CANCELLED: USING SOCIAL AND MULTIMEDIA TO TEACH AND FACILITATE GEOGRAPHY
2022-01-31 19:00 - 19:45 (America/New_York)
Learn how to bring your geography presentations to the next level by using social and multimedia. All grade levels (K-PhD) and types of instruction (online, hybrid, and F2F) will be addressed. Participants will be given specific examples/resources (songs, movies, sitcoms/shows, memes/pictures/images, and videos) they can use to better teach and facilitate geography. Come learn how to make geography fun again!

Geography, Student Outcomes, and Educational Equity: Future Needs
2022-02-01 19:00 - 19:45
This webinar will present the latest findings from current large-scale empirical research using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Geography. Session content will feature forthcoming articles in a special issue of the Journal of Geography.

The first 20 minutes will be devoted to the results of a descriptive analysis of geography achievement in the United States, 1994-2018.

The next 20 minutes will focus on research by doctoral students who used the NAEP Data Explorer to address questions about student achievement and classroom-level “opportunity to learn” variables (e.g., curriculum content and exposure, teacher training, teaching experience, instructional modalities, and processes). Attendees will receive copies of NAEP data reports for small-group discussion and reflection.

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Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope: Engaging Students with Community & Citizen Science Data
2022-02-03 19:00 - 19:45
Do you want to support kids in working with maps, graphs, and community and citizen science data sets? BSCS Science Learning has developed Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope, free instructional activities designed to connect students with environmental data and build their confidence in working with the data to answer questions about the world. This session will focus on using an inquiry model to support students as they map and graph real-world data. Bring your computer and be ready to explore data in FieldScope.
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Indigenous Reconciliation in Canada: Teaching Resources for Your Classroom
2022-02-07 19:00 - 19:45
Do you aspire to decolonize your classroom? This session will share several teaching resources from Canada to help educators work toward Indigenous Reconciliation in their classrooms.
Participants will be provided with a variety of tools to showcase Indigenous perspectives and reconciliation actions in their classroom, beginning with a goal to acknowledge the land we live on as ancestral homelands of First Peoples.

A variety of resources including educator guides, lesson plans, and more will be showcased from organizations such as:
-National Center for Truth & Reconciliation;
-First Nations Education Steering Committee;
-Native-Land.ca;
-Historia Canada;
-Canadian Geographic;
-Critical Thinking Consortium; and
-Select at Canadian university programs.
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Exploring Sense of Place: Student-led Virtual and IRL Independent Studies
2022-02-15 19:00 - 19:45
In this webinar, we will discuss a culminating project for AP Human Geography students which motivated students to answer essential questions of inquiry:
-Why do we value some spaces more than others?
-How do humans curate and show value in a space?
-What are the implications of the human imprint?
-What happens when we stop placing value on our spaces?
The investigation was an independent study in which students chose from eight different pathways of exploration surrounding the concept of sense of place. Employing Google tools we learned to use over the course of the school year, students researched and presented their findings of sense of place, paying special care to connect their observations to Yi-Fu Tuan, the leading academic on the topic of geographical sense of place. Depending on the student’s choice of inquiry, students were assigned an academic journal article written by Yi-Fu Tuan. After annotations, students are encouraged to contemplate the philosophical thoughts of Yi-Fu Tuan during their investigation, and ultimately choose one quote from the professor that best reflects their findings, to include in their final project’s commentary.
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Volcanoes, Puffins, and Happy Campers: The Impact of Eco-Tourism in Iceland
2022-02-23 19:00 - 19:45
Iceland, the home of fire and ice, has become a bucket list trip for an increasing number of tourists. The island nation of 350,000 people has seen the number of tourists quadruple since 2010. Adventurous travelers were attracted to the waterfall
In this webinar, Debra Troxell and Anita Ardi will introduce participants to Icelandic tourism through images and data and explain how Iceland has encouraged tourism as part of its economic development. She will engage participants through data and image analysis of the various levels of commercialization and access at various Icelandic tourist attractions. A discussion will be held on the advantages (such as economic development, influx of foreign currency, etc.) and the disadvantages (increase in English speakers, damaging the landscape, etc.)s, glaciers, and rugged conditions. As the number of travelers increased and the type of traveler changed, Iceland has struggled to balance the much-loved ruggedness with accessibility and commercialization. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of promoting eco-tourism on the economy, environment, and culture of Iceland.
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GeoCamp Iceland Ask Me Anything "AMA"
2022-02-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Webinar
If you are considering participating in the NCGE GeoCamp Iceland 2022 program but need more information, we invite you to join us for the GeoCamp informational webinar.
We recognize the importance of inquiry and field experience opportunities for geographic educators, however, we also realize that this is a big commitment. During this webinar, NCGE GeoCamp representatives will share their expertise, personal experiences and provide you with an opportunity to ask questions.
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AAG 2022 NYC Annual Meeting
2022-02-25 08:00 - 2022-03-01 12:30
The conference will feature more than 6,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Attendees including geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders will share and discuss the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. With thousands of different papers and presentations scheduled throughout the conference, you’ll find no shortage of activities that reflect your specific interests within the field of geography.

