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Traveling as a teaching Tool

Abstract: Tips and strategies to use personal and professional travel as part of your classroom. This presentation will include lesson ideas and activities to engage students in their own exploration of the world. The presenter draws from extensive experience traveling around the country and abroad, as well as experience over the summer traveling with National Geographic as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Presentation topics cover geographic themes, teaching about culture, and fellowships available to secondary social studies teachers. 
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Examining the Arctic: Iceland

My Travel Map


Teacher Professional Development Opportunities

24 Teacher Travel Opportunities

Trans-Atlantic Outreach Program

Earth Expeditions

Fulbright Teacher Exchange

Educators' Study Tour to Japan

Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship

Ecology Project International

Turkish Cultural Foundation

Gilder-Lehrman

PolarTREC

NEH: Summer Programs

Korea Society

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  • Home
  • Geography Resources for Teachers
    • Geographic Information Systems Resources
    • Global Studies Resources
    • Human Geography Resources
    • World Geography Resources
  • Incorporating GIS into 9-12
    • GIS in a STEM Curriculum >
      • GIS&T Modules
  • Topics in Geography
    • Examining the Arctic: Iceland >
      • Examining the Arctic: Blog
    • Geographic Inquiry >
      • Field Data Collection
    • Modern Germany
    • Teaching Global Competence >
      • TGC Resources
    • Topics in African Geography
  • Presentations
    • An Introduction to GIS
    • GIS in the Classroom
    • Government Geoinquiries
    • Hands on GIS
    • Intermediate/Advanced GIS for Teachers
    • Making your Maps Work for You - Whats Next?
    • Mapping Nebraska
    • Preparing Students for GIS Careers
    • Teaching GIS in a STEM Curriculum
    • Traveling as a Teaching Tool
    • Using Geospatial Technologies to Teach Soil Conservation
    • Using Geospatial Tools as a Technological Aid
    • What are Nebraska Teachers Doing with GIS in Their Classrooms?
  • Mission