Geography teacher of the month: Sandy Welbergen @mswelbergen | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Sandy Welbergen loves geocaching, but especially loves sharing her passion for discovery with her students. She has been teaching for about 15 years and currently instructs grades 5/6 at Beaumont School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she uses geography as a lens through which kids can learn about their own communities and understand the local issues that affect them. Outside the classroom, Welbergen has served on the board of the Manitoba Geocaching Association for six years as their training coordinator, and despite stepping aside this year, she is still involved with the community. Recently, she has been helping out the Assiniboine Park Zoo with a big geocachi