Why I Switched to ACIS: A Group Leader’s First-Hand Account

Greetings from Denver, Colorado! My name is Natasha Kasprzyk, and I’ve been an English teacher for the past 12 years. Currently, my home-away-from-home is Chaparral...

Ljubljana 2016 – Global Conference Review

This guest post was contributed by Ron and Cheryl Sohner, from Hilliard, Ohio. Cheryl is a foreign language teacher with many years of travel experience...

How to Speak a Foreign Language While Traveling Abroad

This post was contributed by Kate Webb, an ACIS Tour Manager and English Teacher based in Paris, France. When traveling in a foreign country, you...

Teacher Spotlight: Reginald C. Adams – Houston, Texas

Reginald C. Adams is a teacher, public artist, social entrepreneur and community developer. He's best known for his award winning public art projects, which are...

Paris 2016 – Global Conference Review

This guest post was contributed by Teresa Bell Engebretsen, a middle school French Teacher from Durham, North Carolina, upon her return from the ACIS Global...

7 Ways to Cultivate Global Citizenship in Your Students

Day after day, year after year, our world becomes increasingly globalized. Whether we live in a bustling, cosmopolitan city or a secluded country town, we...

5 Ways to Use Maps in the Classroom

When I think back to my days as a high school sophomore, I remember the experience of sitting in class, learning about European History vividly....

Iceland 2016 – Global Conference Review

This guest post was contributed by Academic Travel Advisor Nicolette Miller upon her return from the ACIS Global Teacher Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Reykjavik 1/15/16...

VIDEO: Why Teachers Travel

In our 38 years operating international educational tours, we've heard time and again about the life-changing power of travel. Over 500,000 teachers and students have gone...

Teacher Spotlight: Jennifer Ochoa – Santo, Texas

Jennifer Ochoa is a Spanish teacher from Santo High School in Santo, Texas and a first-time ACIS Group Leader. She plans to travel with her...