Geography Action! Hands-on Africa Adventures
Presenter: Michelle Leba
Audience: Middle and High School
Are you looking for some great lesson plans, free maps, and ideas for resources you can use to teach about Africa ? Than this is the place for you. Learn more about National Geographic's Geography Action! Program which is focusing on Africa this year.
The Significance of Site: Dakota Conflict of 1862
Presenter: Maureen Trepp
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
Perhaps one of the most significant event in Minnesota/Dakota history was the Dakota Conflict of 1862. We will examine, through primary documents, historic maps and different historical perspectives, how the changes in who "owned" the land, how the land was used, and what the land was like affected those involved in the Dakota Conflict and the future settlement and use of the place where it occurred.
Geography of the Constitution for Grades K-6
Presenters: Ann Hoehn and Paula Verstegen
Audience: Primary and Intermediate
Wondering what to do on Constitution Day? We have some exciting, hands-on, participatory lessons for your elementary students that can easily be implemented and will meet the requirement to "teach" the constitution for Constitution Day.
GEOTechnologies PART 1: Teach Spatial Thinking with Geotechnologies
Presenter: Sara Damon
Intermediate, Middle and High School
Learn what spatial thinking is, how spatial data is becoming more accessible, and how your students can use geotechnologies (Internet map and image servers, GPS and GIS) to ask and answer engaging spatial questions.
Google Earth -- In the Beginning. . .
Presenters: Jan Hertel and Jan Conlin
Audience: Middle and High School
Google Earth is quickly becoming a Geography teacher's favorite tool. This hands on session provides practice using the tools of the program. Explore how to create and edit placemarks. Explore the GIS features of map layers, and learn where to get additional helpful placemark files online. Classroom applications will be discussed.
Australia : An Ancient, Fragile and Unique Environment
Presenter: JoAnn Trygestad
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
Learn about Australia's unique landscape and the country's close ties with the U.S. Ask questions about participating in a Fulbright-Hayes Summer Seminar Teacher Experience.
Creating a Standards-Based High School Geography Course (PART 1)
Presenters: Patrice Callahan, Sharon Shelerud, and Thor Topp
Audience: High School
How do you create a geography course that will aling with the MN Geography Standards? This session will provide a working model of just how to do that. In this session, we will explain how a year long Geography Course was aligned with the MN Standards. Suggested time to be spent on each Standard will be given, as well as a minimum of one lesson for each Standard. We will also show you how to align lessons with each Benchmark of each Standard and demonstrate example lessons for as many Benchmarks as time allows. This session is a must for any educator who is trying to figure out, "just how am I supposed to teach geography, anyway?"
New York City Neighborhoods
Presenter: Susanne Hollingsworth
Audience: High School
This learning activity uses the NYC Planning Department’s excellent, student friendly GIS web site along with maps, other published data, and photographs of census tracts in 26 neighborhoods to introduce students to analyzing census and related data, and to immigration and local urban geography. Participants will receive CDs of the material.
Adventure Learning in the K-12 Classroom: Explore the Arctic!
Presenters: Aaron Doering and George Veletsianos
Audience: Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High School
Learn about GoNorth!, a free 300+ page comprehensive adventure learning curriculum and online learning environment for the K-12 classroom. Learn how your students will become motivated through authentic online learning as they utilize GIS, interact with experts in the field, and collaborate with students from around the world.
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