Maps, Pyramids, Population and More: U.S. Census Bureau Resources for the Geography Classroom
Overview Did you know that the U.S. Census Bureau has a variety of activities you can use in your classroom? From interactive maps to population pyramids, explore resources from the […]
Experiential Learning
Overview In this webinar we will travel through time and understanding to examine the ideas of Experiential Learning: What is it? Who defined it? Where do I find it? How […]
Importance of Narratives: Incorporating AAPI Voices into the Classroom
Overview According to the Pew Research Center, the Asian population in the United States nearly doubled from 2000 to 2019 and yet only about 24% of those surveyed felt well […]
Art as Cartography: Using Creative Mapping in the Classroom
Overview Come explore how arts-integration and methodologies can be used in the geography classroom! From classroom quilts, place-based drawings, mental maps, and other mediums are all ways in which students […]
Geographies of Genocide: Why Geography matters in conducting Genocidal Campaigns in the Modern Era
Overview Geography education goes a long way in understanding why, where, and how genocides occur. In my teaching, I stress the geopolitical circumstances behind the occurrence of genocides and how […]
Developing Religious Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom
Overview Exposure to world religions is critical for students to become global citizens. This session explores legal foundations in the U.S. for teaching about religion, uses case studies to consider […]
Teaching About the Cultural World Using Interactive Mapping Tools and Inquiry
Overview Join Joseph Kerski, geographer and educator, for a lively hands-on workshop where we explore web based maps, layers, curricular resources, and strategies for you to more effectively and engagingly […]
Teaching About the physical World Using Interactive Mapping Tools and Inquiry
Overview Join Joseph Kerski, geographer and educator, for a lively hands-on workshop where we explore web based maps, layers, curricular resources, and strategies for you to more effectively and engagingly […]
Redlining is Only Part of the Story
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 […]
The Cost of Borders
Overview Borders, rather than markers of sovereign territory, are marketplaces comprised of always costly, and often deadly transactions. Moving from Lesbos, to Gaza, to Tijuana, the project shows how the […]
