Death Valley Daze
Summary Death Valley National Park, CA may be the most diverse geographically in the country. Death Valley is the hottest place on earth, the driest and lowest place in North […]
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Conference Room: Cullen
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International Efforts to Improve Geography Teaching and Learning
Conference Room: ByrdSummary This presentation focuses on an upcoming book - International Perspectives on Geography Education (Edward Elgar, 2026) - that highlights the actions taken by geography educators who work to improve […]
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The Geospatial Semester at 22: Tales from the Field
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary The Geospatial Semester is a unique and innovative project that connects high school students and geospatial technologies to bolster their spatial problem solving and open them up to the […]
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Stories of the Chesapeake
Conference Room: ByrdSummary Stories of the Chesapeake offers a compelling glimpse into the cultures, communities, and environmental challenges of America’s estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. As one of the nation’s most important natural […]
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Art, Dance, Theatre, Oh My! Using Arts-Methodologies in the Geography Classroom
Conference Room: LacySummary 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, […]
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Myth, Trolls, and Tectonics: Using Storytelling to Teach Physical Geography
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary Iceland’s dramatic landscapes are deeply intertwined with a rich tradition of storytelling, where myths and folklore once served to explain the “unexplainable” in the physical world. This presentation demonstrates […]
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How Students Can Apply “The Ten Steps of Walkability” to Evaluate Any Downtown
Conference Room: ByrdSummary In his book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (2012), Jeff Speck offers ten planning steps for creating American downtowns that are useful, […]
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Resources for Teaching Political Geography
Conference Room: LacySummary Teaching political geography can be an especially complicated task as foreign relations issues are now flash points for cultural and academic debate. This session is designed to connect educators […]
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Poster Session: Using Extracurricular Programs to Further Geographic Education
Conference Area: Commonwealth HallSummary The International Scholars Program is an innovative, student-centered initiative designed to extend geographic education beyond the traditional classroom. Grounded in inquiry-based and interdisciplinary learning, the program immerses students in […]
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Poster Session: Assessing the landscape of introductory undergraduate courses in the U.S.
Conference Area: Commonwealth HallSummary With the support of an NSF IUSE: ITYC collaborative planning grant, the presenters are looking to invigorate the teaching of undergraduate introductory geography courses, which define the discipline for […]
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Poster Session: Revolutionary Crossroads
Conference Area: Commonwealth HallSummary Revolutionary Crossroads is a poster session that shows how geography shaped key events of the American Revolution. Developed through the Revolutionary Crossroads field experience with the Virginia Geographic Alliance, […]
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Designing Flexible Learning Pathways: Implementing BLPL in a World Geography Classroom
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary This case study investigates how a high school geography teacher implemented blended and personalized learning (BLPL) in a World Geography course to support student learning within a BLPL framework. […]