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SESSION I                               SESSION II                            SESSION III

                        SESSION IV                            SESSION V                             SESSION VI

 
 
SESSION ABSTRACTS
 
SESSION I
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Geography Action! Hands-On Africa Adventures    M, HS

Significance of Site: The Dakota Conflict of 1862    I, M, HS

Geography of the Constitution for Grades K-6    P, I

GEOTECH PART 1: Teach Spatial Thinking with Geotechnologies
I, M, HS, CS

Google Earth, In the Beginning . . .
M, HS, CS

Australia : An Ancient, Fragile, and Unique Environment
I, M, HS

Creating a Standards-Based High School Geography Course (PART I)
HS

Adventure Learning in the K-12 Classroom: Explore the Arctic !
P, I, M, HS, CS

New York City Neighborhoods
HS

SESSION II
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Declining Population and a Need for Resources: Issues Facing Modern Japan M, HS

Critical Maps in the Historical Geography of Minnesota    I, M, HS

Geography Action! Hands-On Africa Adventures   P, I

Making Population Real (PART 1)
HS

GEOTECH PART 2: Internet Map & Image Servers   I, M, HS, CS

Forces of Nature   P, I

Creating a Standards-Based High School Geography Course (PART 2)
HS

GREAT - Geographic Resources for Electronically Active Teachers   I, M, HS, CS

A Living History of Giovanna Garzoni
(Rith-Najarian) P, I, M, HS

 

SESSION III - Keynote
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM



The keynote address will be given by Jack Weatherford, Macalester College Professor of Anthropology, and author of the New York Times best-seller Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.


SESSION IV
12:45 PM - 1:30

Tips for Teaching Cultural Geography    M, HS

Geography and History On-Line: Integrating GIS Resources for Use in Schools    I, M, HS

Why Are Things the Way They Are? Geography Made Fun for Elementary Students   P, I

GEOTECH PART 3: GPS to GIS

I, M, HS, CS

MSE: Geographic Information System  P, I, M, HS, CS

Map Basics: FUNdamentals You Should Teach   P, I, M

Population Studies for AP Human Geography: Creating a Student-Driven Population Conference   HS

ESRI

Geography of Wilderness - Placemaking in Human Geography
M, HS
 
SESSION V
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Differentiating Your Geography Classroom   I, M, HS

Minnesota-Canada Connections
I, M, HS

Show What You Know – Geography and Non-Fiction (Part 1) P, I, M

Making Population Real (Part 2) HS

Engaging Youth in Community-Based Projects: FIREWISE    P, I, M, HS

Incorporating GPS Technology Into the Classroom   P, I, M, H

Enhancing AP Human Geography through High School Course Web PagesHS

GREAT - Geographic Resources for Electronically Active Teachers    I, M, HS, CS

"Minneography": Incorporating History Into Minnesota Geography
 I, M, HS






SESSION VI
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Incorporating Literacy Skills into the Geography Curriculum   I, M, HS

The Significance of Site: Making of the Mill City Minnesota   I, M, HS

Show What You Know – Geography and Non-Fiction (Part 2)    P, I, M

Making Population Real (Part 3) HS

GEOTECH PART 4: Desktop GIS – ArcExplorer 9.1 Java Edition for Education  I, M, HS, CS

GeoSpatial Thinking and Hi-Tech Map Making   I, M, HS, CS

AP Human Geography: What You Need to Know About How the Test Is Scored    HS

ESRI

 
     
     
     
     
     
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