Tips for Teaching Cultural Geography
Presenter: Chris Ripken
Audience: Middle and High School
Cultural Geography is a complex subject that often leaves students (and teachers) overwhelmed. Participants will learn tips for introducing the subject along with strategies for incorporating some of the Minnesota Geography standards into their class.

Geography and History Online: Integrating GIS Resources for Use in Schools
Presenters: Lesley Kadish and Nancy O'Brien Wagner, Minnesota Historical Society
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
The Minnesota Historical Society initiated an online GIS project to provide Minnesota’s teachers with the knowledge, curriculum, and tools to teach the state’s standards. Our presentation showcases and discusses the Geography and History Online Project, which includes a selection of over 300 digital maps, an online curriculum package and a repository for new geographic narratives.

Why Are Things the Way They Are? Geography Made Fun for Elementary Students
Presenter: Jessica Winkelaar
Audience: Primary and Intermediate
Learn how the Five Themes of Geography can help you teach the Geography Standards to your students. Recieve loads of awesome resources and fun handouts that are ready to use to help your students become Geographers.

GEOTechnologies PART 3: GPS to GIS
Presenters: Sara Damon and Jan Hertel
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
Find out what the Global Positioning System (GPS) is, operate a hand-held GPS receiver and collect GPS waypoints for mapping.

MSE: Geographic Information System
Presenters: Aaron Doering and George Veletsianos
Audience: Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High School
Learn how you can utilize an online learning environment entitled Multi-Scaffolding Environment: Geographic Information Systems (MSE) in your classroom! This no-fail approach includes a situated video, screen capture video, collaboration zone, and intelligent agent. Learn how scaffolds can be utilized based on learners solving authentic geographical tasks utilizing GIS.

Map Basics: FUNdamentals You Should Teach
Presenter: Maureen Trepp
Audience: Primary, Intermediate and Middle School
You teach reading skills; now learn basic map skills that offer a hands-on approach to geography. The Five Themes, physical geography and the global grid system are explored as you brainstorm, compare, play with clay, summarize, create and make your own globe balloon.

Population Studies for AP Human Geography: Creating a Student-Driven Population Conference
Presenters: Michael Bolsoni and Todd Carlson
Audience: High School
Trying to energize your population unit for AP Geography? Host a student-driven population conference! Have your students research population issues; make connections to geographic concepts; present material in speech, panel, or poster format; and participate in on-line discussions. We will share how to organize and facilitate the conference for your class.

Careers In Geography? (Thousands, with GIS!)
Presenter: Charlie Fitzpatrick, ESRI
Audience: Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High School
GIS means jobs, and lots of them. See how adults in all walks of life are using GIS in their jobs, and how you can help teachers, administrators, students, and parents understand why geography matters in so many jobs. (No previous GIS experience necessary to participate in this hands-on lab.)

Geography of Wilderness- Placemaking in Human Geography
Presenter: David A. Lanegran
Audience: Middle and High School
This presentation uses the concept of Wilderness and the development of the Boundary Waters Canoe Areas of Minnesota to illustrate the significance of people's perception of the environment in the emerging cultural landscape of Minnesota and North America. Special emphasis will be given to the role played by art and illustrations in the diffusion of the concept of wilderness preservation.