Summary
Come explore how art, dance, theatre, and other creative methodologies can deepen student understanding of geography! In this session, participants will engage in hands-on activities that bring historical narratives, social movements, and global issues to life through tableau theatre, protest art, and cartographic storytelling. Attendees will walk away with ready-to-use lesson ideas, creative assessment strategies, and a renewed vision for incorporating art into their classroom.
Session Focus
All Grade Levels | Curriculum and Instruction | Art, Literacy, Engagement
Conference Room
Winnebago
Meet the Presenters
Jessica Flach is a Ph.D. student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. Prior to graduate school, she taught AP Human Geography and AP United States History in Pensacola, FL. Jessica works with the South Carolina Geographic Alliance in organizing professional development for K-12 geography teachers in South Carolina. Her graduate research focuses on youth geographies, travel, and citizenship. She is especially passionate about data literacy in geography classrooms, and strives to help geography teachers create engaging, inquiry-based lessons.
Bethany Sanders is a Secondary Social Studies teacher at Dutch Fork High School. She teaches a wide variety of classes including Human Geography, AP European History, and AP Comparative Government. She is currently an education doctoral student at the University of South Carolina where her research is focused on visual arts integration and visual literacy in the geography classroom. When she isn’t teaching, she is either coaching her school’s dance team or traveling!
