Introduction to using StoryMaps in your classroom
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 […]
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Mission Palms Conference Room: San Pedro 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona
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Canceled “Sorting” out AP Human Geography – Low-fi, Old school, hands on learning activities
Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua TreeOverview Stop on in and participate in old school activities for AP Human Geography students. These fun, engaging, comprehensive activities are designed to immerse students in the Human Geography content […]
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Redlining is Only Part of the Story
Mission Palms Conference Room: XavierOverview 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 […]
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What Sports Leagues can tell us about Globalization
Mission Palms Conference Room: DoloresOverview 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 […]
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Tool to Assess Student Understanding of the Five Themes of Human Geography
Mission Palms Conference Room: Colonnade 60 E 5th St., Tempe, ArizonaOverview 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 […]
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Implementing Powerful Geography: Teacher and Student Attitudes
Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto 60 E 5th St., ArizonaOverview 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 […]
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Our National Parks as Classrooms of Geography
Mission Palms Conference Room: XavierOverview '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 […]
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The Case for Case Studies: Using Truffle Farming to Promote Inquiry and Mapping Skills
Mission Palms Conference Room: DoloresOverview 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 […]
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Purposeful Problems: Using Problem-Based Gameplay to Promote Geo-Capabilities
Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua TreeOverview 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 […]
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Active and Experiential Learning in Geography through the Lens of a Local Urban Development Project
Mission Palms Conference Room: Colonnade 60 E 5th St., Tempe, ArizonaOverview 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 […]
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Siloed AI and the Creative Commons: Supporting Teachers in Lesson Adaptation for Geography Education
Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto 60 E 5th St., ArizonaOverview 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 […]
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Introduction to Google My Maps
Mission Palms Conference Room: San Pedro 60 E 5th St., Tempe, ArizonaOverview Easily create custom maps with the places that matter to you. Draw: Add points or draw shapes anywhere. Search: Find places and save them to your map. Import: Instantly […]