Through a STEMSS (STEM+Social Studies with an emphasis on geography integration across curriculum) professional development (PD) series for teachers of language learners (TLLs), teacher leaders emerged and were given opportunities to lead PD, develop curriculum, and mentor future participants. Following the Arizona Geographic Alliance’s PD methods, teacher leaders support professional learning in their schools, work […]
In this workshop, Led by G.B. Rodriquez, JD Ph.D., teachers will explore and engage in the self-naming practices and pedagogies of StyleWriting (Rossomando 1996), the element of Hip Hop culture and global movement also known as aerosol or spray can art, urban hieroglyphics, street/urban calligraphy, or simply Writing, as it is called by its practitioners. […]
NCGE is calling all APHG Teachers to join us for this free webinar on August 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. (EST). In preparation for the 2022-2023 school year, Laura Kmetz, Bellringer author, and AP reading table leader will discuss the application of Bellringers. Jane Highley and Lori Napier will join Kmetz and will provide insights […]
Teaching students to think spatially requires key components of spatial thinking to be integrated into the curriculum instruction, and assessments in an explicit manner. In this Webinar, Injeong Jo and April Bannert will share tips and tools for incorporating the three components of spatial thinking into your instructional plan systematically. A lesson created to teach […]
The U.N. announced that we will reach a new population milestone on November 15, 2022, the “Day of 8 Billion.” This is just 12 years since we reached the 7 billion mark, and a complete doubling of the world population in just 48 years. World population history and projections for future growth are integral to […]
Please join the Chief Reader, ETS Test Developer, and both Assistants to the Chief Reader and APHG teachers for a discussion and strategies that help you teach your students how to be successful on the FRQs (Free-Response Question). Presenters Include: Jon Moore, ETS Lisa Benton-Short Dan Synder Allison Cecil Join Webinar Here!
This presentation will provide an overview of who the migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border and how the demographics of this population have changed over the past decade or two. It will also discuss US asylum law and how the current asylum system excludes many Central American and Mexican asylum seekers. Presenter: Dr. Sarah […]
In this webinar OpenStreetMap will be introduced and how it can be used to engage students in and out of the classroom while building geospatial skills, social relationships, and digital citizenship. Participatory mapping includes all who wish to contribute to the mapping process. Community mapping typically is what the traditional version of participatory mapping is […]
Esri challenges US students to conduct and share a research project about something in their home state. Esri's ArcGIS Online Competition is open to high school ("HS," gr.9-12) and middle school ("MS," gr.4-8) students in participating states in the US who can gather, create, analyze, interpret, and present data via an ArcGIS StoryMap. ESRI is […]
Teaching students how to read and understand quantitative and qualitative data is a skill that must be repeated constantly and used throughout the year. Four veteran teachers of AP Human Geography share their strategies on how to teach students to efficiently learn content. Using data to provide students with constant formative feedback while also preparing […]
Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's work focused on the human aspects of human geography. He wrote about the spatial concepts of space and place in his landmark work Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience. Learn how to guide your students in using your school as a field study to understand and evaluate a sense of […]
This webinar introduces NCGE’s GeoCamp Iceland professional development program. Past program leaders Ellen Foster and Jeff Lash are joined by 2021 participant Debra Troxel to introduce the program, share experiences, discuss registration, and address potential GeoCamper questions and concerns. Presenters: Jeff Lash, Ellen Foster, and Debra Troxell JOIN THE WEBINAR HERE! #Member-only access
