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SUMMARY:How High Impact\, Career\, and Experiential Learning Opportunities Support Geography Students
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis project explores the ways in which faculty and undergraduate students at a midsize- regional comprehensive university in eastern Colorado have found ways to partner with U.S. parks and protected areas through firsthand\, experiential learning and career-based workshops. We use data from ten years of partnerships with Colorado and Arizona parks to illustrate the ways in which our largely first-generation student population has benefited from community-engaged research with the park service and ultimately influenced their future career trajectories beyond graduation. We acknowledge that high\, impact experiential learning opportunities may create more liability and risk for faculty and staff at resource-strapped institutions\, but that they can also lead to follow-on synergies that benefit both campuses and students in unanticipated ways. We share ten years of qualitative data from program assessment as a tool for other institutions who want to create engaged experiences of their own. \nSession Focus\nHigher Education |  Experiential education\, high impact practices\, field geography | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenter\nKaren Barton is a Professor of Geography\, GIS\, and Sustainability at the University of Northern Colorado. Her work focuses on community resilience in marine and agricultural communities in the wake of global environmental change. With support from Fulbright and NEH\, she published\, “Africa’s Joola Shipwreck: Causes and Consequences of a Humanitarian Disaster\,” which investigates the second greatest maritime shipwreck in non-wartime history. She is a member of Homeward Bound\, a global leadership initiative for women in science. Barton currently serves as a Fellow of the Explorers Club\, the Royal Geographical Society\, and past President of Fulbright Colorado.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/unc-bears-in-the-park-how-high-impact-career-and-experiential-learning-opportunities-in-geogrpahy/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T163000
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SUMMARY:The Imagery of Geography: Using Satellite Imagery and GIS to Enhance Learning in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis workshop will focus on leveraging satellite and aerial imagery to illuminate geographic concepts in the K-12 classroom. By delving into the realm of remote sensing and satellite imagery\, we aim to offer educators a fresh perspective on the geographical features and phenomena under study. Participants will explore numerous data sources\, lesson plans\, and resources available from NASA\, USGS\, Esri\, National Geographic MapMaker\, AmericaView\, and others. Attendees can anticipate gaining innovative approaches to captivate and motivate students in their exploration of geography. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Visualization | GIS | Remote Sensing | Technology \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenter\n \nAmy Logan is passionate about helping K-12 teachers incorporate more geospatial technology into their classrooms. She has presented at state and national education conferences and has co-hosted a two-day workshop for the past 3 summers introducing teachers to a variety of geospatial tools that they can integrate into their current curriculum and lessons. For the past 13 years\, Amy has worked at Iowa State University in Ames\, Iowa\, in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Support and Research Facility\, as a GIS Research Scientist\, helping with GIS education and outreach efforts.  She is the IowaView state coordinator for AmericaView\, whose mission is to empower earth observation education.  Over the past 5 years\, Amy has been working to share GIS and remote sensing knowledge with more educators and students.  In her free time\, she enjoys gardening\, spending time in nature\, and going on bike rides with her husband and children.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/the-imagery-of-geography-using-satellite-imagery-and-gis-to-enhance-learning-in-the-classroom/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T154500
DTSTAMP:20260512T174246
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SUMMARY:Our National Parks as Classrooms of Geography
DESCRIPTION:Overview \n‘National Parks’ and protected areas around the world serve as classrooms at large\, providing spaces and places that are conducive to enriching education for students. No matter the subject matter\, whether physical\, environmental\, social\, cultural\, or technical\, our parks provide case studies and applied lessons that educators should consider taking advantage of. By integrating parks and protected areas into our curriculum\, whether by assignment\, field trip\, or digital medium\, we can open our student’s eyes to the world and ground our lessons in ways that students will remember and carry on with them. Geography as the discipline of synthesis is particularly well-suited to benefit from this interdisciplinary setting opportunity\, although all disciplines can benefit as well. \nSession Focus \nAll Grade Levels | Parks and Geography | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room \nXavier \nThe Presenter \nSeth Kannarr
URL:https://ncge.org/event/our-national-parks-as-classrooms-of-geography/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T174246
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SUMMARY:Redlining is Only Part of the Story
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nRedlining\, 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 sanctioned it. Vulnerable communities still feel the impacts of this profitable disinvestment in vast and far-reaching ways. The perpetuation of racist residential patterns far exceeds the reach of government actors. Public and private actors are\, in many ways\, equally responsible for the spaces we do and do not inhabit to this day. This session will include a deep dive into new maps and resources added to “Mapping Inequality” and other related digital humanities projects from the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab and New American History. Participants will have an opportunity to unpack\, understand\, and explore OER resources designed to help seek solutions in the modern era. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Redlining | Housing | Environment | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenter\nAnnie Evans is the Director of Education and Outreach for New American History at the University of Richmond. Annie is a National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teacher Fellow\, a NatGeo Certified Educator and Trainer\, and Co-Coordinator of the Virginia Geographic Alliance. With over 30 years of classroom and educational leadership experience\, she designs digital humanities curricula\, and facilitates professional learning for K-16 teachers and museum educators\, focusing on Historical Thinking Skills\, GeoLiteracy\, Instructional Coaching\, Project-Based Learning\, and Performance Assessments. She hopes New American History will inspire the next generation of public historians\, history educators\, and civic leaders.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/redlining-is-only-part-of-the-story/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T174246
