Welcome to my blog! Here I will journal about my Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms 2020-21 field experience in Germany this past summer, discuss global education topics, and other musings.
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And why getting ready to travel is more than just packing a suitcase. In this post, I will explain why I chose to participate in this year-long program and travel abroad for a teacher exchange.
No time or resources? In this post, you will learn 3 easy steps you can take to make your classroom more global.
Need some inspiration? In this post, I will share classroom-tested collaboration strategies that help teach global competency through experiential learning.
Thinking about how to give your students access to digital literature? In this post, I will be documenting my digital library project. This is an ongoing project so keep an eye out for updates to this post if you are thinking about creating your own digital classroom library.
Want to have some fun and learn some German words with me? In this post, I will be documenting my journey learning the basics of the German language now that my travel component has been re-confirmed for the summer. However, I decided to give it a twist and use some fun memes instead.
Want to learn a new language but don't know how to immerse yourself in it while still living in the US? In this post, I share with you some ideas I am using to immerse myself in learning the German language.
Are you surprised by the fact that digitalization is an issue in Germany? I was surprised to read that schools in Germany are falling behind when it comes to technology and it wasn't until May of 2019 that funding was made available to drive the digitalization of the German educational system. So I created this free "Teachers Tech Toolbox" to share with our German colleagues and help them kickstart their classroom digitalization.
Why the Traveling Teacher? - I started this blog to document my Fulbright TGC journey and since then I've been asked several times why did I choose to participate in a travel professional development program. Isn't professional training enough? In this blog post I will tell you why I think experiencing learning can be a valuable teaching tool.
Are you wondering what a Fulbright Field Experience is like? - In this blog post I will give you a day to day account of our field experience activities. From the hottest day on record in Europe (yep, we were there!) to COVID delays as well as all the amazing sights and the awesome things we learned while traveling and studying in Germany.
This is the official podcast of the Florida Virtual High School - I was invited to talk to Melissa and Chelsea, the podcast's hostesses about the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program back in May before my field experience and again in August after my trip. Listen as I talk about my experiences.
You can view some of my posts related to my field experience in Germany below
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