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SUMMARY:Memory & Monuments Across the Contemporary Middle East: Empires\, Nations\, and Environments
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nHow can engagements with the past both consolidate and challenge the power of state authorities? This presentation answers that question through a survey of monuments and memory across the contemporary Middle East. Drawing on case studies from places including Turkey\, Egypt\, Israel/Palestine\, Algeria\, and Saudi Arabia\, this talk describes the many forms that memory can take. It argues that although some of these struggles over memory are specific to the region of the Middle East\, many of the lessons they teach have much wider resonance in the context of global struggles over history\, justice\, and citizenship. \nAudience Focus\nAll grade levels \nMeet the Presenter\nTimur Hammond is an associate professor in the Geography and the Environment Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He received a Ph.D. and M.A. in geography from the University of California\, Los Angeles (2016\, 2010)\, and a B.A. in English/creative writing from the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill (2005). Prior to joining the faculty at Syracuse University\, he worked in the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont. Trained as an urban and cultural geographer\, his research draws on archival and ethnographic methods to explore the intersection between urban experience and cultural identity\, with a particular focus on 20th century Turkey. He has published widely on a variety of topics\, including his 2023 monograph Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in 20th Century Istanbul\, and articles on translation\, the politics of memory\, and the geographies of religion. \nAccess the Webinar\n#Open access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/memory-monuments-across-the-contemporary-middle-east/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000
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SUMMARY:Importance of Narratives: Incorporating AAPI Voices into the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAccording to the Pew Research Center\, the Asian population in the United States nearly doubled from 2000 to 2019 and yet only about 24% of those surveyed felt well informed about AAPI history in this country. Many cite the internet or social media being the primary platform of information. Without a doubt\, there is a need for more education on AAPI history in this country. This session will highlight the multiplicity and heterogeneity of “Asian American” as a social and political category through the use of maps. The maps will include specific information about populations identified as Indian\, Filipino\, Japanese\, Korean\, and Vietnamese and how the geographic clustering of these groups changed over time as a result of social\, economic\, or political forces. The workshop will also incorporate use of the Galtung Triangle to provide educators a framework of how to discuss injustices that may occur over time. \nAudience Focus\nMiddle School\, High School\, Advanced Placement\, Higher Education \nMeet the Presenter\nJeanne Shin-Cooper has been a public high school educator for twenty years. Over the course of her career\, she has taught multiple disciplines in the social sciences in addition to work within the field of EL. She is currently a consultant and exam reader for AP Human Geography and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She received her Masters in Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and her Masters in Geography through the EDGE Program at University of Oregon. Currently\, she serves on the Educator Advisory Committee for Harvard’s Religion and Public Life in conjunction with teaching College World Religions Dual Credit. Most recently\, she was invited as a keynote speaker for Harvard University’s Global Studies Outreach Workshop. \n \n\nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/importance-of-narratives-incorporating-aapi-voices-into-the-classroom-2/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T190000
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SUMMARY:GeoCircle: Interactive Mapping Technology to Use in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Overview:\nJoin us for an information discussion and ideas about using interactive mapping technologies in all levels of Geography classes. Bring your ideas and questions. Everyone is welcome to join! \n  \nAbout the Facilitator\nCeleste Reynolds has enjoyed a 23-year career in education at Mashpee Middle High School in Mashpee\, MA. She currently teaches AP Human Geography and serves as the coordinator for Senior Seminar. Celeste is an Advanced Placement reader for College Board\, an AP Consultant\, and a member of the TeachOSM steering committee. She is also a co-founder and faculty member of TeenMaptivists\, a Teacher Advisory Board member for the American Geographical Society\, and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)\, where she was recently elected President-Elect. Celeste is passionate about integrating new mapping technologies into her classroom\, helping students explore geospatial tools that can shape their future careers. \n  \nJessica Flaich is a former APHG teacher\, now-turned graduate student at the University of South Carolina\, where she works with the South Carolina Geographic Alliance in providing engaging and relevant professional development to SC K-12 geography teachers. In her free time\, Jessica enjoys a slew of textile art related hobbies and is current working on an embroidered quilt map. \n\n\nJoin\nAbout GeoCircles and Join the Session
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/geoed-circle-session-7/
CATEGORIES:GeEd Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T190000
