Category: Curriculum
Global education resources and ideas for the classroom and beyond. Teach your students and children about the world through these lessons, books, stories, websites, and more!
6 Teacher Travel Grants for History and Social Studies Educators
Shane and family at the Louvre in Paris as part of an exchange trip with students. Teaching Traveling: Are you a Social Studies or History teacher interested in funded professional development opportunities that involve travel, either domestically or abroad? Let's...
Why Teacher Travel Grants Need Educators of Color, and 8 Ways Programs Can Foster Diversity
Teacher Dunn Woods in Japan with the Oleander Initiative. Hello! I've been running Teaching Traveling for 8 years now, and have published over 300 interviews with Teacher-Travelers. A concerning pattern has emerged, however, that I am hoping this article can...
Fundraising for Wells in South Sudan from “A Long Walk to Water”
A completed water well in South Sudan! Teaching Traveling: One of the best books I've ever read with my middle school students is A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. The book is based on the true story of Salva Dut,...
Teaching Pittsburgh About Its Own Backyard: “Discover the Burgh”
Jeremy and Angie, with Pittsburgh, PA shining below. Teaching Traveling: Teaching others about your city is a beautiful form of eduction! Welcome to Jeremy Jones, who runs a popular site with his wife, Angie, about all things Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeremy,...
Free Educational Travel Videos by The Touring Teacher!
Laura Alice hiking around the Six Glaciers, Alberta, Canada. Teaching Traveling: Welcome to Laura Alice! Tell us about your background. Laura Alice: Hello! My name is Laura Alice, and I am a Primary School Teacher from Auckland, New Zealand. I...
A Cloud Forest in Costa Rica That’s Educational Travel Gold
Look at that cloud forest... Teaching Traveling: Have you ever heard of the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica? Though it's near Monteverde, it is lesser-known and less crowded than the famed ecotourism rainforest in that town. Further,...