Teaching Traveling: Over 3,300 people have already read the article about how teacher Libby Lupfer traveled the world through teacher grants and programs, and now Libby is back by popular demand!
This time, we used a different interview method.
Libby: For this interview about my teaching and overseas travel, I decided to have my students ask me the questions. The following questions were written by my students in World History and European [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Curious how teachers can become travel entrepreneurs? Check out this story of Crawford Hill! Crawford, tell us about your background.
Crawford: I taught high school biology for 35 years outside Philadelphia (where I grew up) while pursuing a lifelong passion for wilderness travel and exploration. My father’s idea of a family vacation in the 60s was to drive cross-country from Philly (5 kids at the time) and spend 2 weeks backpacking in [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: There are so many creative ways you can teach abroad, from teaching cooking, to teaching film, to teaching conflict resolution! Today we hear from the mighty Steve Juba, teacher of travel photography and the mastermind behind PhotoFly Travel Club and other thrilling ventures.
Steve, tell us about yourself.
Steve: I grew up in a small suburb in New England north of Boston, Massachusetts. As a child I was blessed to grow up on [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Interested in free group travel with students or with other teachers? Learn today from highly experienced teacher-traveler, Gail Ingram! Gail, tell us a bit about your background.
Gail: I have been a high school history teacher for the past 32 years in Cheraw, South Carolina. I’m 55 years old and I have been traveling since I was born in Tokyo, Japan. I have led more than 20 group tours since 1989 and I have [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Think travel to Cuba is off-limits for Americans? Read on to find out how U.S. teacher Sarah Brown was able to visit!
Sarah, tell us a bit about your background.
Sarah:I am from Massachusetts, but currently living in Providence, RI. This upcoming school year will be my third year teaching English literature at Plymouth North High School, but I most certainly did not take a linear path to get there! [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: There are some excellent programs to help teachers travel free with student groups. Florida teacher Scott Goldsher will tell us about one he used to travel with students to Costa Rica.
Scott, as background, how did you get into teaching in the first place?
S: I was born and raised in Baltimore where I attended undergraduate school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County studying Pre-Med. From there I moved [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Readers, get psyched to learn about a whole slew of inexpensive teacher travel grants and programs, from one Teacher-Traveler who did them all!
Welcome, Libby Lupfer. Please tell us a little about yourself.
Libby: I have been a high school history teach for 20 years in the Chicago suburbs. I started teaching a little late after living in Europe, working at a ski resort, and getting a Master’s degree in [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: What a treat to chat with the famous Peggy Altoff, former President of the National Council for the Social Studies!
Peggy, please tell us a bit about your background.
Peggy: I am originally from Pennsylvania, but have lived and worked in Maryland, and for the past 8+ years in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I have over 40 years in social studies education, as classroom teacher, district coordinator, state social studies specialist, [...Read More!]