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SUMMARY:Mental Maps & The Holocaust: Teaching Facts and Perspective Using Geo-Literacy Skills
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nExamining the Holocaust spatially positions students to think about genocide in new ways. In documenting the Holocaust following World War II\, war crimes investigators from the state and the Jewish community asked eyewitnesses to create mental maps of Treblinka. For human geographers\, mental mapping represents an opportunity to understand how people perceive a particular place\, capturing objective knowledge and subjective perceptions and impressions of a place (National Geographic Society\, 2024). In this session\, participants will grapple with the question: How do we teach the Holocaust with accuracy while also teaching the subjectivity of mental maps? Using war crime investigation maps of Treblinka\, we developed a lesson that requires students to (1) examine the topography surrounding Treblinka\, (2) compare maps for content and visualization\, (3) analyze how the depiction of Treblinka in Holocaust survivor memoirs compare to the maps\, (4) assess how the perspective of the witness influenced the mental map\, and (5) discuss the validity of the maps for use in postwar war crimes trials. Through this lesson\, students understand how maps can be representations of both data and perceptions and the role spatial thinking can play in documenting atrocities and holding perpetrators accountable. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels| Human and Cultural Geography | World History \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenters\nJeff Eargle is a clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina where he serves as the Secondary Social Studies Program Coordinator in the College of Education. He is the coeditor of the forthcoming two-volume book Teaching Holocaust Geographies in Middle and High School from Palgrave Macmillan \n  \nChad Gibbs is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies at the College of Charleston. His book\, Survival at Treblinka: Geography\, Gender\, and Social Networks in Jewish Resistance\, was recently published by the University of Wisconsin Press. \n  \nBethany M. Sanders is a doctoral student in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina and a high school social studies teacher in the South Carolina public school system. She received NCGE’s K–12 Distinguished Teaching Award in 2024\, and her doctoral studies focus on teaching geo-literacy in the secondary classroom. \n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/mental-maps-the-holocaust-teaching-facts-and-perspective-using-geo-literacy-skills/
LOCATION:Conference Room: Lacy
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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SUMMARY:Art\, Dance\, Theatre\, Oh My! Using Arts-Methodologies in the Geography Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nCome explore how art\, dance\, theatre\, and other creative methodologies can deepen student understanding of geography! In this session\, participants will engage in hands-on activities that bring historical narratives\, social movements\, and global issues to life through tableau theatre\, protest art\, and cartographic storytelling. Attendees will walk away with ready-to-use lesson ideas\, creative assessment strategies\, and a renewed vision for incorporating art into their classroom \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Human and Cultural Geography | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenters\nBethany M. Sanders is a doctoral student in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina and a high school social studies teacher in the South Carolina public school system. She received NCGE’s K–12 Distinguished Teaching Award in 2024\, and her doctoral studies focus on teaching geo-literacy in the secondary classroom. \n  \nJessica Flach
URL:https://ncge.org/event/art-dance-theatre-oh-my-using-arts-methodologies-in-the-geography-classroom-2/
LOCATION:Conference Room: Lacy
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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SUMMARY:Resources for Teaching Political Geography
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nTeaching political geography can be an especially complicated task as foreign relations issues are now flash points for cultural and academic debate. This session is designed to connect educators with high-quality non-partisan materials to help teach foreign relations\, and how to connect to the content and practices of political geography. Using practice-based methodologies to engage students in “doing” geography\, one of the goals of this session is to give teachers ideas on how to get students working with geographic data to involve students in learning concepts while examining real-world situations. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Human and Cultural Geography & Geography for Life | Government and Civics \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenters\nDr. Kyle Tredinnick \n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/resources-for-teaching-political-geography/
LOCATION:Conference Room: Lacy
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Textbook...Beyond the Exam: Bridging AP Human Geography Students to Geographic Practice
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nRecent calls from geographers\, including AAG President William Moseley—notably in his 2025 NCGE address—emphasize strengthening the vital bridge between K-12 and college geography educators. Despite robust AP Human Geography (APHG) enrollment\, geography remains a “discovery degree” with students rarely considering it beyond high school. This presentation addresses this pipeline challenge through a model for post-AP exam experiential outreach that engages students directly with geographic practice. Building effective bridges requires engagement from both sides: AP teachers willing to connect with college faculty\, and geography professors willing to reach beyond university walls. Drawing on our combined experience as an APHG teacher\, APHG reader\, and college geography professor\, this presentation describes designing a campus visit where post-AP exam students engage in hands-on geographic investigation using college-level tools and methods across multiple sub-disciplinary areas. The presentation will share the framework for designing meaningful experiential connections between APHG curriculum and college geography practice\, discuss findings from implementation\, and explore challenges in building these two-way relationships. Attendees will gain practical guidance for creating similar outreach initiatives adaptable to their institutional contexts\, whether as AP teachers seeking college partnerships or faculty engaging high school geography students. \nSession Focus \nAPHG Educators | Geography for Life | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenters\nDr. Thomas R. Craig is an Assistant Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Science in the Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences at South Dakota State University. With nearly two decades of experience as a geography educator spanning both secondary and higher education\, Dr. Craig brings a unique perspective to bridging these often-separate worlds. He has served as an Advanced Placement Human Geography exam reader for ten years and previously taught high school social studies for five years before completing his Ph.D. in Geography from Oklahoma State University. \nKim McCullough teaches AP Human Geography\, World Regional Geography\, Geography of Religion\, and AP European History at Brookings High School. She earned her Master’s degree in Geography from South Dakota State University in 2003. Before joining Brookings High School\, she taught at the Flandreau Indian School\, served as an instructor in SDSU’s Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences\, and taught at George S. Mickelson Middle School in Brookings.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/beyond-the-textbook-beyond-the-exam-bridging-ap-human-geography-students-to-geographic-practice/
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Conceptual Fall Line: Scaffolding AP Human Geography FRQs
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nAP Human Geography students often possess strong content knowledge but struggle to translate that understanding into effective Free-Response Question (FRQ) responses. This interactive workshop focuses on practical\, classroom-tested strategies for scaffolding FRQs while maintaining AP-level rigor and alignment with the APHG Course and Exam Description. \nParticipants will analyze common student breakdown points\, unpack FRQ task verbs\, and practice using scaffolds that support geographic reasoning\, vocabulary\, and evidence-based explanation. Emphasis will be placed on helping students move from description to analysis across human and cultural geography topics such as population\, migration\, urbanization\, and development. \nAttendees will actively engage with and share a variety of strategies and will leave with adaptable resources that can be implemented immediately. This session is designed for APHG educators seeking to improve student writing\, equity of access\, and confidence with FRQs while strengthening core geographic thinking skills. \nSession Focus\nAPHG Educators | Human and Cultural Geography | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenter\nAllison Cecil is a National Board Certified Teacher and social studies educator at duPont Manual High School in Louisville\, where she teaches AP Human Geography and Dual Credit courses in business and personal finance. She serves as an Assistant Chief Reader for the College Board AP Human Geography Exam. Allison develops inquiry-based curriculum and professional development focused on strengthening students’ geographic reasoning and evidence-based writing. Her recent projects include contributing as an author to History of Korea: Course Companion for IB History Paper 3 and leading classroom and community-based initiatives through the Korean War Legacy Foundation Veterans Legacy Project.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/crossing-the-conceptual-fall-line-scaffolding-ap-human-geography-frqs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T100500
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SUMMARY:Places of Service and Sacrifice: Teaching Through National Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nAP Human Geography students often possess strong content knowledge but struggle to translate that understanding into effective Free-Response Question (FRQ) responses. This interactive workshop focuses on practical\, classroom-tested strategies for scaffolding FRQs while maintaining AP-level rigor and alignment with the APHG Course and Exam Description. \nParticipants will analyze common student breakdown points\, unpack FRQ task verbs\, and practice using scaffolds that support geographic reasoning\, vocabulary\, and evidence-based explanation. Emphasis will be placed on helping students move from description to analysis across human and cultural geography topics such as population\, migration\, urbanization\, and development. \nAttendees will actively engage with and share a variety of strategies and will leave with adaptable resources that can be implemented immediately. This session is designed for APHG educators seeking to improve student writing\, equity of access\, and confidence with FRQs while strengthening core geographic thinking skills. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | America250 through a Geographic Lens | U.S. History \nConference Room\nLacy \nMeet the Presenter\nAllison Cecil is a National Board Certified Teacher and social studies educator at duPont Manual High School in Louisville\, where she teaches AP Human Geography and Dual Credit courses in business and personal finance. She serves as an Assistant Chief Reader for the College Board AP Human Geography Exam. Allison develops inquiry-based curriculum and professional development focused on strengthening students’ geographic reasoning and evidence-based writing. Her recent projects include contributing as an author to History of Korea: Course Companion for IB History Paper 3 and leading classroom and community-based initiatives through the Korean War Legacy Foundation Veterans Legacy Project.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/places-of-service-and-sacrifice-teaching-through-national-cemeteries/
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