Why all this fuss about getting more teachers to travel and more travelers to teach, anyway? Is it really worth it?
In a word: YESSSSSS!!!
A huge thanks to the famous EF Tours blog, Following the Equator, for publishing my guest article for them:
10 Ways Travel Can Make You a Better, Happier Teacher.
Do please check out the article by clicking the link, above, and see if you agree that this teaching-traveling movement [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Welcome, Caz! Please tell us a bit about your background.
Caz: I am from a small coastal town about an hour north of Sydney, Australia. I graduated from University as a primary school teacher in ’97, and three days after, I set off overseas on a travel adventure that really hasn’t ended.
My first experience traveling was backpacking through Indonesia for 3 months with 2 girlfriends. From there I moved [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Thanks so much for chatting with us, Cybel! Tell us about your background.
Cybel: I’m a native New Yorker and work as a Cinematographer for commercials, documentaries and feature films. I went to a very good high school, Trinity School, that encouraged volunteering.
Ever since high school, I have had a fondness for volunteering for organizations that support children and the arts. In recent years, that passion has translated into my [...Read More!]
One way we as teachers can bring travel into our classroom at home is by sharing wonderful true-life stories of students from around the world. Check out these:
Ideas on how to use international student stories… Engaging, enlightening true-life stories from students in Ghana, West Africa… Fascinating true-life stories from ESL students from: Asia, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, and more… Lesson Plans on how to do this true-life story project in your own classroom! True stories [...Read More!]