“Free travel” may be one of the most magical phrases ever—and one that’s rarely uttered. But this week’s blog post highlights some amazing free travel options just for teachers.
To go with the travel theme, our prize this week is Around the World in 80 Puzzles (Big Picture Press). Students take a fantastic journey via airships, boats, trains, wagons, hot air balloons, bikes, and parachutes as they work the brain-teasing visual puzzles on each page of this book. And you can win it!
To enter this week’s random drawing, let us know which mode of transportation mentioned above sounds like the most fun to you. Wagon? Hot air balloon? Parachute? How daring are you feeling? Submit your comment by Thursday, February 6. One lucky teacher will win! Then check out the great travel opportunities available and how to participate. Congratulations to our lucky winner Michele Potter!
Teachers in grades K–12 who include weather-related content in their science lessons are invited to apply for the Project Atmosphere Workshop. Held July 26–August 1, 2020, at the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri, the course covers the latest weather tech. Includes travel, food, lodging, and instructional materials. Apply by March 27 at ametsoc.org/ProjectAtmosphere.
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges grants let K–12 teachers travel to foreign countries, then share their experiences at their schools. Year-long and short-term programs are available. Learn more here: exchanges.state.gov/us/program/fulbright-distinguished-awards-teaching-us-teachers.
The ISTE Awards recognize teachers and school districts that use technology to transform teaching and learning. Several awards are available, and some include cash prizes and ISTE conference registration. Learn about the options at iste.org/membership/awards. Deadlines run from January 31 to February 29.
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definitely Hot Air Balloon!
Ooo. An airship would be amazing. I imagine it would be like an airborne cruise ship.
I would love to travel in one of those trains with a “glass” roof, I think they are called sky-liners.
Airships! I’ve always wanted to fly in a blimp.
I’d like to travel in a train with a glass roof.
Hot air balloon what fun.
I have always wanted to travel by train. It seems like it would be more relaxing and have a lot of great scenery.
Train, it would e fun to see the countryside.
Train! I have always wanted to take a ride across the U.S. on a train.
I would like to try a couple! Hot air balloon for a leisurely trip and a parachute to get the heart racing!
I have always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon!!!!
Train has always been my favorite way to travel!
I would love a ride in an airship!
I would like to take a ride in a hot air balloon.
I’d love to travel by boat.
Haven’t been on a train since I was a child. Would love to go on one again!
Bikes are definitely the best invention ever!
I have always dreamed of traveling across the country by train. It’s on my bucket list….maybe when I retire!
While a hot ari balloon would be fun and scary, I would love to ride a train again. I took my nephews on one, when they were very young, and I live in a town where the trains go through every hour or so. It would be nice to sit and watch to world go by.
Airships most definitely! Up, up and away!
I’ve always wanted to take a train ride across the US . I’ve taken train rides but never a long trip to sleep in the sleeping cars.
Definitely by train. All aboard!!!!
I would love to travel by train!! And oh my goodness, if it had a glass roof, amazing!
I love travelling on a train!
I would like to travel by train so you can see the scenery as it passes by. I really would love to go on a trip by hot air balloon, but my vertigo probably won’t let me anymore… 🙁
I would love to travel the world by train!
I would love to travel by train and see the world! I think that would be an amazing journey!
I would love to travel the world by train. Seeing the landscape and changing world constantly going by while being in the middle of it would be a dream.
It has to be a wagon! Who wouldn’t enjoy exploring in a mode of transportation we don’t get to see too much of anymore.
I’ve always wanted to go on a hot air balloon especially over a place with wild animals so that they would think the balloon was a cloud!
I would like to travel by train.
Boat (as in Cruise Ship Boat) is my favorite way to travel!
I would love to travel the US by train. Give me a sleeping car and I will be good to go!
Train for me!
Believe it or not, I like a good old-fashioned “road trip” the best!
I would definitely like to travel by hot air balloon. I could see the world from high above! So exciting.
Parachuting…. It’s on my bucket list to try skydiving!
Oh, I have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon!