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SUMMARY:250 Years of American Growth: Hands-on Explorations of U.S. Human Geography and History
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nU.S. history meets Human and Environmental Geography in this hands-on workshop that examines 250 years of America demography\, land and natural resource use\, and ecological milestones. After a brief introduction to the trends we’ll explore\, participants will spend most of the workshop engaging in collaborative classroom activities. One activity is a full-group role-play that’s a vehicle for comparing different demographic and development data points across the decades. In another activity participants construct and interpret population pyramids for different historical eras. Using historical census data\, participants will map U.S. population density and expansion across the country from eastern cities along the fall line (including Richmond) to metro areas in the West. We will also use archival census data to analyze connections between family size trends and a range of social and economic indicators. Our group will then create a timeline of environmental events that bridges physical and human geography. Lessons build skills in critical thinking\, data analysis and visualization\, using geographic tools and primary source documents. Participants will receive lesson plans and background readings in an electronic format\, matched to state standards\, the C3 Framework\, and AP Human Geography.. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | America 250 Through a Geographic Lens | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nReynolds Leadership Center \nMeet the Presenters\nCarol Bliese is the Senior Director of Teacher Programs for the Population Education (PopEd) program at the non-profit organization Population Connection. The program provides teaching materials\, professional development workshops\, and ongoing support for current and future K-12 teachers that focuses on environmental topics around sustainability and societal topics around global citizenship. Carol manages the day-to-day functioning of PopEd’s workshop program\, oversees the development of curriculum\, and participates in short and long-term strategic planning. She facilitates teacher training workshops\, in-person and online\, throughout the U.S. and Canada and has led over 850 workshops in her almost 20 years with the program\, including sessions for the National Council for the Social Studies\, National Science Teaching Association\, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics\, the North American Association of Environmental Education\, and the National Council of Geographic Education. \nCara Bora is an Education Program Associate with the Population Education (PopEd) program at the non-profit organization Population Connection. The program provides teaching materials\, professional development workshops\, and ongoing support for current and future K-12 teachers that focuses on environmental topics around sustainability and societal topics around global citizenship. She coordinates the Population Education workshops\, staff trips\, and program outreach in the northeastern part of the U.S. She also conducts workshops online and in-person across the country. Prior to joining PopEd\, Cara served as a Science Specialist for elementary grades and taught Science classes to middle schoolers.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/250-years-of-american-growth-hands-on-explorations-of-u-s-human-geography-and-history/
LOCATION:Conference Room: Reynolds Leadership Circle
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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SUMMARY:The Geospatial Semester at 22: Tales from the Field
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThe Geospatial Semester is a unique and innovative project that connects high school students and geospatial technologies to bolster their spatial problem solving and open them up to the myriad careers across the many industries that use these technologies. Students earn dual enrollment credit from JMU and are required to do an extensive project of their own choosing. Since its inception in 2005\, more than 10\,000 students have participated. We have done a wide array of research to identify the key cognitive and behavioral gains afforded to participating students. In this short presentation\, we’ll give a brief introduction to the Geospatial Semester\, share examples of student work and discuss the key research findings. Most importantly\, you’ll find out how you can bring this successful project to your school \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Geospatial Technology | STEM \nConference Room\nReynolds Leadership Center \nMeet the Presenters\nBob Kolvoord is a professor at James Madison University (JMU)\, where he also serves as Interim Provost. Bob is the co-creator (with Kathryn Keranen) of the Geospatial Semester\, the award-winning dual enrollment program at JMU that brings GIS instruction and projects to students in Virginia. Bob is also the co-author of the Making Spatial Decisions series from ESRI Press. He is interested in how GIS use impacts students’ spatial thinking and problem solving abilities and has collaborated with colleagues at Northwestern\, Georgetown\, Dartmouth\, American and Gallaudet to study this question.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/the-geospatial-semester-at-22-tales-from-the-field/
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SUMMARY:Myth\, Trolls\, and Tectonics: Using Storytelling to Teach Physical Geography
