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SUMMARY:Double Displacement: Unlikely Intersection of Americans
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nDuring WWII\, President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 resulted in approximately 125\,000 people of Japanese ancestry to be forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast\, then incarcerated in government-built concentration camps. Two of the ten War Relocation Camps were located in Arizona\, notably on American Indian reservation lands. 13\,000+ incarcerees were “relocated” to the Rivers confinement site on the Gila River Indian Reservation\, with 18\,000 sent to Poston located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation. Through the analysis of primary and secondary sources\, including multimedia and maps\, participants explore the intersecting histories and geographical perspectives of Japanese Americans imprisoned in these camps and the Indigenous communities on whose lands the U.S. government built them. This culturally responsive lesson appeals to educators of Geography\, US History\, and AP Human Geography\, serving as a case study for Population\, Migration and Political Geography. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Place-based | Cultures | Migration | U.S. History \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nA self-proclaimed “geofanatic” with 30+ years in education\, Jeannine Kuropatkin teaches World History/Geography and Holocaust Studies at Red Mountain High School in Mesa\, Arizona. As a coach for the Model UN Team and as the campus liaison with both the Sister Cities Mesa\, Youth Ambassador Exchange Program and Global Ties Arizona\, Jeannine promotes student awareness of global connections as well as opportunities for citizen diplomacy and travel abroad. Participation in two Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (Morocco and Indonesia) and teacher fellowships in Japan\, Mexico\, South Korea\, Sri Lanka\, Saudi Arabia\, Singapore\, Bahrain\, UAE\, Qatar\, and the US Territories (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands)\, have allowed Jeannine to share authentic cultural experiences in the classroom and at teacher workshops. An avid curriculum writer\, Jeannine’s Geography and History lessons are published on websites such as PBS Learning Media\, Arizona Geographic Alliance\, University of Arizona’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Fred T Korematsu Institute\, GeoCivics Project\, as well as in the journal\, “The Geography Teacher.” Jeannine actively embraces leadership roles in Social Studies Education\, serving as the current Vice President of the Arizona Council for the Social Studies (ACSS)\, long-standing Teacher Consultant with the Arizona Geographic Alliance (AzGA)\, and member of the Holocaust Education Advisory Committee for the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Jeannine has received the NCGE Distinguished Teaching Award\, Herff-Jones/Nystrom & NCGE Lesson Plan Award\, and NCGE/CRAM Award for Exemplary Classroom Lesson. She is also a three-time recipient of the Great Moments in Teaching Social Studies Award\, as well as the Isidore Starr Distinguished Social Studies Teacher Award from the Arizona Council of Social Studies. Jeannine was selected for the City of Mesa\, Martin Luther King Jr. “Educator of the Year” Award. \nCourtney Peagler is Vice President and Director of Education for the Fred T. Korematsu Institute in San Francisco\, CA. A mixed-race descendant of Japanese Americans forced to leave their homes in California during WWII\, she is committed to ensuring this shameful history is not forgotten and that its lessons are applied to the fight for social justice for all. Prior to joining the Institute\, she was on the Advisory Committee and served as a docent for the exhibition “Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties” in the Presidio\, San Francisco. A parent of two\, she is an active board member at Daruma No Gakko\, a non profit\, co-op\, parent-run summer program designed for elementary-aged children to learn about Japanese American heritage. She also serves on the Council of Friends of the Bancroft Library at the University of California\, Berkeley. In addition to these roles\, Courtney is a partner with her husband at Year 26 Consulting\, where they provide strategic advisory\, execution\, and project management services to mission-based organizations. Previously\, Courtney was on the executive management team at a New York-based education technology company and worked in a variety of roles in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. She has been designing and facilitating learning experiences for adults in a variety of professions\, from nurses to university educators for over a decade. Her prior experience also includes instructional design for both online and live learning experiences\, the evaluation of emerging technologies for education\, assisting educators in their use of technology\, website design and development\, and media production. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Harvard and her MA in Educational Communication and Technology from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education. \n  \nGrant Skinner is the Social Studies Content Specialist for the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU).  He has worked for PXU for 23 years spending 19 years in the classroom as a Social Studies teacher and Instructional Leader. He has extensive experience in writing and developing curriculum. This includes Culturally Relevant U.S. History courses from the perspectives of Mexican Americans\, Native Americans\, African Americans\, and a Navajo Government course. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of New Mexico and his MA in Curriculum and Instruction from Ottawa University.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/double-displacement-unlikely-intersection-of-americans/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T163000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Unite the APHG Curriculum with Six Place Processes
