Letter from Birmingham Jail by Connor Cunningham February is Black History Month in the US, an important time of year to honor the contributions of black Americans to society, remember the sacrifices of those involved in the Civil Rights Movement, and remind us that although progress has been made since…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Fulbridge editor Samantha Steiner talked with David Hamburger, a 2017 ETA in Kolkata. 1. Why Kolkata? In 2002, when I was nine years old, my family lived in Kolkata for five…
Latin America Teaching Collab Project by multiple Latin America ETAs It’s time for our first Lesson Resource of 2018! Fulbridge started as an initiative driven by Fulbright ETAs placed in Asia, so thus far many of our featured materials have been largely Asia-centric. However, we are continuing to expand and…
Valentine’s Day and Admiration contributed by an Indonesia ETA It’s February, and that means two things: The Fulbridge Lesson of the Week blog is back in action! Woot woot! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! If you’re scratching your head trying to come up with ways to incorporate a…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Fulbridge Founder Zoë Gioja talked with Luke Wajrowski, a 2017 Researcher in Argentina. 1. Why Argentina? I chose Argentina for a variety of reasons. Firstly, I wanted to come back to…
Curious what it’s like to be a part of Fulbridge as a Country Representative? Our current Reps share their experiences, what motivated them to get involved, and what they’ve liked about spreading the Fulbridge project in their host country. Robyn Kincaide Korea Country Representative (2015-2017) & Lesson Catalog Coordinator (2017-2018)…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of what life is like in different placements. This month, Zoë Gioja, 2014-15 ETA in South Korea and Fulbridge’s Founder, talked with Adam Henderson, ETA in Malaysia. 1. Why did you choose Malaysia? I chose Malaysia for the diversity…
Happy Holidays, everyone! As we enter the final days of 2017, many of our students may be losing focus with the excitement of winter vacation approaching. (Yay, no school! No English class!) When they return to class in a couple of weeks or months, one of the best ways to…
Christmas Minute to Win It by Hillary Veitch (South Korea ETA) It’s almost Christmas, and if your students are anything like those the US, they likely have little to no focus left at this point in the semester. Most are either exhausted by final exams or distracted by the approaching…
Every month, Fulbridge interviews an ETA from around the world to get a glimpse of life in different placements. This month, Samantha Steiner, a 2017 ETA in Argentina, talked with Paige Balcom, a 2016-2017 Researcher in Uganda. 1. Why Uganda? During my sophomore year of college, I traveled to Uganda…