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SUMMARY:National Parks
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nNational parks are symbols of our land. They are scenic wonders and ecological preserves. These parks are vital to the nation’s education and scientific research. Join us to celebrate these parks and how we can use to shape our classrooms and our own American experiences. \nAudience Focus\nAll grade levels \nMeet the Presenter\nJames Fester is an educator\, author\, and advocate for experiential learning with 20+ years of experience in public\, private\, and online education. He currently works for PBLWorks helping teachers and leaders create engaging\, learner-centered programs\, and collaborates with informal educational organizations to reimagine their educational programs. A national park volunteer\, James supports parks and museums nationwide in reimagining their educational offerings. His writing\, featured in many blogs and books published by The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)\, highlights public lands as a teacher resource. He lives in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. \nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
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SUMMARY:Geographic Activities for a Sustainable World
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nEngage middle school students with activities that can broaden their perspective about the world around them. Explore interdisciplinary curriculum on human geography topics including population patterns\, the growth of human settlements over time\, natural resource use\, environmental sustainability\, and more. Participate in simulations\, games and collaborative problem-solving activities that build skills in communication\, critical thinking\, data gathering and investigation. Receive lesson plans in an electronic format matched to state and national standards. \nAudience Focus\nMiddle School \nMeet the Presenter\n\n\nCarol Bliese is the Senior Director of Teacher Programs for Population Education (PopEd)\, a national non-profit program that supports teachers covering population and related environmental and social topics in the classroom. Carol facilitates training workshops for K-12 educators throughout the U.S. and Canada\, and has lead over 800 interactive workshops in her 15+ years with the program. These include sessions at NCTM\, NSTA\, NAAEE\, NCSS as well as many regional and state-level affiliates.\n\n\nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:https://ncge.org/event/geographic-activities-for-a-sustainable-world/
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SUMMARY:Beyond “Place Matters”: Making Spatial Analysis Accessible with Dashboard-Driven Geography
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhile educators widely agree that “place matters\,” integrating spatial thinking into social science\, public health\, and policy classrooms often stalls due to the technical barriers and learning curves of full-scale GIS software. This webinar explores how dashboard-driven geography (utilizing tools like Tableau) can lower these hurdles without sacrificing analytical depth or conceptual rigor. Join us to learn how gateway tools help students move beyond static mapping\, quickly explore spatial patterns\, and build essential visual literacy – fostering geographic intuition and data-driven decision-making across disciplines. \nAudience Focus\nHigh School\, APHG\, Higher Education \nAbout the Presenters\nStephen Borders is a Professor of Public Health at Coastal Carolina University. His work focuses on using GIS and data visualization to tackle real-world issues related to public health\, food insecurity\, and healthcare access. He partners with nonprofit organizations\, food banks\, and healthcare systems to turn complex data into actionable insights. Stephen is passionate about applied learning and community-engaged research that creates meaningful\, measurable impact. \nWebinar Access\n#open access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:https://ncge.org/event/beyond-place-matters-making-spatial-analysis-accessible-with-dashboard-driven-geography/
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SUMMARY:The Sound of Place: Teaching Geography with Sound Maps
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nWhat can listening reveal about a place that a map or photograph might miss? In this interactive webinar\, Mark Sciuchetti connects his research on sound\, place\, and identity with practical classroom sound mapping. Participants will analyze a short soundscape\, distinguish observation from interpretation\, and explore how location\, time\, and context shape what we hear. Mark will model a lesson in which students document sounds\, map observations\, and support geographic claims with evidence. Designed for middle and high school geography\, AP Human Geography\, and local history classrooms\, the session includes paper-based and digital options\, accessible participation strategies\, and a simple assessment. Teachers will leave with a sound-mapping lesson framework and an observation sheet they can adapt to their own communities. No GIS experience is required. \nAudience Focus\nAll Grade Levels \nMeet the Presenter\n\n\nMark J. Sciuchetti Jr.\, PhD\, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Jacksonville State University and a Courtesy Professor in the College of Music at Florida State University. His interdisciplinary work connects geography\, music\, history\, and place. His doctoral research examined Hudson River soundscapes and how sound shapes place and identity\, and he contributed to the Moravian Soundscapes digital project. He is the author of Teaching with Sound Maps: An Interdisciplinary Model for Geography and Local History Classrooms in The Geography Teacher.\n\n\nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:https://ncge.org/event/the-sound-of-place-teaching-geography-with-sound-maps/
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