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nHuman geography courses tend to be compartmentalized into distinct topics\, such as the geography of migration\, religion\, linguistics\, politics\, land use\, agriculture\, urbanization\, and economics. This segmented approach\, akin to a “grand tour\,” can hinder learners’ abilities to recognize overlaps among geographic phenomena. Spatial thinking is frequently cited as a key tool for making connections in Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG). While spatial thinking is useful for discerning patterns across space\, it falls short in helping to explain the diverse processes that underlie people-place relations. I propose incorporating David Seamon’s six place processes–interaction\, identity\, release\, realization\, intensification\, and creation–into the APHG curriculum. Specifically\, I illustrate how each APHG unit can be framed according to the six place processes\, offering a holistic understanding of human geography. \nSession Focus\nAPHG | Place | Spatial Thinking | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nThomas Larsen is 2024 President of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE).  He serves as Co-Coordinator of the Geographic Alliance of Iowa (GAI) and teaches geography at the University of Northern Iowa.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/unite-the-aphg-curriculum-with-six-place-processes/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T154500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Siloed AI and the Creative Commons: Supporting Teachers in Lesson Adaptation for Geography Education
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nVirtual field trips highlight topics of importance in field-based and place-based education and help students learn physical geography concepts. To ensure effective and intentional Virtual Learning Experiences (VLEs) rich in concepts relative to space and place\, VLE development should follow a process to ensure both theory and learning objectives are well matched for the targeted learning outcomes. Using the TECCUPD process\, VLE architects initially identify theory and lesson objectives at the start of this process; however\, identifying and using both can be a challenge for a teacher who may not have the time\, extensive geography background\, or subject matter expertise. To address this\, a siloed AI Assistant named Strabo is employed\, drawing from lessons featured in archives from the Arizona Geographic Alliance\, the Gamification Academy\, and GeoEPIC under Creative Commons 4.0 Share and Share Alike. Strabo enhances lesson development by buffering against misinformation and hallucinations while aiding in object identification\, adaptation\, and translation\, including between Spanish and English. This advancement expedites geographic science communication and enriches learners’ understanding of physical environments and associated phenomena. Through improved didactical tools and workflows\, teachers can broaden the learner’s perception of physical environments with their associated features\, patterns\, and processes at the landscape scale. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | AI | Virtual Learning Experiences | Didactical Tools | Technology \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nDianna Gielstra is an Associate Faculty of the Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program at Prescott College in Arizona. Their research interests are in biogeography and geodiversity\, geoheritage\, and developing immersive virtual learning experiences and technologies for spatial storytelling for geography and environmental education. Dianna is a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellow. \n  \nNiccole Cerveny is a Professor of Geography and Sustainability at Mesa Community College in Arizona. Her research interests are in geomorphology\, landscape evolution\, Native American rock art conservation\, and sustainable heritage management. She is a member of the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geosciences. \n  \n  \nHeather Moll\, Ph.D. is the Co-Coordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance\, whose mission is to advocate for geography education and geographic literacy. She is also an Instructional Professional at Arizona State University and guides the master's students through their final capstone projects. As a former high school physical and natural sciences teacher\, she joined the first cohort class for ASU’s Master of Advanced Study Geography Education and graduated with her masters in 2009. Heather completed her Ph.D. with Dr. Ronald Dorn in Geography Education research in 2024 and loves helping students explore the world of Geography. \n  \nKaren Guerrero is an educator with 20 years of K-12 classroom experience\, 16 years of teaching future educators at local colleges and universities\, and 20 years of conducting teacher professional development. She has worked with a variety of students from inner-city children to urban adults. Her research focus is teaching integrated geography content across all curricular\nareas to diverse learners. She is a National Geographic explorer with research on STEMSS (STEM + Social Studies with an emphasis of geography across the STEMSS fields) teaching and learning and continually looks for opportunities to collaborate globally.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/siloed-ai-and-the-creative-commons-supporting-teachers-in-lesson-adaptation-for-geography-education/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Implementing Powerful Geography: Teacher and Student Attitudes
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nPowerful Geography is a new approach to teaching and learning geography which aims to help students find connections between powerful geographic knowledge and students’ future career goals. It is based on related research in STEM fields\, and it hopes to provide teachers with avenues to increase motivation and participation in their geography classrooms. Based upon my doctoral dissertation research\, this presentation will highlight findings from a one semester implementation of Powerful Geography in several classrooms across Texas. This project included teachers from three separate high schools and students in on-level\, PreAP and AP level high school geography courses. We will discuss teacher and student reactions to different implementation strategies\, as well as suggestions and advice from participating teachers for teachers considering this new approach. Lessons\, activities\, and strategies for implementation will be provided. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Engagement\, Real-world Connections\, STEM | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nMichelle Crane is a geography educator in Texarkana\, Texas. She teaches geography\, philosophy\, sociology and diplomacy at Texas High School. She also sponsors Texas High’s Philosophy Club and Model UN team. She is a professor of geography at Texas A&M University at Texarkana and is currently completing a PhD at Texas State University in Geography Education.  She loves to read\, travel\, cook and discuss philosophy.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/implementing-powerful-geography-teacher-and-student-attitudes/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Thriving in an Academic Career: A new resource for early career geography faculty and mentors.
DESCRIPTION:Overview \nThis session provides an overview and sample chapters from Thriving in an Academic Career: An International and Interdisciplinary Guide for Early Career Faculty\, a book that will be published by Taylor & Francis in late 2024 or early 2025. Edited by geographers Michael Solem\, Ken Foote\, Shannon O’Lear\, LaToya Eaves\, and Jong Won Lee\, the book is aimed at helping graduate students and early career faculty get a quick\, successful start in an academic career. Even the best graduate training can leave faculty with questions as they start new jobs: What are the expectations for research\, teaching\, and service; and what are effective strategies for meeting and exceeding these expectations? This book helps answer these questions with concise\, to-the-point chapters focusing especially on the issues that are often the greatest source of stress for new faculty\, including the ways academic responsibilities sometimes intersect with their personal lives. The book encourages faculty to adopt a healthy and balanced perspective in their life and career that accounts for the interconnections between teaching\, research\, and service. This session will overview the book\, provide sample chapters\, and discuss ways it can be used in workshops\, classes\, and seminars. \nSession Focus \nHigher Education | College and University Faculty at All Career Stages | Career Guide \nConference Room \nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter \n \nDr. Ken Foote is a professor in the Department of Geography\, Sustainability\, Community and Urban Studies at the University of Connecticut. Much of his work focuses on improving professional development for early-career academics and department leaders. His research focuses on historic preservation\, heritage tourism\, and the commemorative landscapes of the U.S. and Europe\, especially the way events of violence and tragedy are interpreted and memorialized. Ken is a past president of the NCGE (2006) and a past president and fellow of the AAG (2010-11). He has received awards from the NCGE\, AAG\, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)\, and the Royal Geographical Society. He has taught at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Colorado Boulder and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago. Among his books are Shadowed Ground: America’s Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy\, Teaching GIScience and Technology in Higher Education\, and Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/thriving-in-an-academic-career-a-new-resource-for-early-career-geography-faculty-and-mentors/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T104500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Using an Atlas to Develop Multiple Literacies
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAn atlas can be more than a reference book. See how a student atlas can be a tool for developing the information literacies and analytic skills necessary to conduct geographic inquiries. Attendees will engage with instructional materials created for an atlas designed to align with 4th grade History-Social Studies standards in California. Through this hands-on experience\, teachers will learn how to help their students use atlases and other information sources to practice geographic thinking and acquire geographic knowledge. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Inquiry | Atlas | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nThomas Herman is a Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University where he is the Project Director for the Young People’s Environments\, Society\, and Space Research Center. He also contributes to teacher professional learning\, the development of teaching and learning resources\, and advocacy for geography education as Director of the California Geographic Alliance\, a member of the California Environmental Literacy Initiative\, and Chair of the NCSS Geography Community. \n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/using-an-atlas-to-develop-multiple-literacies-2/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T094500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Crypt: AZ Cemeteries and More
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nCemeteries are a unique cultural landscape. In this session\, educators will see a showcase of AZ cemeteries and how they can teach local geography and history. Educators will then be introduced to a field study where students explore the symbols and demographics found in this unique environment. After gathering their information in the field study\, students then present their findings in charts\, graphs\, and written communications. All materials needed for the field study are free and online. The concepts learned in this session can be applied to cemeteries in any location. \nSession Focus\nMiddle School/Junior High | Field Study | Local Geography and History \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nIn the past 30 years\, Gale Olp Ekiss has continually showcased the application of K-12 geography\nskills and content at local\, state\, and national social studies conferences. Gale is a past Co-\ncoordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance (AZGA). During her 18 years as Co-coordinator\, she\nwas the Project Manager for three National Geographic Society Education Foundation grant projects:\nGeoLiteracy\, GeoMath\, and GeoLiteracy for ELLs.  Gale helped secure consistent funding for the\nArizona Geographic Alliance making this alliance one of the most visible supporters of geography\neducation in the nation. She taught for Mesa Public Schools (Mesa\, Arizona) for 28 years before\nmoving to the university level. \n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/tales-from-the-crypt-az-cemeteries-and-more/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T084500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
CREATED:20240807T134030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T172200Z
