The GeoSpatial Zone
The Geospatial Room located in the Halsey Family Hall, offers a full day of sessions dedicated to bringing the power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into today’s classrooms. Designed for […]
12 events found.
Events
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Conference Room: Halsey Family Hall
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Learning Along the Fall Line: Building an OER State Atlas for All Learners
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary Imagine a free, comprehensive digital atlas designed specifically for K–12 educators — one that connects geography, history, science, ELA, and math in a single resource. The Virginia Geographic Alliance […]
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Crossing the Conceptual Fall Line: Scaffolding AP Human Geography FRQs
Conference Room: LacySummary AP Human Geography students often possess strong content knowledge but struggle to translate that understanding into effective Free-Response Question (FRQ) responses. This interactive workshop focuses on practical, classroom-tested strategies […]
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The Unruly Rio Grande: How A Meandering River Re-shaped the US-Mexico Line
Conference Room: Robins Family Forum TheaterSummary Rivers flood and change over time which can cause major issues regarding political boundaries between nations. What happens when this directly impacts people’s homes, cultural beliefs, and economic zones. […]
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What’s in a Name? Exploring Place Names as Forms of Social and Geographic Storytelling
Conference Room: CullenSummary Explore the profound social, historical, and political meanings behind the names attached to places. Far from simple labels, place names, or toponyms, are power-laden expressions of a community’s identity, values, […]
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Mapping Learning: Using Survey123 to Create Student-Generated Content Across Disciplines
Conference Room: ByrdSummary In this session, we'll explore how Survey123 can be used to design authentic, student-generated content experiences across a range of subjects — from World Languages and Geography to History […]
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Reawakening the Stealth Geography Approach in a Persistent Battleground: Elementary Education
Conference Room: ByrdSummary In the early 2000s, integrating geography and literacy at the elementary level garnered attention (Gandy, 2006; Holloway, 2015) in the wake of NCLB and the College and Career Readiness […]
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Places of Service and Sacrifice: Teaching Through National Cemeteries
Conference Room: LacySummary AP Human Geography students often possess strong content knowledge but struggle to translate that understanding into effective Free-Response Question (FRQ) responses. This interactive workshop focuses on practical, classroom-tested strategies […]
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From Maps to Mandates: Teaching the Arab-Israeli Conflict with Primary Sources
Conference Room: CullenSummary Explore the history and background of the Arab-Israeli conflict through primary source documents and teaching strategies that support critical analysis of texts. Major historical developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict […]
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Yippy-Ki-Yay, Morphin’ Culture!: Teaching Holiday Traditions and Cultural Change Using Die Hard
Conference Room: Robins Family Forum TheaterSummary The “Die Hard as a Christmas movie” debate offers an entry point for engaging students in learning about culture and its interpretation. As classroom practice shifts toward an emphasis […]
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Redistricting Education Amidst the “Gerrymandering Wars
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary As the ongoing "gerrymandering wars" intensify, this session asserts redistricting's "place" in broader civics education. Mid-decade redistricting battles continue to erupt across the country, including right here in Virginia—but […]
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Cultivating Civic Stewardship Through StoryMaps: Narrative Mapping of Coastal Displacement
Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership CircleSummary This interactive workshop models how ArcGIS StoryMaps can be used to support geographic thinking and civic stewardship through narrative mapping in secondary classrooms. Participants will engage with a classroom-ready […]
