Geography
What Does Geographic Literary Mean for Washington State Students?
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmThe Washington Alliance for Geographic Literacy is developing a strategic plan to provide a roadmap guiding our future work. Explore the plan, provide feedback, and get involved in this project!
Beyond Windows & Mirrors: Walking Through Doors with Literature
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmWalk through our door, embark on a literary journey to locations around the world! Explore geography of narratives with mapping and digital connections preparing responsible citizens for a global society.
Seeing is Believing: Media/Visual Literacy with National Geographic Education
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmImages can reveal faraway places and unimaginable truths -- but they also have the power to mislead and misrepresent. Integrate media effectively with FREE NG Education resources and strategies.
World News in 10 X 10 and a 160!
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmNeed some ideas and tools to connect Current Events, Geography, History and Language Arts? Then join this captivating and inspiring presentation using innovative Web 2.0 tools.
Geography Work We Do with Elementary Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmElementary methods instructors share a framework for integrating geography in Social Studies methods courses. Participants analyze the framework, participate in selected activities, and evaluate geographic literacy gains in those courses.
The Real Oompa Loompas: Chocolate & Child Labor
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmThis session highlights a geography unit taught at two high schools in South Carolina that required students to investigate the chocolate industry and its unethical use of child labor.
Taking Geography to Schools: A Successful Professional Development Model
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmIn this poster session, presenters share design features, key components, and participant evaluations of a Professional Development Model designed to increase geographic literacy in underserved and at-risk school populations.
Pre-Teaching Academic Vocabulary to Support Rigor in the Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmConsider the relationship between academic vocabulary and student success. Experience Marzano's theory put to practical application with high-return, high-retention strategies for the World Geography classroom.
Physical Geography and Country Borders--Cooperation or Conflict?
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmUse maps to investigate the relationship between physical geographical features and country borders in Europe, and how it can lead to cooperation, or conflict. All materials available free at NatGeoEd.org.
Discovering the World, Using the News to Teach Current Events
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmUsing a sociocultural approach to teaching global current events to high school students. This interactive approach teaches students how to deconstruct the news, and reconstruct their understanding of the world.