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SUMMARY:Climate & Community: How Local Knowledge and Power Asymmetries Influence Climate Adaptations in Sudan and the American Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nMany communities across the globe are facing severe disruptions from climate-change. Large-scale projects like solar farms and seawalls often dominate the headlines\, but bottom-up\, community-based adaptations to climate emergencies are just as critical. Local mobilizations drawing on traditional knowledge and bonds of solidarity can help populations across the globe to mitigate the harsh consequences of climate change. Drawing on their research in Sudan and in the American Southwest\, these scholars examine how power relations\, local knowledge\, communal ties\, and legacies of violence shape and inform responses to climate emergencies. \nAudience Focus\nAll grade levels \nMeet the Presenter\nMalathe Ahmed\, Ph.D.\, will shed light on the traditional flood management system used by the community of Tuti Island in Khartoum\, Sudan\, known as the Taya system. This traditional approach plays a crucial role in minimizing vulnerabilities and enhancing the community’s ability to manage the impacts of climate change\, as well as to cope with other crises\, including armed conflict. \nLucas Belury will focus on the Rio Grande Valley at the southern tip of the Texas-Mexico border. The Rio Grande Valley is a cultural heartland that contains thousands of informal colonia communities vulnerable to flooding. This presentation will explore how colonia communities come together to survive through collaboration\, neighborliness\, and generosity. \nAccess the Webinar\n#Open access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/climate-community/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Experiential Learning
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nIn this webinar we will travel through time and understanding to examine the ideas of Experiential Learning: What is it? Who defined it? Where do I find it? How do I apply it in my teaching? We will examine two examples that the speaker has been involved in and how they might help you develop Experiential Learning in your classrooms. The speaker will share a little bit about his two books on Experiential Learning in Geography\, and finally we wrap things up with a Q/A time. \nAudience Focus\nAll Grade Levels \nMeet the Presenter\n \nJonathan Wessell\nGrand Valley State University\nMA in Geography\, Western Michigan University \n  \nJonathan Wessell is an instructor of Geography for the past 26 years. He is currently at Grand Valley State University and Glen Oaks Community College in Michigan. Mr. Wessell has been actively involved over the past 12 years with the AAG and served his colleagues for a decade in the Geography Education Specialty Group on the executive committee for the past 8 years. He was active in starting a poster competition and advanced the connection with AP Human Geography teacher by providing a day long PD opportunity during the AAG Annual Meetings. For several years he has remained active in chairing sessions on professional development in Geography and Experiential Learning in Geography. These activities have led Mr. Wessell to being the Chief editor of two books with his colleagues on Experiential Learning in Geography (2021 and 2025). Mr. Wessell has also served as a reviewer for the journals: Professional Geographer and The Geography Teacher. Recently\, He was elected to the Board of Directors foe NCGE\, and is currently working on a Young Scholar Research Symposium. Mr. Wessell plans to continue his research efforts in Experiential Learning and his work with pre-service teachers. He will do this through teaching and leading experiential opportunities around the world. \nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/experiential-learning/
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CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:GeoCircle: Teaching Geography to Young People: Tips and Resources for K12 Pre-service Teachers and Teacher Educators
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAre you a future K12 teacher or teacher educator who is interested in advancing the teaching of geography? If so\, this GeoCircles conversation is for you! We will discuss the significance of geographic thinking in the social studies\, the importance of place connection\, active involvement in stewardship\, and the role geography can play in students’ understanding of\, and action in\, their local communities. Resources for improving your knowledge of geography and ideas for geographic-oriented projects at all grade levels will be showcased\, so come prepared to share your favorites. \nAbout the Facilitators\nKelly León is an Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB). Prior to moving to UWGB\, she worked for nineteen years as a social studies teacher in a large urban school district in southern California. She led efforts to reconceptualize and update her district’s required 9th grade human geography course and also taught human geography for many years. Kelly completed her undergraduate degree\, bilingual teaching credential\, and M.E.d in Policy Studies in Language & Cross-Cultural Education at San Diego State University and is finishing her PhD in Education for Social Justice at the University of San Diego. Kelly is passionate about the role geography can play in a young person’s education and issues related to educational justice. \nThomas Herman is a Research Fellow in the Geography Department at San Diego State University\, Director of the California Geographic Alliance\, and Program Director for the California Global Education Project. In addition to 16 years of teaching at the University level\, he has experience designing and leading teacher professional learning programs\, developing curriculum resources\, and advocating for geography education in K12 at local\, state\, and federal levels. \n  \nJoin the Session\nAbout GeoCircles and Join the Session
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/geoed-circle-session-9/
CATEGORIES:GeEd Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T190000
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SUMMARY:The AP Exam: Tips and Tricks to Prepare Students
