Exploring Climate Change Through Play

Conference Room: Iowa

Summary In this session, participants will explore one of the consequences of climate change, that of sea-level rise. Attendees will participate in a lesson which uses blocks to model the […]

Chicago Today: Effects of Redlining and Urban Renewal

Conference Room: Flannigan

Summary Cities change their structural space and are a part of globalization, but how does this affect residents across a city? This two-part session discusses the challenges of urban growth, […]

Teaching About Taiwan: Crossroads of Culture and Empire

Conference Room: Winnebago

Summary This session will provide participants with practical, engaging activities about Taiwan for the geography classroom. Taiwan is an island that mixes unique indigenous cultures with Chinese, Japanese, European, and […]

Enhancing Capabilities Through Racially Literate Curriculum Making

Conference Room: Lewis

Summary Through a Spencer-funded research project, 14 social studies teachers from the Midwest and 3 teacher educators collaborated with the goal of enhancing teachers’ racially literate curriculum making in the […]

World Regions: Revisited, Rename, Redrawn?

Conference Room: Clark

Summary Join us for a “re-exploration” of regions, those mental constructs that shape how students learn about their world. Can regions be constructed to be more accurate, fair, and useful? […]

Teaching Physical Regions with Interactive Mapping

Conference Room: Nebraska

Summary Interactive maps, spatial data, and web based GIS tools can enhance and enliven inquiry and instruction. In this hands-on workshop you will be empowered to use these resources and […]

Geography Potpourri: “Tried and True” Lessons to DO Geography

Conference Room: Flannigan

Summary High on engagement, this session will showcase a medley of “kid-tested and teacher-approved” classroom activities that allow students to tap into their place-based knowledge, leverage their cultural capital, and […]

Aspects of the Physical and Cultural Geography of Morocco

Conference Room: Winnebago

Summary Geographers have a unique perspective when it comes to the observation of places. This presentation focuses on the Landscapes and Culture of Morocco as was observed by the Presenter, […]

Lightening Lessons for Transformative Learning

Conference Room: Clark

Summary We invite contributors to use 5-8 minutes to make brief, lively presentations of classroom ideas, materials, or strategies that work to electrify geography education and inspire and mentor others. […]

Experiential Learning in Geography

Conference Room: Nebraska

Summary Experiential Learning has been an impactful and important part of Geography Education for years. There are many different types of EL that we use and encourage our students to […]