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Sacred Places - A GeoCivics Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nEvery human possesses a “sense of place\,” subjective feelings and memories evoked by a geographic location. Both culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions. This is especially evident of sacred places where physical and human characteristics interact to give spiritual meaning and significance. This inquiry-based lesson explores sacred places from a global to local scale of analysis\, examines the unique nature of indigenous sacred places\, and culminates with an investigation of local indigenous sacred sites. Based upon the 5E Model of Inquiry\, this culturally responsive lesson incorporates active learning strategies and numerous scaffolds for diverse learners. This lesson is the product of a 2022 Summer Academy field study of The GeoCivics Project: “Westward Expansion Through the Lens of Indigenous Communities.” The GeoCivics Project is funded by the US Department of Education and operates through the ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School |Place-based | Indigenous | Cultures | Inquiry \nConference Room\nXavier \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.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/indigenous-sacred-places-a-geocivics-perspective/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T114500
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SUMMARY:Maps and Models: How to choose which data visualization to use
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nEvery state has geographic standards that explore data\, maps\, and models. Geography standards ask you to analyze data\, make a model\, and explore patterns\, but how do you know which type of model or map to use? This session will break down the types of data visualization and when you should use each type. When is a bar chart\, scatter plot\, choropleth map\, or pie chart the best choice? This session will help teachers easily make those decisions\, and also provide *free* tools to create different types of data visualizations! Teachers will walk out of this presentation having created various types of models and maps with various geographic data at local\, regional\, and global scales. \nSession Focus\nAll Grade Levels | Data | Maps | Models | Inquiry \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenter\nJessica Flach is a former AP Human Geography teacher from Pensacola\, Florida. Currently in graduate school at the University of South Carolina\, Jessica works with the South Carolina Geographic Alliance in organizing professional development for K-12 geography teachers in South Carolina. Her graduate research focuses on youth geographies\, travel\, and citizenship. She is especially passionate about data literacy in geography classrooms\, and strives to help geography teachers create engaging\, inquiry-based lessons. \n  \n  \nMichael Mewborne has taught in various grades\, subjects\, and capacities from 2006-2009 in private schools around Columbia\, South Carolina.  In 2009 he received his Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of South Carolina and in 2010 started teaching at Chapin High School where he first taught and fell in love with geography. Mewborne initially did not want to teach geography\, so he needed a lot of support and turned to his state geography alliance.  Through the alliance\, Mewborne found a community of peers to challenge and encourage him\, making him a better teacher.  He moved to River Bluff High School\, an Expeditionary Learning Education school\, where He taught from 2016-2018\, at which point he took on the position of Education Programs Manager with the South Carolina Geographic Alliance. Mewborne is now the Associate Director of the Alliance and on staff in the University of South Carolina’s Geography Department.  He does outreach to other colleges and universities across the state working with pre-service teachers\, school districts and in-service teachers to support them in their work to bring excellent geography education to every student in his state through resource creation\, research\, and professional development.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/maps-and-models-how-to-choose-which-data-visualization-to-use/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T104500
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SUMMARY:A.I. Chatbot Prompting in the Geography Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis session will focus on A.I. chatbots and the growing importance of prompt generating both in and out of the classroom. Much like a Google search\, a chatbot’s result is only as good as its language prompt. We will talk about the importance of using specific and precise language that generates desired results. Through the consideration of Mishra and Koehler’s 2006 TPACK framework\, we will learn about how to evaluate when the use of chatbots and prompt generating is best for your geography classroom. The presenter will discuss her observations on the ways that chatbots are being used in her school and the ways that prompt generating is being introduced in her geography and social science classrooms. Come ready with your questions\, concerns\, and current best practices to share. Bring a laptop and create a ChatGPT account prior to the meeting if you want to explore during the session. \nSession Focus\nSecondary/High School | Ai Chatbots | ChatGPT | Technology | Curriculum and Instruction \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenters\nSamantha Serrano is a 21-year veteran teacher at James B. Conant High School\, Hoffman Estates\, Illinois where she has taught AP Human Geography since 2006. She currently serves as an NCGE director\, is an AAG member\, an AGS teacher fellow\, and has completed the National Geographic teacher certification. Her favorite professional development includes the annual AP grading\, the NCGE conference\, and her teacher fellowships with Dr. Stoltman to South Korea presenting on the topics of virtual geographies and place names. Her geography education interests include the use of geospatial technologies\, issues of equity and access\, and virtual geographies. She is an alumnus of Illinois State University (Social Science Education)\, Northeastern Illinois University (M.A. Geography and Environmental Studies)\, and hopefully soon Texas State University (PhD Geography Education).
