Geography
Thinking and Linking: Sustainably-Minded Lessons for Understanding Local-Global Interconnections
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmBig picture thinker: Someone able to look above, beyond, under and around who makes deliberative decisions using a connectedness lens. Join us as we consider Civic Sustainability skills and dispositions.
Conflict in South Asia: Integrating Reading, Writing, and Debating Skills
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmRunning out of time for Social Studies? Link learning about India and Pakistan into Language Arts through a simulation of bilateral negotiations and practice researching, persuasive writing, and debating.
Critical Thinking Skills in Geography, History, and Economics
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmJoin a panel of NCSS leaders as they model lessons that involve critical thinking & literacy skills. Participants will share exemplary social studies instructional strategies for geography, history and economics
Literacy Strategies and Learning Practices in Middle School Geography Classrooms
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmCause/effect,compare/contrast,and problem-solving skills are emphasized in core ELA standards and are applicable in geography instruction. Explore active learning strategies and practices used to teach them in geography classrooms.
Want to Make Your Lessons Geographic? Enhancing Geographic Thinking
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmThis presentation helps educators incorporate geographic thinking into their teaching practice. Participants learn how to design highly geographic lessons using a tool: the taxonomy of geographic literacy.
Stepping Through the Window: Engaging Students with Their Environments
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmHelp students connect their world and the one they read about at school. This workshop will show how to complete hour-long field-study investigations on any campus. Dress for the weather!
On the Move: Push and Pull Factors!
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmAre you looking for a way to teach your students about the world? This session will feature exciting, hands-on, active lessons to teach geography through push and pull factors
Looking In/Out: The Immigrant and First Nation Peoples' Experience
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmIntroducing children to outstanding picture books is one way to help them discover the distinctive region known as the Pacific Northwest. Come learn about using picture books in your classrooms.
Geography Matters: Classroom Explorations of Global Interdependence
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmExplore relevant global connections in this interactive session. Learn engaging strategies, including examples from National Geographic's GEO program, which help students understand migration, energy geo-politics, and aspects of globalization.
Honduras: Self-Reliance, Sustainability and Globalization--What Does It Mean?
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmThis unit will provide a modern day analysis of Honduras and its relevance to the Western Hemisphere. Concepts will be discussed such as: poverty, NGOs, sustainability, self-reliance, globalization, and education.