Audio Storytelling for Impact
2022-03-02 19:00 - 19:45
Oral storytelling traditions are as old as humans themselves. Our earliest ancestors were telling stories to entertain, inform, and pass down important knowledge. Today, audio stories still serve that same purpose, and with the help of accessible podcasting platforms, a good story has the power to compel listeners around the world to action on pressing global issues. We live in the most connected age in human history, and yet the worldview of our students can be so narrow. When students have the opportunity to produce their own audio stories that center their ways of knowing and being in the world, they gain intellectual curiosity and confidence. That’s why it’s important that we help students learn to connect and engage with one another in a way that respects and promotes global competence about the worldview of the 7 billion other people that call this planet home. In this session, we’ll explore the process of producing an audio story that compels an audience to action.
By the end of this session, attendees will 1) identify the key elements of compelling audio storytelling, 2) examine human-environment issues through a critical “glocal” lens, and 3) become familiar with a free, cloud-based audio production called Anchor.
Pedagogical content will focus on why it is important for students to create their own stories and the attitudes, skills, and knowledge that they gain in the process. In addition, we will examine basic audio storytelling principles: developing compelling characters, framing, and signposting.
Social studies content will focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a way to examine human-environment interactions and the interdependence of various global systems.
Attendees will also gain some basic skills in how to construct audio stories using Anchor, a free web-based podcasting platform. They will be provided with a full teacher guide for completing a student-led podcast from start to finish
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Exploring Sense of Place: Student-led Virtual and IRL Independent Studies
2022-03-08 00:00
In this webinar, we will discuss a culminating project for AP Human Geography students which motivated students to answer essential questions of inquiry:
-Why do we value some spaces more than others?
-How do humans curate and show value in a space?
-What are the implications of the human imprint?
-What happens when we stop placing value on our spaces?
The investigation was an independent study in which students chose from eight different pathways of exploration surrounding the concept of sense of place. Employing Google tools we learned to use over the course of the school year, students researched and presented their findings of sense of place, paying special care to connect their observations to Yi-Fu Tuan, the leading academic on the topic of geographical sense of place. Depending on the student’s choice of inquiry, students were assigned an academic journal article written by Yi-Fu Tuan. After annotations, students are encouraged to contemplate the philosophical thoughts of Yi-Fu Tuan during their investigation, and ultimately choose one quote from the professor that best reflects their findings, to include in their final project’s commentary.

Understanding COVID and Public Health Policy in the U.S. and Iceland Using Maps
2022-03-10 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
This presentation reviews a series of interdisciplinary exercises in which students sequence or “map” genetic mutations of the COVID virus to understand how variants evolve. They then use this information to track the global path of COVID variants on digital maps to identify how genetic and geographical information are used by scientists to create public health policy.

Students then compare the response to COVID in both Iceland and the United States to recognize how scientific information and cultural norms intersect to create public policy and affect public health outcomes. The information in this lesson is enhanced by personal experiences and interviews from NCGE’s Geocamp Iceland.

This session is intended to be part of the NCGE Geocamp Iceland’s Session “Iceland Experiences”. However, it can also be presented as a stand-alone session in which teachers go through the lessons as students themselves.
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CANCELLED-A Future of Geography Education Without Early-Career Scholars?
2022-03-14 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
A pressing topic concerns the uncertain future of geography education. Numerous articles and at least one symposium have sought to outline ideal pathways. These efforts produced useful suggestions from tenured and emeritus professors, along with senior members of the geography education community. Strikingly absent from the discourse are perspectives of early-career geographers, the ones tasked with advancing geography’s future in education. In this research, we contacted early-career scholars in geography education—non-tenured geography educators up to seven years out of their doctorates and faculty up to two years after gaining tenure. We challenged them to write an abstract describing what they believe the future of geography education ought to look like and what challenges lie ahead. The discussion that follows is a synthesis of those insights.

