The eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. is a rite of passage for many students, creating memories that endure over decades. I was lucky enough to hop on a bus with my classmates roughly forty years ago for just this experience. And, even today, when I hear a song...
From Peru to Japan, Justin Trinh-Halperin takes his students across the globe. The middle school math and science teacher at Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, California was a top finalist in 2025’s Traveling Teacher of the Year, thanks to years of efforts showing...
Though Barbara Andersen is originally from Germany, having moved to the U.S. when she was nine, she didn’t initially plan to be a German language teacher. Her passion was (and still is) European history, and it was while on a trajectory to becoming a history teacher...
Craig Howat is a hotel, restaurant and tourism teacher at the Satellite Center in Luling, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans. Howat has been teaching for more than 25 years, giving his students a hands-on experience by traveling to hotels, restaurants, performing...