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SUMMARY:Encoding Geography: Integrating Computer Science into Geography Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nIn the Encoding Geography Researcher Practitioner Partnership\, researchers and teachers work together to explore the benefits and opportunities related to the integration of computational thinking and computer science into geography instruction. The intersection of geography and computer science connects directly to important research topics and impactful careers in many fields. These fields are likely of high interest to students\, even though they may associate the subject of geography with something other than their own futures. An updated approach to geography instruction can tap into student interests and aspirations and infuse energy into the learning of geographical concepts and the pursuit of geographic inquiry. This session shares lessons that teams created for a 9th grade course. These lessons can be adapted for use in middle or high school classes and serve as models for further lesson development and revision. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Computation | Analysis | Inquiry \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenters\nKelly León is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and a former geography teacher and curriculum specialist for the Sweetwater Union HS District in San Diego County.  Kelly’s research interests include K12 geography education\, teachers’ curriculum-making\, and K12 ethnic studies. \n\n\n \nThomas Herman is a Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University where he is the Project Director for the Young People’s Environments\, Society\, and Space Research Center. He also contributes to teacher professional learning\, the development of teaching and learning resources\, and advocacy for geography education as Director of the California Geographic Alliance\, a member of the California Environmental Literacy Initiative\, and Chair of the NCSS Geography Community. \n\nAtsushi Nara is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Associate Director of the Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age at San Diego State University. He holds a PhD in geography from Arizona State University. His research interests include spatial data science\, spatiotemporal data analysis and modeling\, human dynamics and movement behaviors\, complex adaptive systems\, and geocomputation education. \n\n\nJessica Embury is a doctoral student in the Departments of Geography at San Diego State University and the University of California Santa Barbara\, and a researcher at the Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age. Embury’s research focuses on spatial modeling\, spatiotemporal data analysis\, and the integration of big geospatial data into geographic applications. Embury has experience conducting geographic research and producing spatial models related to social equity issues such as food access\, pollution burden\, and disease vulnerability. \n\n\nColine Dony is Senior Grants and Project Manager at the American Association of Geographers. She manages sponsored partnerships that support AAG’s mission. To support the sustainability and broadening of the geography discipline\, Coline’s research focused on creating educational pathways between middle school and college to be exposed to a geography curriculum that is better aligned with the work of geographers today\, and that incorporates more recent concepts such as geocomputational thinking.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/encoding-geography-integrating-computer-science-into-geography-instruction/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
CREATED:20240806T212216Z
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SUMMARY:Crafting Effective AP Human Geography Lessons: Strategies\, Skills Development\, and Free Response Mastery
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis session will demonstrate how to develop lessons that align with the course and exam description\, emphasizing the big ideas central to the curriculum. Participants will learn how to effectively utilize provided instructional strategies\, prioritizing the planning of skills-driven lessons and activities. The session will focus on showing how to introduce and reinforce skills\, particularly skill category three\, through engaging activities. Additionally\, educators will learn how to gauge their students’ mastery of these skills. The other portion of the session will provide valuable insights into free response training\, highlighting how to master task verbs essential for exam success. Through this comprehensive approach\, educators will be equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to enhance their teaching and improve student outcomes in AP Human Geography \nSession Focus\nAPHG | Exam Prep | Assessment \nRoom\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenters\nJamie Worms is the Director of the AP Human Geography course and exam at the College Board. Prior to working at the College Board\, she taught Human Geography at Auburn University\, Smith College\, and Georgia State University since graduating with her Ph.D. in Geography & Anthropology from Louisiana State University in 2015. Worms loves everything that has to do with geography\, maps\, good food\, and travel.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/crafting-effective-ap-human-geography-lessons-strategies-skills-development-and-free-response-mastery/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
CREATED:20240806T212400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T131736Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Food Security from the Americas to North Africa
