Events

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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

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 […]

Summary In the winter 2023, Geographic Educators of Nebraska obtained funding from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Documents (TPS) grant to conduct a summer workshop and fall follow-up […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Summary The Pan-American Institute for Geography and History (IPGH) initiated a multi-year research and outreach effort to enhance geography education across the Americas through a charge given to its Commission […]