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SUMMARY:Kickin' it Old School with Hands-on Learning tools
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis strategy is especially powerful in Human and Cultural Geography because it mirrors the way geographers analyze patterns\, relationships\, and spatial organization. In human geography\, students are constantly asked to categorize economic activities\, compare demographic trends\, evaluate political boundaries\, and interpret cultural diffusion. “Sorts” make these abstract processes tangible. \nWhen students physically group migration examples into push and pull factors\, classify agricultural systems by level of development\, or organize countries by demographic stage\, they are practicing core geographic thinking skills: pattern recognition\, scale analysis\, regional comparison\, and cause-and-effect reasoning. The discussion that emerges requires them to defend claims using evidence and precise vocabulary — reinforcing disciplinary literacy. \nThis strategy is especially powerful in Human and Cultural Geography because it mirrors the way geographers analyze patterns\, relationships\, and spatial organization. In human geography\, students are constantly asked to categorize economic activities\, compare demographic trends\, evaluate political boundaries\, and interpret cultural diffusion. “Sorts” make these abstract processes tangible. \nBy turning spatial analysis into a collaborative\, tactile experience\, “sorts” help students actively construct geographic understanding rather than passively receive it\, strengthening both conceptual mastery and critical thinking. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Human and Cultural Geography | Assessment \nConference Room\nHalsey Family Hall \nMeet the Presenters\nJim Dzialo\, Kolleen Madeck and Greg Sherwin have a combined 60 years of classroom experience across a multitude of disciplines\, including Human Geography\, Government\, Economics\, and Sociology. Beyond our own classrooms\, we have a long-standing commitment to the profession\, having designed and led professional development workshops focused on student-centered learning. Currently\, we are dedicated to evolving our curriculum through the lens of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and inquiry\, ensuring our students aren’t just learners\, but active investigators of the world around them. \n 
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SUMMARY:Count Me In! Using Labs to Teach Population Geography
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nIn this session\, we will discuss how to use laboratory assignments to teach population geography. Population geography connects diverse topics including sustainability\, economics\, politics\, and culture. Using labs to teach this topic allows students to use real world data to deepen their understanding of population geography concepts. In this session\, we will begin with an overview of teaching population geography\, connecting it to geography and social studies standards. In the second part\, examples of labs will be introduced\, including the topics of international censuses\, population policy campaigns\, age specific fertility rates\, and migration patterns. While the session is geared toward the college classroom\, the content is easily adaptable to middle and high school grades. Lab assignments will be shared with attendees. \nSession Focus\nHigher Education | Human and Cultural Geography | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nHalsey Family Hall \nMeet the Presenters\nGillian Acheson is a professor in the Department of Geography & GIS at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She teaches a variety of courses including World Regions\, Human Geography\, Population Geography\, Spatial Thinking & Behavior\, Geography of Food\, and Geography and Social Justice. Her research interests are in geography education and the cultural landscape with publications ranging from map reading and comprehension to representation of women in introductory geography textbooks to the cultural landscape of cemeteries.
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SUMMARY:International Efforts to Improve Geography Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis presentation focuses on an upcoming book – International Perspectives on Geography Education (Edward Elgar\, 2026) – that highlights the actions taken by geography educators who work to improve the teaching and learning of geographic content. Much that is published in geography education today is pessimistic and bemoans the status of the discipline compared to other academic areas\, the difficulty in training quality geography teachers\, and the poor performance of students with the subject’s content and skills (such as map reading\, analysis\, and construction). While these challenges are certainly present\, this book seeks to highlight the successes seen in three main areas: student learning\, teacher preparation\, and teacher professional development. The book is\, therefore\, one that is positive\, optimistic\, and showcases for the reader actions that are worth emulating in other places. The presenter will share the successes of authors representing Australia\, Belize\, Brazil\, Chile\, Czechia\, Germany\, South Africa\, Singapore\, and the United States \nSession Focus\nHigher Education | Geography for Life | World/International  \nConference Room\nHalsey Family Hall \nMeet the Presenters\nJerry Mitchell is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina. He is a past president of the NCGE and a Fellow of the American Association of Geographers.
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