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 […]
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Saturday Afternoon Session
Events for October 17, 2026
Cultivating Civic Stewardship Through StoryMaps: Narrative Mapping of Coastal Displacement
Summary 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 […]
Demography 101: Understanding Population Trends through Hands-on Activities
Summary Population dynamics have been in the news, especially related to falling birthrates and what that might portend for future generations, economics and the environment. This session engages participants with […]
Environmental Cooperation: Forging a Peaceful Path in the Middle East
Summary This session examines some of the major environmental challenges in the Middle East, particularly around water resources, and the ways that Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians are cooperating to meet […]
An Ecocentric Approach to Teaching Geography
Summary Human-led exploitation of our planet has resulted in an enormous environmental crisis. Anthropocentrism, the belief that the world was made for humans and everything in it is meant for […]
Beyond the Map: Building “Geography Trunks” with Children’s Literature for Adolescent Inquiry
Summary Why do the Five Themes of Geography often feel like a flat checklist of definitions rather than a dynamic lens for understanding the world? Too often, geography instruction in […]
Place-Naming in Virginia: From early European settlement to the 21st century
Summary This session will introduce the evolution of place-naming in Virginia. We will start with a hands-on activity using the John Smith Floor Map (large version created by the Virginia […]
Using AI to promote critical thinking inside and outside the classroom
Summary Promoting critical thinking among students is often at the top of our teaching goals. We want students to develop a careful, questioning approach to their work so they are […]
Teaching Geography with Purpose: Strategies, Resources, and Real Classroom Insights
Summary This interactive workshop is designed for preservice and new to the classroom teachers who want to build confidence and creativity in teaching geography. Participants will explore practical, engaging strategies […]
Traversing India’s and Nepal’s historical religious geography
Summary In 2024, I was part of an educational group run by GEEO that toured northern India and parts of central Nepal. This trip focused on visiting multiple religious sites […]
From Plate Tectonics to Trade Routes: Geography Across Big History
Summary In this interactive session, explore how OER Project: Big History helps middle school students investigate 4.5 billion years of change through a geographic lens. From plate tectonics and biomes […]
The “Rest of the Story”: Geographic Insights on the 1918 Spanish Flu
Summary The 1918 Influenza Pandemic killed 50 million people, far surpassing the 16 million lives claimed by World War I. The deadly virus attacked one-fifth of the world's population and […]
Contours of Geography Education in the United States: Results from a National Survey of Teachers
Summary This session highlights the findings of a national survey of teachers (n=404) in the United States. To explore classroom practices in geography, a survey was designed and distributed to […]
Enhancing Geographic Consciousness with Curriculum Artifacts and Vignettes
Summary This session is geared toward teachers and teacher educators who want to think more strategically about improving teachers’ abilities to plan a critically-oriented geography curriculum. With the goal of […]
The Making of “My Maryland”: An Interactive State Atlas for Educators
Summary Computer mapping using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) has become the way all modern maps are made, and GIS has become much more accessible and easier to use. This session […]
Reading the Ocean: Mapping, Memory and Power in Samoa
Summary Often relegated to the last few days of the school year, Oceania and the Pacific Islands rarely get much time or focus in geography classrooms. This presentation will focus […]
Publishing in NCGE Journals
Summary The editors of the two NCGE journals – the Geography Teacher and the Journal of Geography – invite you to learn about the publication process for the journals and […]
