Be patient with me - first time blogger. Where does a person start telling someone about a trip that opens their eyes to so much?
In 2011, an email came across my computer. For some reason I didn't delete it. The email was from a fellow teacher who was passing along the information about the KSU Yellowstone Teacher Project. Attached was an informational flyer that piqued my interest. After asking a fellow teacher (and friend) to apply with me as a "team", we sent in our application and waited. Let me tell you, I think waiting for an answer about the trip was more stressful than waiting for a college acceptance letter. (Maybe not, but it's been over 20 years since those days and I think I've forgotten the anticipation levels!)Not being a super spontaneous person, applying to go on this trip was a huge deal for me. Honestly, I didn't think that our application would be chosen. When the email came in that we had been chosen to go on this trip, I was so excited that I screamed out loud in front of my class! Yellowstone National Park had always been on my "to do" bucket list. I like the outdoors and prefer mountains over beaches but I had never really given any thoughts to actually going. In fact, I really didn't know much about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) at all. I thought it would relate to my science and social studies content very well, but I had no idea the impact it would make on how I taught my students.A few months later, we boarded a plane bound for Montana and my eyes were opened to a world I'd never seen before. This old teacher was still an eager student! Stay tuned for the next step in the journey!!!
In 2011, an email came across my computer. For some reason I didn't delete it. The email was from a fellow teacher who was passing along the information about the KSU Yellowstone Teacher Project. Attached was an informational flyer that piqued my interest. After asking a fellow teacher (and friend) to apply with me as a "team", we sent in our application and waited. Let me tell you, I think waiting for an answer about the trip was more stressful than waiting for a college acceptance letter. (Maybe not, but it's been over 20 years since those days and I think I've forgotten the anticipation levels!)Not being a super spontaneous person, applying to go on this trip was a huge deal for me. Honestly, I didn't think that our application would be chosen. When the email came in that we had been chosen to go on this trip, I was so excited that I screamed out loud in front of my class! Yellowstone National Park had always been on my "to do" bucket list. I like the outdoors and prefer mountains over beaches but I had never really given any thoughts to actually going. In fact, I really didn't know much about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) at all. I thought it would relate to my science and social studies content very well, but I had no idea the impact it would make on how I taught my students.A few months later, we boarded a plane bound for Montana and my eyes were opened to a world I'd never seen before. This old teacher was still an eager student! Stay tuned for the next step in the journey!!!