Events

Overview This session provides an overview and sample chapters from Thriving in an Academic Career: An International and Interdisciplinary Guide for Early Career Faculty, a book that will be published […]

Summary There are tens of thousands of storymaps created by domain experts from around the world.  This workshop will explore how to find, use, and evaluate student work related to […]

Overview Redlining, some scholars contend, has become a “narrative crutch” that obscures a much longer history of housing discrimination. Redlining didn’t create systemic racism in American housing patterns – it […]

Overview Global Sports Leagues can be the perfect way to draw students' attention to the geographic phenomena of globalization and glocalization. Using case studies from European Soccer Leagues, we will […]

Overview Human geography acquaints students with a geographic perspective on topics such as culture, environment, population, migration, political systems, language, religion, ethnicity, urban challenges, and economic structures. The topics covered […]

Overview Powerful Geography is a new approach to teaching and learning geography which aims to help students find connections between powerful geographic knowledge and students’ future career goals. It is […]

Overview 'National Parks' and protected areas around the world serve as classrooms at large, providing spaces and places that are conducive to enriching education for students. No matter the subject […]

Overview Geography is inherently a visual social studies that requires students to practice a new literacy and observation skill set with maps, charts, visuals and data sets. Case studies can […]

Overview By immersing students in scenarios or problems reflective of real world scenarios, educators can promote deeper geographic understanding, independent decision-making skills, and the ability to transfer powerful geography knowledge […]

Overview Metropolitan regions require innovative strategies for rapidly changing populations. One example is the Atlanta BeltLine, a major urban redevelopment program. With an estimated cost of $4.8 billion and projected […]

Overview Virtual field trips highlight topics of importance in field-based and place-based education and help students learn physical geography concepts. To ensure effective and intentional Virtual Learning Experiences (VLEs) rich […]