1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This episode features Jacqueline Hesse and Christine McCartney, co-founders of Global to Local, an international service-learning program for high school students. Jackie is the founding English language arts teacher at a Pathways in Technology school in Newburgh, New York. In addition, she serves as a teacher consultant with the Hudson Valley Writing Project. Christine began her teaching career as a volunteer writing tutor at an all-male, maximum-security prison in New York. She has been teaching high school English for over a decade, has served as codirector of the Hudson Valley Writing Project, and is a Fulbright alumna. Inspired by their love of travel, Jackie and Christine began to imagine taking students to the Galapagos Islands where they might engage in a service project related to environmental issues they were studying at home. This vision became a reality as they and students raised the money needed for the trip. Before COVID put the program on hiatus, they had taken students to&amp;nbsp;Ecuador, Thailand and Cambodia where students gain not only a sense of satisfaction from their volunteer efforts, but also a deeper understanding of different cultures. During the conversation, Christine mentioned Fund for Teachers where she was able to obtain funds for professional travel. For additional information about this program visit&amp;nbsp; https://www.fundforteachers.org/about-us.php &amp;nbsp; Speaking of Education Podcast http://sites.libsyn.com/399014/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26649507/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/26649507