The Power of Travel for Student Success | travel article for students
FirstPersonByAshleyLamb-SinclairEducatorsarealwaystalkingaboutwhathappensintheclassroom—fromtheCommonCoreStateStandardstotestingtosocial-emotionallearning.Somuchofwhathappensinsideschoolwallsisbasedonresults,notthejourneythatledtothem.Butasstudentsgrowintoprofessionals,theywillneedskills[1]thatmanyteachershavenevertaught,suchascollaborationacrossdigitalnetworksandtheabilitytoassessnewinformationasitbecomeseasiertoobtain.Oneofthemostimportantconversationseducatorsshouldbehavingnowishowtobring...
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By Ashley Lamb-Sinclair
Educators are always talking about what happens in the classroom—from the Common Core State Standards to testing to social-emotional learning. So much of what happens inside school walls is based on results, not the journey that led to them.
But as students grow into professionals, they will need skills[1] that many teachers have never taught, such as collaboration across digital networks and the ability to assess new information as it becomes easier to obtain. One of the most important conversations educators should be having now is how to bring our students out into the real world and teach them the skills to interact with it.
As an English teacher, I spent much of my time challenging students to find inspiration, consider multiple perspectives, and explore their passions. I know that students feel they have more to say when they root their words in their experiences, and it ...