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COVID-19 & Health Equity: How can we slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus to protect our communities
2022-03-22 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
Explore how the COVID-19 and Health Equity unit, How can we slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus to protect our communities? supports geography, social studies, and science learning goals as well as the social emotional wellness of students. In this session, you will engage in the anchor lesson using “learner hat”. From a student’s perspective, you will explore how the COVID-19 virus has impacted different communities in the United States. You will analyze data on COVID-19 case counts, COVID-19 deaths, and census data to identify spatial and temporal patterns in the communities. From patterns in the data, you will generate initial explanations about why these patterns exist, and develop questions to further investigate the problem. You will then transition to “educator hat” to view the unit storyline, the geography, social studies, and science learning goals at play in the unit, and the social and emotional learning (SEL) supports integrated throughout the unit.
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Mapping Vending Machines: Bring GIS Into Your Classroom
2022-03-24 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
Using GIS and doing fieldwork in my classroom always felt like it was just out of reach. It was intimidating and overwhelming. This activity attempts to break past that and give teachers a model to follow where students map and analyze geospatial data to solve a problem by answering the question: where is the nearest vending machine? We will use the geo-inquiry process from National Geographic and various tools from ESRI.
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APHG Test Review and Preparation: FRQ verbs, general review strategies, responding to FRQs & skill and open Q&A
2022-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
In this, free open to everyone, review session, Lisa Benton-Short, the Chief Reader, provides a detailed review of the task verbs that appear in the exam questions. Laura Kmetz, author of the Bellringers from NCGE, will provide some general review strategies to use over the next two weeks leading up to the exam. Debra Troxell, past NGCE Board Member, and AP Reader will give some specific strategies to help the students with the FRQs. Julie Wakefield, NCGE Board Secretary, and AP Reader will provide a short commentary on how to prepare the students for the day of the exam and lead an open Q & A session.
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Raising the Visibility of Geography in STEM other disciplines
2022-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
As geography teachers, we are aware that we:
1) Need to continually advocate with teachers of other disciplines on how geography is essential and can overlap with different concepts they teach.
2) That geography is a solid platform to show real-world applications of math and science.
3) Geography also provides the opportunity for communicating through the language arts.
In this panel discussion, Heather Moll and Gale Ekiss will discuss and generate ideas on how to engage teachers of the other disciplines in this conversation.
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Teacher Leadership in Geo-STEMSS
2022-04-27 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
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 towards improvement and change, and ultimately improve student learning and success (Wenner & Campbell, 2016). The STEMSS PD project set out to initiate change in how English learners are served across Arizona. By building a sense of community, valuing the knowledge and expertise the teachers brought to the training, and integrating curriculum development and family engagement foci, teachers, many of them bilingual and teachers of color, were identified as potential teacher leaders and then provided opportunities to engage in that role within the program.
In this session, Karen Guerrero, will investigate effective teacher leadership development strategies, current research, and discoveries, and provide an opportunity to participate in a discussion on teacher leadership and ways to strengthen geography education across disciplines. In addition, voices from the field and freely accessible resources will be shared to address the following content and skills:
Understanding of how geography links to other K-12 subjects.
Development of teacher leadership skills through the integration of curriculum to support language learners for teachers of all disciplines.

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Writing Name, Reading Hip Hop: Igniting a "True School" Hip Hop Pedagogy in the Classroom
2022-05-19 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
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. Tied to the 60-minute talk titled “Burnin’ Blackbooks, Blazing Name Styles,” here participants will gain hands-on experience with the transformative “True School” Hip Hop cultural model for teaching and learning developed in my innovative doctoral research and deepened across the pedagogies and practices of a 9th-grade Geography classroom.
A student co-presenter will begin the session with a performative presentation and co-facilitate the practice-based portion.

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2022-2023 Bellringers: Insights, Strategies & How to apply in the Classroom
2022-08-17 19:00 | Webinar
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 and strategies that will help you effectively apply Bellringers in your classroom.

