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Recharge Your Soul: Do a Thanksgiving Grand Canyon Hike!

Summer is ending soon, and in the months to come you’ll spend months of mentally and emotionally taxing work guiding your students in the classroom. What can you do to keep active through the fall and recharge your batteries during Thanksgiving break or next spring break? Why not consider training for a Thanksgiving Grand Canyon hike? Build your fitness and plan an amazing trip! Today’s guest blogger, Rhoda Friend, shares how she and her friend did it, and some tips for pulling off your own Grand Canyon hike. Take it away!

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13 Ways to Use Your Travel Experiences in Your Classroom

Many teachers are avid world explorers. We can use our travel experiences in the classroom to create wonderful opportunities for learning. Through my own trips I've transported my students to Mayan temples deep in the jungle and to Roman ruins on the Mediterranean coast. I know teachers that have brought their classes to the frozen Arctic, volcanic mountain tops, and mosquito-ridden swamps. We’ve celebrated Semana Santa in Mexico and Ramadan in Egypt.

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