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nIceland’s dramatic landscapes are deeply intertwined with a rich tradition of storytelling\, where myths and folklore once served to explain the “unexplainable” in the physical world. This presentation demonstrates how geography educators can leverage such narratives to help K–12 students make sense of core physical geography processes\, from coastal erosion to volcanism and river flooding. Grounded in a constructivist and inquiry-based approach\, the lesson framework invites students to interpret stories\, question “why\,” and then connect folkloric explanations with scientific concepts. \nParticipants will experience a short-version lesson in which students are given a myth and asked to identify the underlying physical process and explain it scientifically. A longer version extends this work over one or more weeks by having students locate a myth from any culture\, analyze the physical geography embedded in the story\, and draw parallels between cultural and scientific explanations. Additional examples from other cultures illustrate how this approach can be adapted across regions and grade levels. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use lesson structures\, ideas for sourcing culturally diverse myths\, and strategies for fostering reflective\, interrogative classroom discussions that deepen students’ understanding of Earth’s dynamic systems while honoring multiple ways of knowing \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Physical & Environmental Geography | Inquiry \nConference Room\nReynolds Leadership Circle \nMeet the Presenters\nMayra Román-Rivera \n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/myth-trolls-and-tectonics-using-storytelling-to-teach-physical-geography/
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SUMMARY:Designing Flexible Learning Pathways: Implementing BLPL in a World Geography Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis case study investigates how a high school geography teacher implemented blended and personalized learning (BLPL) in a World Geography course to support student learning within a BLPL framework. The instructional design integrated structured classroom routines\, flexible pacing\, and digital supports\, including a progress-monitoring tool\, to create multiple pathways for student engagement with geographic content. Early in the semester\, instruction emphasized scaffolding classroom procedures and supporting students’ use of technology. Over time\, these supports shifted toward fostering greater student autonomy and sustained engagement. Findings illustrate how BLPL enables teachers to respond to learner variability\, balance instructional structure with student independence\, and design differentiated learning experiences that deepen geographic understanding. \nIn this session\, attendees will learn concrete instructional strategies and practitioner insights drawn from the case study. The presentation will highlight how BLPL structures can be designed and adapted to support learners in World Geography classrooms. Attendees will explore how BLPL structures can be designed and adapted for secondary geography classrooms and will gain access to a curated website featuring authentic BLPL case examples\, along with a printed resource guide. Whether new to BLPL or refining existing practices\, attendees will leave with actionable strategies applicable to their own instructional contexts. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Geography for Life | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nReynolds Leadership Center \nMeet the Presenters\nSojung Huh is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on teacher education and technology integration in K–12 classrooms. She is particularly interested in how geography education and geospatial technologies can support inquiry-based learning\, as well as blended and personalized learning.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/designing-flexible-learning-pathways-implementing-blpl-in-a-world-geography-classroom/
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SUMMARY:Learning Along the Fall Line: Building an OER State Atlas for All Learners
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nImagine a free\, comprehensive digital atlas designed specifically for K–12 educators — one that connects geography\, history\, science\, ELA\, and math in a single resource. The Virginia Geographic Alliance has built exactly that with An Atlas of Virginia\, offering 40 full-page maps\, interactive online resources\, nonfiction text\, charts\, and a teacher guide aligned to state standards in one dynamic resource. \nIn this session\, participants will explore the features and instructional potential of An Atlas of Virginia and discuss what it takes to build something similar in their own states. We’ll examine the components that make this atlas an effective classroom tool — from cross-curricular connections and literacy support to interactive maps and standards alignment — and brainstorm how state geographic alliances\, university partners\, and educators can collaborate to bring similar projects to life digitally.\nWhether you teach in Virginia or anywhere across the country\, you’ll leave with inspiration\, a replicable model\, and practical next steps for advocating for — or building — a state atlas resource your students deserve \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | America250 through a Geographic Lens | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nReynolds Leadership Center \nMeet the Presenter\nAnnie Evans\, Director of Education and Outreach\, has spent over half her life teaching history and civics in Virginia’s K-12 public schools. She collaborates with a network of educators\, museums\, and cultural institutions nationwide to create learning resources that inspire the next generation of educators\, public historians\, and community leaders. Her work emphasizes inquiry-based and place-based learning\, connecting local history to broader topics for secondary and post-secondary audiences while fostering vibrant communities among educational groups and institutions. Annie is the recipient of the National Council for History Education’s Sarah Drake Brown Leadership in History Award\, recognizing her dedication to history education and collaborative approach to curriculum design.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/learning-along-the-fall-line-building-an-oer-state-atlas-for-all-learners/
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