscience

So much to love this spring from The Outdoor Learning Store! Check out their curated resource and events list for North Carolinians, including webinars, learning materials and supplies, and professional development courses, on their website at outdoorlearningstore.com/2024/03/01/nor….

Excited to have Dr. Rader (Retired Chief of Marine Sciences for EDF) with us to talk about ocean life and #plasticpollution #authenticlearning #GreenSTEM #careerReadiness #HumanImpact

Best science class ever when a student spies an owl pellet near the fence of our pond! Now to find out WHHOO it’s been eating! #GreenSTEM #owls #authenticlearning #foodwebs #adaptations

Doesn’t everyone have a student that comes to school and pulls a live Anole out of their pocket to give you? No? Just me? Hmmm #NatureConnnections #GreenSTEM #NeverADullMoment

Thankful for the NCSLA #Fellows program! The program helped provide me the leadership skills and networking to take my Burroughs Wellcome Fund #CAST to the next level. Alfred M. Mays

What happens when you have 2 Burroughs Wellcome Fund #CAST awardees and #NCCAT collaborate? GREAT THINGS! Thankful to NCCAT News for the opportunity to bring the #EnvironmentalEdInstitute to #Cullowhee ! Registration info coming soon! Alfred M. Mays Kerry Piper #CitSci #EnviroEd #GreenSTEM

Who can guess what kind of #model 4th grade will be making today? #GreenSTEM #environmentalLiteracy

Fantastic day learning all about the very special Neuse River #Waterdog Thank you NC Museum of Natural Sciences for providing such great #PD and connecting local researchers, biologists, and experts to teachers!

Excited to have helped facilitate the #DontWasteIT workshop today and have #LEEF cohort AND other #WCPSS teachers attend! Do you know where your trash goes? #ReduceReuseRecycle #CAST Alfred M. Mays NorthCarolinaEE