Tag: Friday Afternoon Session

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary Teaching political geography can be an especially complicated task as foreign relations issues are now flash points for cultural and academic debate....

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary In his book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (2012), Jeff Speck offers ten planning steps...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary Iceland’s dramatic landscapes are deeply intertwined with a rich tradition of storytelling, where myths and folklore once served to explain the “unexplainable”...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary Stories of the Chesapeake offers a compelling glimpse into the cultures, communities, and environmental challenges of America’s estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. As...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary Come explore how art, dance, theatre, and other creative methodologies can deepen student understanding of geography! In this session, participants will engage...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary The Geospatial Semester is a unique and innovative project that connects high school students and geospatial technologies to bolster their spatial problem...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary This presentation focuses on an upcoming book – International Perspectives on Geography Education (Edward Elgar, 2026) – that highlights the actions taken...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary As instructional time for social studies continues to shrink in many K–12 settings, geography educators face increasing pressure to demonstrate the relevance,...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary In this session, we will discuss how to use laboratory assignments to teach population geography. Population geography connects diverse topics including sustainability,...

Date: May 24, 2026

Summary This strategy is especially powerful in Human and Cultural Geography because it mirrors the way geographers analyze patterns, relationships, and spatial organization....