I show teachers how to make kids feel like they're traveling the world. I've been teaching for 18 years and have spoken at educator conferences in multiple countries. My 30+ travel lessons are made for early childhood students and cover places aroudnd the globe 🌎
💻Reach the World with your students🌏
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Hi Reader, For years I struggled with teaching my students about social studies. It's the reason why I started creating Passport Adventures for my students. But today I want to share with you another resource that has made a huge impact on my class. 🤯 Recently, Jess Wurzbacher, connected with me on Instagram (gotta love social media!) to tell me about Reach the World. She's the manager of the K-12 programs for this incredible organization. Reach the World uses global networking to connect classrooms with real people (not AI bots 🙌🏻) living abroad. There are free programs a teacher can select for their classroom to educate the students about a specific place/region in the world. The Explorer Program gives students the opportunity to see live expeditions up close through videos, articles written by the explorer, and live-stream events. Some of the current and past Explorer Programs your class could get involved with include:
My students have been using Reach the World's programs for a few months now and LOVE IT. This has been a fantastic way to teach them about places around the world. There is also a paid Traveler Program your classroom can be a part of, but I'd definitely start by checking out the Explorer Program to get a feel for how Reach the World works. I will be sharing more about how I've used this program in my classroom in the coming months, but hope that you go take a look at their website today. Your class could easily learn about an expedition before the school year ends. ☺️ Next week I'll share another platform that is all about sharing teaching strategies. This will be a game-changer for professional development and ways teachers can share information with one another. Stay tuned!🌟 Got any questions about Reach the World? Respond to this email and let me know. Have a wonderful week! |
Trisha DePasquale
I show teachers how to make kids feel like they're traveling the world. I've been teaching for 18 years and have spoken at educator conferences in multiple countries. My 30+ travel lessons are made for early childhood students and cover places aroudnd the globe 🌎
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