Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/726969
Rooting for Her All-Star M O N I C A L O C K WO O D West View Early Learning Center teacher S O U T H W E ST T E AC H E RS A S S O C I AT I O N My Educator magazine kept me company and gave my son good luck. My son James, a third baseman, pitcher and incoming seventh-grader, played in the La Mesa National Little League All-Star Game for 11- and 12-year-olds. This photo was taken shortly after the team had just won their semifinal, but they lost the next game. Maybe it's because I didn't bring my lucky magazine. Exploring Incan Ruins J OY E C A N T R E L L Rialto High School hospitality and tourism teacher R I A LTO E D U C AT I O N A S S O C I AT I O N Enjoying Machu Picchu, Peru, with Peruvian guide Marily from Andean Treks. She was our educator for five days. We learned about the flora and fauna of the region, its diverse culture and its history. Being able to hike and camp in the Andes, visit various Incan ruins, and enjoy the company of our Peruvian team was an amazing experience. Touring Central Europe M I C H E L E PA S KOW CSU Northridge Jewish studies professor C A L I F O R N I A FAC U LT Y A S S O C I AT I O N I'm on the Chain Bridge, which spans the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary. I was on a tour of central Europe, also visiting Vienna, Prague and Berlin. I took a lot of pictures to show my students. Seeing the Danube gave me a greater understanding of how it enabled expansion and trade through the Middle Ages. I'll share stories I heard about how the country has changed and blossomed since the fall of Nazism and communism. I visited the famous Dohány Street Synagogue (Europe's largest), and saw the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memo- rial. I also met people learning about their Jewish roots, descendants of Holocaust sur vivors and the Communist era. 42 cta.org teaching & learning