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis workshop will feature two scholars Dr. Jessica Barnes from the University of South Carolina and Dr. Megan Carney from the University of Arizona\, in conversation on their research at the intersections of critical food security\, migration/refugee studies\, and precarity. The workshop will explore how marginalized groups experience food insecurity and how it manifests across borders by engaging comparatively across the regions of the Americas and the Middle East. Both scholars will bring first person stories from their ethnographic research illustrating how hunger and the procurement and preparation of food intersects with gender\, class and migrant status. The first person stories will draw from Dr. Barnes’s ethnographic research into how plant breeding\, wheat farming\, grain storage\, and bread baking intersect with working class Egyptians’ consumption of subsidized bread\, and Dr. Carney’s participatory film and storytelling lab that explores themes of hunger\, displacement\, and social solidarity with migrant youth from the Southwestern US. The discussion will explore complex and sometimes contested concepts that may feature in current events discussions in the classroom like: ‘food security\,’ staple foods\, refugees and migration\, border regimes\, gender\, social class\, poverty\, xenophobia\, national security\, racialization\, sanctuary cities\, etc. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School |World/International | Critical Food Studies \nRoom\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenters\n\nDr. Jessica Barnes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and School of Earth\, Ocean\, and Environment at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Barnes’ research examines the everyday practices of resource use and differential experiences of environmental change. She studies how societies interact with their environments and the political dynamics\, social relations\, materials\, and technologies that both shape and are shaped by these interactions. \nHer most recent book\, Staple Security: Brand and Wheat in Egypt (2022\, Duke University Press) examines the role these staples play in Egyptian daily life and the sense of existential threat tied to the possibility of bread not being available or tasting inadequate. Linking global flows of grain and national bread subsidy program with everyday household practices\, Barnes theorizes the nexus between food and security\, drawing attention to staples  and the lengths people go to secure them. \nDr. Barnes is currently developing a new project on air pollution in London\, which examines how air pollution is woven into the fabric of daily lives in racialized and class-inflected ways. Based in a diverse\, low-income London neighborhood with high levels of air pollution\, the project explores how people move through\, walk alongside\, and live close to the traffic that is the main source of emissions\, breathing air that carries unseen dangers. Focusing on three scaled domains of the home\, street\, and city\, the project looks at the nexus of people\, air\, and pollutants and the systemic inequalities that influence how these things come together.  Dr. Barnes received her PhD in sustainable development from Columbia University. \n\n\n\nDr. Megan Carney is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Regional Food Studies at the University of Arizona. Her primary research and teaching interests include critical migration and diaspora studies\, critical food studies\, health equity and social inequality\, the food-climate-migration nexus\, the politics of care and social solidarity\, and feminist methodology and pedagogy. \nShe is the author of two critically-acclaimed books\, The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders (2015\, University of California Press) examines how constraints on eating and feeding translate to uneven distribution of life chances across borders\, how neoliberal economic policies render hunger and displacement\, and how the framework of “food security” dominates national policy in the United States. Her second book Island of Hope: Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean (2021\, University of California Press)\, is an ethnography of the politics of economic austerity and migrant reception in Southern Europe\, specifically Sicily\, and the emergent forms of “solidarity work” being performed on the frontlines of migrant receiving communities. She continues to work with grassroots migrant solidarity initiatives\, including a participatory film and storytelling lab for migrant youth. \nPresently\, she is engaged in ongoing\, collaborative research with several community organizations in Tucson focused on racial justice and health equity. She is also the co-founder and co-director of “The Future of Food and Social Justice: A Youth Storytelling Project\,” which provides internships and diverse opportunities for mentorship\, storytelling\, and community engagement. Dr. Carney received her PhD and MA in Anthropology from the University of California\, Santa Barbara and her BA in Anthropology and Italian from UCLA. \n\n\nTheresa Hale
URL:https://ncge.org/event/rethinking-food-security-from-the-americas-to-north-america-2/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240809T104500
DTSTAMP:20260420T072015
CREATED:20240809T233240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T233240Z
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SUMMARY:Using an Atlas to Develop Multiple Literacies
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAn atlas can be more than a reference book. See how a student atlas can be a tool for developing the information literacies and analytic skills necessary to conduct geographic inquiries. Attendees will engage with instructional materials created for an atlas designed to align with 4th grade History-Social Studies standards in California. Through this hands-on experience\, teachers will learn how to help their students use atlases and other information sources to practice geographic thinking and acquire geographic knowledge. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Inquiry | Atlas | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nCovetto \nMeet the Presenter\nThomas Herman is a Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University where he is the Project Director for the Young People’s Environments\, Society\, and Space Research Center. He also contributes to teacher professional learning\, the development of teaching and learning resources\, and advocacy for geography education as Director of the California Geographic Alliance\, a member of the California Environmental Literacy Initiative\, and Chair of the NCSS Geography Community.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/using-an-atlas-to-develop-multiple-literacies/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto\, 60 E 5th St.\, Arizona\, 85281
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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