Teacher Show Me the World

It's that time of year! Get ready to spruce up your classroom, jazz up those bulletin boards, and ignite a spirit of exploration for learning and discovering the world. Now is the golden moment to embrace a fresh school year, welcome new students, and embark on exciting educational journeys. This episode is your golden ticket to unlocking 12 fantastic tips for sparking a love of adventure in your...

When it comes to food allergies, there is no wiggle room. It is imperative that you do everything within your power to keep your students safe while on tour. In this episode of Teacher Show Me the World , I interview Rachel Gurk from the award winning food blog RachelCooks.com . Rachel discusses the best way a Group Leader can help keep their students with food allergies safe while traveling abroa...

Do you struggle with recruiting students to join your trips? Do you struggle advertising your world travel program because your administration is not supportive of what you are doing? When it comes to growing your world travel program and recruiting students for your trip, you need to gain a fresh perspective and look at your world travel program through the lenses of marketing a business. Break a...

Quite often, while on tour, you will have a window of time during the middle of the day that leaves the chance to break from your schedule and do something unexpected and spontaneous. When these opportunities knock, I like to to share hidden historical gems or local favorites with my travelers to give them an off-tour experience. Because I love to travel so much, people are always asking me, “What...

I had the amazing opportunity to receive an insider’s view of taking students through Airport Security and TSA. Nicole Dykhouse has worked for the TSA for 22 years and shares two decades worth of wisdom. I learned so much from our conversation that will make my students’ experience going through security seamless. Nicole will share about travel resources like My TSA App , SunFlower PASS for studen...

I had the amazing opportunity to visit and speak at a teacher conference in Belize last week. I met with 40+ like-minded educators from all over the US who are showing their students the world! While I was there, I was inspired to record a podcast that would be a celebration of visiting my 50th country, but also a meaningful podcast that will answer questions that new Group Leaders may have. I spo...

Are you a first time Group Leader about to take your first trip abroad with students? Maybe…you are a seasoned Group Leader, but you have always wanted an authentic glimpse into the world of your Tour Director. Well….this is the episode for you! I had the great honor of reconnecting with my long lost friend, Sladjana. She was my TD when I visited Australia and New Zealand with my students in 2015....

Chaperones can make or break the success of your world travel program. Who should you choose for your chaperones? What resposibilities should they have? This episode will cover all of the ins and outs of who is qualified to be a chaperone, and what sort of personality traits make the best chaperones. In addition, I will go over specific roles that are crucial for every chaperone to fulfill. Chaper...

My sister, who is leading a trip this summer, called me and told me one of her students was caught doing some pretty bad things, and she wondered what she should do. The first question out of my mouth was, “Do you have a student behavioral contract?”. If I was to ask you the same question, what would you say? Are you set up to hold your students accountable for any wrong action before or during yo...

For months, if not years, you have poured your heart and soul into creating a world travel program at your school where you show your students the world. Unless you have been a group leader, no one really understands the work that is involved in taking a group of students abroad. That is why EF Tours reward their amazing Group Leaders by hosting these 5-Star Loyalty Tours. They do this as a way to...

Fundraising for your student trips abroad does not need to be scary. In fact, it can become a fun way to bring your community together. In today's episode, I interview fundraising guru, Sara Johnson, where she shares all of her tricks of the trade on how to create and run a fundraising event that will earn your group an easy $3,000-$5,000 in one-easy-step. Sara Johnson has been leading trips with...

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