Mindful Travelling

Mindful Travelling by Sarah Samuel is a book about the how and why of traveling. This is a book about turning outer travels into inner journeys. It is a book about self-discovery. Sarah Samuel explores what it means to take a mindful approach to traveling. What she writes is full of wisdom and practical guidance. She explains how to inwardly prepare before a trip, how to be fully present during the journey, and how to integrate the travel experience upon returning home. Mindfulness exercises are interspersed throughout the book. This is a book for anyone who wants to be more than a tourist when traveling. It is a guide for how to turn a trip into a transformative experience. This would be an excellent resource for students planning to study abroad. It can help them maximize the learning to be gained from studying in another country. It is also a resource teachers may use to help students prepare for and debrief a travel experience, whether it be to study abroad or a field trip to another city.

The Interest-Based Learning Coach

Jeanne and Wellesley Purcell and Deborah Burns, the authors of The Interest-Based Learning Coach,  provide teachers with clear, detailed instructions on how to design and implement interest-based learning. Topics discussed include measuring impact, helping students find and focus their interests, developing an action plan for each student, finding and managing resources, research development and design, developing real-world products, engaging authentic audiences, reflecting, debriefing, celebrating accomplishments, and more. The book includes case studies and planning tools for instructors and students. The book is written for elementary and middle school teachers, but the processes can be adapted for older students, including at the college level.