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nIn partnership with College Board\, this webinar will provide strategies and ideas to help prepare your students for the AP exam. There will be McQ strategies\, review of the FRQ task verbs and an overview of the exam itself. \nAudience Focus\nAP Human Geography and High School \nMeet the Presenter\nCharlotte Haney has been teaching AP Human Geography at the #1 Ranked high school in Texas. She serves as Human Geography District Lead for Houston Independent School District\, the 4th largest district in the United States. She has had the pleasure of working with the team developing a project based curriculum for AP Human Geography and is always excited to work with teachers to support their students’ success. \nLaura Massa was born and raised in Argentina where she got her university degree in Geography from the University of Buenos Aires. She worked at the United Nations Development Program assisting the Project Director in research and data analysis\, and taught at the University of Buenos Aires and at many private schools. In 2002 she earned a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies at FIU/LACC. She teaches World History\, AP Human Geography and Women’s Studies at Palmer Trinity School where she also taught Latin American History. \nAccess the Webinar\n#Open access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/the-ap-exam-tips-and-tricks-to-prepare-students/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250704T190000
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SUMMARY:TEST Art as Cartography: Using Creative Mapping in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nCome explore how arts-integration and methodologies can be used in the geography classroom! From classroom quilts\, place-based drawings\, mental maps\, and other mediums are all ways in which students can show their understanding of geographic concepts while also practicing and exhibiting their geographic skills. Explore practical ways in which students can integrate art into their teaching practices\, aligned with geography standards and skills. \nAudience Focus\nAll grade levels \nMeet the Presenter\nJessica Flaich is a former APHG teacher\, now-turned graduate student at the University of South Carolina\, where she works with the South Carolina Geographic Alliance in providing engaging and relevant professional development to SC K-12 geography teachers. In her free time\, Jessica enjoys a slew of textile art related hobbies and is current working on an embroidered quilt map\n \n\n\nAccess the Webinar\n#member only access | Join Webinar Here \nNot yet a member?  More info and Join today!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/art-as-cartography/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T190000
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SUMMARY:TEST Amazon Awaits: Your Front Row Seat to the Rainforest\, Live!
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nGet ready for an extraordinary virtual field trip deep into the Amazon Rainforest! Join Jackie McCann from Jamazon Journey as she goes live from the Napo lodge\, bringing you an immersive look at the heart of the jungle. \nThis interactive webinar offers a real-time glimpse into the Amazon’s incredible biodiversity\, its vibrant ecosystems\, and the communities that call it home. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to engage with a group of students currently experiencing the Amazon firsthand\, asking them live questions about their adventures\, discoveries\, and daily life in one of the most remote and fascinating places on Earth. \nAbout Jamazon Journey\nJamazon Journeys is a relatively new company started by a veteran public school teacher from Montana\, who was so inspired by the wonder of the Peruvian Amazon and its endearing people that it became her life’s passion to share it with others. Step by step\, one customized journey at a time\, Jackie McCann pulled from her extensive experience leading student travel groups\, her firsthand knowledge of the Amazon and the many personal and professional connections with locals in Peru to build a solid foundation for this extraordinary company. Jamazon Journeys has traveled with groups large and small for 7 years and became an official llc in 2021. Partnering with NCGE Around the world in 2022\, this year’s journey will be the 4th annual NCGE expedition. The company’s sole focus is to create immersive customized journeys and experiences that inspire its participants to make personal connections. Participants return home changed and inspired with a new appreciation and motivation to act in ways big and small to care about our natural world. Whether it is to the people\, the animals\, the plants or the culture\, the experience will touch hearts\, change lives and ultimately improve the world for all of us. \nWebinar Access: \nThis FREE webinar is open to all educators.  Click the link below and Step into the rainforest without leaving your home—Join us Here
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/amazon-awaits-your-front-row-seat-to-the-rainforest-live/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:TEST NCGE 2023 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \nNational Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) invites you to attend our 108th Annual Conference\nThis in-person gathering of K-12 geography teachers\, college and university faculty members\, curriculum designers and specialists\, district and state supervisors\, international educators\, and geographic discipline leaders offers the opportunity to: \n\nConnect with geography teachers\, professionals\, and colleagues\nAttend engaging geographic education-focused sessions to increase your professional learning\nGet the newest geographic tools and ideas to incorporate into the classroom and share with colleagues\n\nFIND OUT MORE & REGISTER TODAY!
URL:http://staging.ncge.org/event/ncge-2023-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Columbia SC Metropolitan Convention Center\, 1101 Lincoln St\, Columbia\, South Carolina\, 29201\, United States
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