Like traditional films, animated films can be used with great success to teach authentic geography at all grade levels.

The inquiry process outlined in the C3 Framework provides an ideal structure for teaching about climate change and debating the roles of citizens and the government.

co-sponsored by GENIP Purposes of the Award The NCSS Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy was created to promote geography education in the schools; to enhance the geographic literacy of students at the classroom, district, or statewide level; and to encourage the integration of geography into the social studies curriculum/classroom.

During the past decade the learning curve for using Geographic Information Systems in the classroom has decreased incredibly and accessibility to K-12 institutions is at all-time high! IN 2014 ESRI announced a $1 billion gift of ArcGIS Online software to support the Obama Administration’s ConnectEd initiative. Any public or private school in US can now have organization GIS for up to 500 users free of charge.

Explore easy and powerful ways to teach and learn about change over space and time using web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping tools. Tools, such as ArcGIS Online and story maps, can be effectively used to analyze historical events, population and demographics, land use, watersheds, natural hazards, and economic data from local to global scale. This webinar will demonstrate how to teach with these free online tools, data sets, and curricular components, and how you can get started.