Sharing your Adventure

We at GEEO believe that our country's teachers wield the most influence in developing an outward-looking citizenry. Sending teachers on trips abroad is just the first step in this process. When teachers return to their classrooms we ask them to share their experiences with their students.

Our Curriculum Development Team has put together a program for teachers to implement and customize to their needs. Please take a look at our education plan to learn about this process.

Our Education Plan

Pre-departure

1. Teachers, once having signed on for a GEEO program, submit a brief action plan for bringing their GEEO experience into the classroom.

During the program

1. While abroad on the GEEO program, teachers discuss their action plans with other group participants. Hopefully new ideas will be shared, enriching the action plans.
2. Teachers have the opportunity to make connections with schools they visit for possible pen-pals/online classroom collaboration.

After traveling

1. Teachers will make a 10 minute power-point presentation to all of their classes that describe the trip they have taken. GEEO will send each teacher a basic presentation and then the teacher can customize the presentation to fit their personal experience, as well as making it appropriate for their students' age and the subject matter being taught.
2. Teachers will (try, technically permitting) make a 10 minute Google Earth presentation to all of their students that shows geographically where they have been. GEEO will send each teacher a ready to use presentation.
3. Teachers will follow their pre-trip action plan and incorporate their experience abroad somehow into their curriculum.