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Developing a spatial thinking lesson: Tips and tools for teachers
2022-08-31 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
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 students about diffusion while also practicing spatial thinking skills will be used as an example.
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Geography Activities for a World of 8 Billion
2022-09-14 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
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 human geography instruction, factoring into lessons on urbanization, natural resource use, land use, climate, health, education, and more. In this interactive webinar, discover simulations, role-playing activities and digital tools to include this teachable moment in your classrooms this fall. Also, learn about student engagement ideas including an international video contest that enables teens to explore population-related issues in more depth.
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Teaching Success on the FRQ
2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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

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Asylum Seeking at the US-Mexico Border
2022-09-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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 A. Blue
Texas State University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Sarah Blue is an Associate Professor in the Geography Department at Texas State University. Dr. Blue received her B.A. in Geography from the University of Denver, M.A. in Geography at the University of Minnesota, and Ph.D. in Geography from UCLA. Dr. Blue’s research has mainly focused on immigration from Latin America to the United States, refugee and asylum issues, and socio-economic inequality for underrepresented groups in the United States, Central America, and Cuba. Dr. Blue has been the director of the Race, Ethnicity, and Place (REP) Conference since 2016 and is Chair of the AAG Nominating Committee. She also is Vice President and a long-time board member of the Conference of Latin American Geographers (CLAG).
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Open Street Mapping
2022-10-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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 with a common goal of social change at the center of the initiative
Please join us to learn how you can get your students involved in the mapping revolution.
Presenters: Greg Hill and Celeste Reynolds

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ESRI ArcGIS Online Competition-Getting Started
2022-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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 hosting a quartet of meetups (=webinars) for state leaders and educators. These are aimed at adults who want to help students participate effectively. (Hint: There are instances where you can see “the power of one,” but best success “takes a village.”) Meetups will be recorded and available to the public. Each session will include Q&A time.
Each session is free but registration is required.

iScore 5 All Year Long
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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 students for success on the AP Human Geography exam. Participants will learn about Verbal FRQing and how to use NCGE’s bell ringers in your classroom as strategies to help students grow
Presenters: Paul Gray, Greg Sherwin, and Ken Keller
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Beyond Reading the Definition From a Slide: Teaching Sense of Place and Place Making
2022-11-08 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
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 place and place-making. Students will build upon their field study with a guided visual discovery activity that helps them understand how regional patterns of religion, ethnicity, and language contribute to creating a sense of place.
About the Presenter:
Laura Kmetz has been teaching AP Human Geography since 2014 at Booker T. Washington High School, an arts magnet in Dallas, TX. She is the current author of the NCGE bell ringers, the lead APHG teacher for Dallas ISD, and a table leader at the AP reading. Laura loves sparking students’ curiosity about our complex world and their place in it.
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GeoCamp Iceland: Professional Development in the Land of Fire and Ice
2022-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
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

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Water Politics and Environmental Justice
2022-11-14 19:00 - 19:45 | Webinar
Water quenches thirst, sustains crops, generates power, cools industry, conveys ships, carries waste, and maintains ecosystems. This webinar examines the political, social, and cultural dimensions of each of these facets of water resources management. We’ll explore the political dynamics of water distribution, access, and use. We also investigate questions of urban water management, river restoration, water-related hazards, shared transboundary waters, and the threat of water wars.
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Barnes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the School of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of South Carolina. She is the author of Cultivating the Nile: The Everyday Politics of Water in Egypt, also published by Duke University Press, and co-editor of Climate Cultures: Anthropological Perspectives on Climate Change.
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Electoral Maps and Legislative Elections: Resources for teaching about redistricting
2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
The 2020 Census and redistricting cycle will manifest itself in the United States Congress and state legislatures across the country. Consider the analysis of the midterm elections has been in your state. Yet even though it seems as though discussions about redistricting should be over, every year new students need to learn about elections at the federal, state, and local levels, including where lines are drawn to create electoral districts. This overview of the GeoCivics project will provide educators with materials to engage students in hands-on exploration of this process, from understanding population movement to analyzing current maps. Redistricting may be taught through historical, legal, economic, and geographic frameworks, providing an opportunity to introduce students to online mapping tools, which are increasingly prevalent for understanding, collecting, and analyzing a variety of data.

Presenter: Rebecca Theobald
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