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PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dr. Larianne Collins
I would be honored to serve as President-Elect for the National Council for Geographic Education, an organization that has been so instrumental in my own teaching career. I have had the distinctive opportunity of teaching at both the secondary and post-secondary levels. This unique experience has developed in me a passion for teaching beyond my own traditional classroom in providing professional development for both pre-service and in-service teachers. One specific goal I have if elected is to help build and sustain a much needed avenue to better serve and involve pre-service teachers in the NCGE. Pre-service teachers across the United States largely do not receive adequate pedagogy in geography education. I will work to create regional opportunities that will better engage pre-service teachers in providing professional learning opportunities to improve their geography teaching practice.
I am currently a Lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As a former high school geography teacher, I began my teaching career in 2001, spending seven years in the classroom teaching World Geography and AP Human Geography, as well as two years as an Assistant Principal. I earned my PhD in Geography from the University of South Carolina in 2014, and served as the Education Programs Manager for the South Carolina Geographic Alliance for four years prior to joining the faculty at UNCC in 2018. I currently teach world regional geography, human geography, spatial analysis, and hazards & disasters. I have also served as the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Geography for six years and currently serve on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Geography as well as the Board of Directors for NCGE.
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