As an Instructional Assistant for a fifth grade class using The Walking Classroom, I am primarily assigned to one of our special needs students, who receives the bulk of my attention. However, we do spend several… Read More
All Abilities Benefit from TWC
Thank you for introducing The Walking Classroom to my classroom! My class is one of the few in the building that is comprised of students of all abilities. From my research, I predicted the Walking Program… Read More
Piloting TWC = A Positive Experience!
I was the “guinea pig” in piloting The Walking Classroom in our After the Bell Program, a group of fourteen third graders who I work with after school. My experience with it as a teacher was… Read More
ESL Students Walk, Listen, and Learn!
I teach English as a Second Language to middle school students and want to share about my ESL students and their first walk with The Walking Classroom. We prepared by investigating how aerobic exercise impacts our… Read More
Students Walk with Purpose
My students have thoroughly enjoyed The Walking Classroom. Our school underwent rebuilding this year. We had no field or basketball court until late October, so this program gave the students the opportunity to walk around the… Read More
Excitement Sparked in Students!
The Walking Classroom has really sparked excitement in many of my students, especially those who have a hard time concentrating and focusing when they are just sitting in the classroom. During class, my students get to… Read More
Enjoyable Way to Exercise and Learn
This is the first school year I have used The Walking Classroom, and my students and I love it! I’ve always wanted to find a way to get students exercising more, but there is so little… Read More
Students Beg to Walk Every Day!
The Walking Classroom is an amazing program! Every day my students beg to go for a walk and listen to another podcast. I am amazed by the things that they are learning. They’ve learned about history,… Read More
Eager and Ready to Learn? These Students Are!
This is my first year using The Walking Classroom and I am in love! My students come to class eager and ready to begin their day because they are excited about their learning. What I have… Read More
Motivated to Learn
It can be difficult to motivate learning at times teaching in an inner city school with children that have such limited experiences. However, my students are very motivated to learn through The Walking Classroom’s podcasts. We… Read More