Titanic Virtual Field Trips with "The Traveling Teach" (Ages 7-10)

I'm National Geographic Certified Educator and Outschool Teacher who travels full-time as "The Traveling Teach." I had the opportunity to go to England and Ireland and want to share Liverpool, Belfast and Southampton with you from the perspective of the Titanic.

This class is ideally for learners who are interested in in-depth historical, scientific or cultural facts about locations. This is not a social class designed to just look at photos. It is an educational experience, hosted by The Traveling Teach, much like a guided tour. As a result, I try to engage with learners with questions and discussions, but it is primarily lecture-style. What sets this class apart is that I haven't searched the internet for photos or maps, but actually aim to share what it's like to visit each location by taking hundreds of photos and videos and putting them into a 35 minute educational experience.

While this class is an educational one, it's expected that some learners may have seen the Titanic movie directed by James Cameron and may want to ask questions or discuss elements from the movie that relate to the topic each week. The educator will incorporate those into class in an age appropriate way for all learners and draw out the true history from the Hollywood fictionalization of the event. Seeing the movie is not an expectation of this class.  

Week 1 - Where the Titanic was conceived and funded - from the Ismay family in Liverpool, England. You'll see Titanic exhibits and locations from around the city that relate to The Titanic and the Ismays. 

Week 2 - Where the Titanic was built and launched - from it's slipway in Belfast, Ireland. You'll see Titanic exhibits and locations from the Titanic Quarter - and learn fun facts like how much oil and soap was used to launch her!

Week 3 - Where the Titanic received most of it's crew and it's final major port out of England in Southampton. You'll see Titanic exhibits and the memorial to the Engineers who kept the Titanic lit until it was too late to save their own lives. Southampton was one community in which the Titanic disaster had a huge personal impact and you'll hear their stories.

Students will learn through live classes, videos pre-recorded and photos taken on location by the educator.

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What families say they like best about virtual field trips with Ms. Shae, The Traveling Teach:

"Ms. Shae engages the kids really well, and makes the content interesting. My daughter would often, unprompted, talk about the things that she learned in Ms. Shae's virtual field trip class and even teach her parents a few things."

"Ms. Shae! Every field trip is interesting and very informative."

"[My child] loves the surprise element of the clues and finding out where you're going. Also the variety of places, the mix of fun and more serious topics. She always learns something interesting, and I feel like it really broadens her knowledge base in such a great way. And [Ms. Shae's] personality is a big part of her love for [her] class!"