Beyond the Description of Place: Building Geographic Vocabulary and Schema in the Classroom. This hands-on, 45-minute session will provide multiple activities to help teachers encourage students to engage with academic texts as well as fiction and creative nonfiction as a means of refining geographic concepts and skills. Examples will be targeted to middle and high school classrooms, but could be adapted to any level, as a means of supporting ELA standards and skills.
Secondary/High School | Schema, Language Development | Place-based
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Ellen J. Foster is a professor of teacher education, secondary program coordinator, and executive director of the Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi; a past president of NCGE; and GeoCamp Iceland four-time leader and 2023 alumni trip organizer. Dr. Foster taught geography for nine years in the greater San Antonio area before transitioning to higher education.
Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham is a professor of teacher education with expertise in English education and young adult literature at the University of Mississippi. She has more than 30 years experience in K-12 and post-secondary education.
