I make sure students have them before we leave. They may use their laptops if they brought them or they can simply use a paper notebook. The first thing I do is to require students to keep a journal. This can be a recipe for disaster! Instead, I chose to use this time to engage them in various activities that will help them to better understand what they are seeing and experiencing on tour. I’m not going to make a list of potential problems, but many of them stem from allowing too much down time for students. I’m also well aware that there are other possible nightmares to be concerned about. By being organized and getting students excited and prepared, I’ve been able to reduce my stress and increase the likelihood for a once in a lifetime opportunity for students.Īlthough I’m excited when the actual tour begins, I also know that there is a lot of work to do to ease my worries. To help combat that I offered tips to teachers on how to engage their students before a tour.
I stress a lot about being sure that the overall experience exceeds the expectations of my students and their parents. In my previous post, I wrote about the nightmares I have leading up to my tours.
