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 topography of various coastlines, and then document the effects of various levels of sea-level rise around the world. Participants will brainstorm possible solutions coastal communities […]

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, both in the past and present by centering on our third largest city, Chicago. The first part focuses on the effects of redlining in Chicago […]

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 American influences; it provides an interesting and topical area of study for human and physical geography students. The participants on this panel spent two weeks […]

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 social studies. The eighteen-month endeavor draws from the international GeoCapabilities project and the recent book “Race, Racism and the Geography Curriculum” (Morgan & Lambert, 2023). […]

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? Regionalization, and the relationships between power and space, are an important part of AP Human Geography and other geography courses. Geographers have long questioned the […]

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 tools to teach about landforms, biomes, ecoregions, climate zones, oceans, and other physical regions of Planet Earth. This workshop will focus on instructional tools and […]

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 tools to teach about landforms, biomes, ecoregions, climate zones, oceans, and other physical regions of Planet Earth. This workshop will focus on instructional tools and […]

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 share their geography connections with one another. Participants will engage in a sampler of experiential activities, that foster cultural responsiveness (Multicultural Bingo), build map skills […]

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, through recent travel. Specific cities in Morocco will be highlighted, and cultural aspects unique to each areas of the country will be emphasized, including the […]

Summary In this session, the presenters demonstrate how analyzing primary sources through a geographic lens differs from an historical lens while providing a more critical understanding of time, place, and events when juxtaposed with teaching history. Throughout the session, the presenters share a series of activities related to the Holocaust, which model how geographic inquiry […]

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. The session is envisioned as a workshop-like panel where contributors "pitch" and discuss their ideas, whether fully developed or still in planning. We invite interested […]

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 participate in, and each one serves an important purpose in developing students for future careers. This session will review this topic and assist you in […]