URL:https://ncge.org/event/a-i-chatbot-prompting-in-the-geography-classroom/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T094500
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SUMMARY:The Silk Road and Geography: A Traveler’s Tale
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nCome travel the Silk Road! But wait\, how will you get past the Taklimakan (Go in and you will never come out) Desert? What will you trade? Will your children be grown up by the time you get home? Participants will investigate the ancient Silk Road through two lenses\, the first\, a decision-making activity to choose the “perfect route\,” and the second\, focusing on the purpose\, and trade goods\, of the Silk Road. Participants will leave the session with two\, classroom ready activities\, focusing on both the physical geography of the route\, and trade along the Silk Road. \nSession Focus\nMiddle School/Junior High | Geography | Trade | World History \nConference Room\nXavier \nPresenter\nCynthia Bloom
URL:https://ncge.org/event/the-silk-road-and-geography-a-travelers-tale/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241019T084500
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CREATED:20240807T130510Z
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SUMMARY:GeoCivics Education During An Election Year: Lessons for Teachers by Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nGeoCivics engaged teachers from across the United States in a place-based professional development in Washington DC. The K-12 teachers discussed with National Parks Rangers current changes happening within the parks to “tell the true history” of the parks\, engaged with Black American historians about the history of Washington DC and it’s direct connection to their histories\, and collaborated with local geographers to ensure the 2024 Election Year would be an opportunity to engage “many stories” of Americans from every walk of life through a geographic lens. Teachers then created meaningful geographic-focused lessons and civic action projects to ensure every student\, including linguistically diverse students and students from varied backgrounds\, see themselves as part of the American story. Lessons will be explored and collaborative discussions will be facilitated to ensure teachers find connections and support for their own classrooms. \nSession Focus\nEarly Childhood/Elementary | Geography | Civics | Elections \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenters\nKaren Guerrero is an educator with 20 years of K-12 classroom experience\, 16 years of teaching\nfuture educators at local colleges and universities\, and 20 years of conducting teacher\nprofessional development. She has worked with a variety of students from inner-city children to\nurban 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\n(STEM + Social Studies with an emphasis of geography across the STEMSS fields) teaching and\nlearning and continually looks for opportunities to collaborate globally.
URL:https://ncge.org/event/geocivics-education-during-an-election-year-lessons-for-teachers-by-teachers/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
CATEGORIES:Conference Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241018T150000
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SUMMARY:Partnering on education research with teachers and with funding to measure aspirations of students
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nIn this workshop\, we will share a framework to partner with teachers on education research\, new avenues to embed geography across the school curriculum\, the importance of measuring aspirations of students of all backgrounds to pursue a geography or related career path\, and funding possibilities to support education research partnerships. We will then transition into a broader discussion\, in which attendees will be encouraged to share their own experiences and raise questions for group consideration. The hands-on portion of the session will guide attendees in developing their ideas within this framework\, connect their ideas with other attendees\, receive input on key considerations for a strong partnership. \nSession Focus\nHigher Education |  Research | Funding | DEI \nConference Room\nXavier \nMeet the Presenters\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.\n\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.\nHe 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\nKelly León is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay\n 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  \nJessica Embury is a doctoral student in the Department 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  \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  \nMatthew Velasco is a master’s student in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University and was a former research intern for the Encoding Geography project at San Diego Mesa College. His research interests are GIS\, geocomputation\, agent-based modeling\, and sustainability. \n\n 
URL:https://ncge.org/event/partnering-on-education-research-with-teachers-and-with-funding-to-measure-aspirations-of-students/
LOCATION:Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier
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