AP Human Geography: What You Need to Know About How the Test Is Scored
Presenter: Kelly Swanson
Audience: High School
Teachers will get a hands-on look at how scores are calculated for the free response section of the AP Human Geography exam as well as content analysis of the AP Human Geography curriculum. This is a must attend if you are interested in starting a new AP course or teaching it for the first time!
Incorporating Literacy Skills into the Geography Curriculum
Presenter: Mary Mohr-Scinocca
Audience: Intermediate, Middle, and High School
This session will focus on practical methods to incorporate reading skills into existing curriculum. It includes graphic organizers, pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading strategies, and vocabulary development strategies.
The Significance of Site: Making of the Mill City in Minnesota
Presenter: Maureen Trepp
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
Why is Minneapolis located where it is? What were the geographic advantages of the location? How did changes in technology contribute to creating the greatest flour milling district in the world and the city of Minneapolis? Explore this important topic through maps, historical documents and your own good sense.
Show What You Know - Geography and Nonfiction (Part 2)
Presenter: Ann Hoehn and Paula Verstegen
Audience: Primary, Intermediate and Middle School
Alternative ways of assessing student learning in geography through nonfiction. Keep students actively engaged in learning while meeting geography and reading standards.
Making Population Real - 2006 GEM Award Winner (Part 3)
Presenter: Erin Bowley, Population Reference Bureau
Audience: High School
Immigration to the U.S. introduces changes in terms of social, economic, environmental, and political makeup of the States. Understanding the implications of these changes is an important element of population geography. This session’s goal is to provide participants with mapping and graphing techniques to help them explore migration patterns.
GEOTechnologies PART 4: Desktop GIS - ArcExplorer 9.1 Java Edition for Education
Presenter: Sara Damon
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
Get your feet wet with GIS by exploring ESRI’s freely downloadable desktop GIS application. If interested, map GPS waypoints collected in the previous session.
GeoSpatial Thinking and Hi-Tech Map Making
Presenter: Ken Pekerak, GIS4Schools
Audience: Intermediate, Middle and High School
See how teachers are using Geographic Information and Global Positioning Systems to solve real world problems. Learn how to use a curriculum that meets state and national geography standards. Sign up for a Firewise in the Classroom Institutes and you can access to a complete Mobile GIS Lab to use in your classroom at no charge.
Analyzing Data in Maps Using AEJEE
Presenter: Charlie Fitzpatrick, ESRI
Audience: Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High School
ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) is a free, lightweight, downloadable GIS tool for PC and MacOSX. Despite being free, it has great power for analyzing data and illustrating spatial patterns. Try it using world, US, and local data.
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