My Travel Blogs
Indonesia - IREX TGC, 2012
Photo Credit: http://www.bata.com/bata-in-indonesia.php
In July of 2012, as a fellow in the International Research and Exchanges Board’s Teachers for Global Classrooms program. I travel to Indonesia to work with teachers and their students. Follow my journey, which begins long before I leave United States soil, from preparation through reflection. Thanks to IREX TGC for the opportunity for the journey of a lifetime. My hope is that my students, and yours, will learn how similar we are to people all around the world, despite different cultural traditions and vastly different environments. Click on photo to be connected to this blog.
Senegal - Fulbright Hays, 2010
Wall mural art in Senegal, West Africa, 2010. Photo by A. Groves
One of the best ways to document insights and learning gained during travel is to maintain a blog. Recording sights and events experienced provides the moments needed for reflection as you consider how to relate the information to your audience. Further, as time passes, looking back at blog entries keeps the memories fresh and the experiences meaningful. Click on photo to be connected to this blog.
Alabama - TAH, 2010
Civil Rights Memorial Center, Montgomery, AL, 2010
My school district's Teaching American History program, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and Out of the Box Consultant Services presented a living history series in which the focus was The American Citizen: A Study of Liberty and Rights. Beginning in October of 2009, participating teachers attended several weekend workshop sessions conducted by the above organizations and the California Museum of History. One component of the work was travel study through several key Civil Rights event locations in Alabama. Click on the photo to be connected to this blog.
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