Federalism and Geography

Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua Tree

Overview This session aims to explore the correlation between geography and federalism, shedding light on the impact of state diversity on local control in specific policy areas. The ultimate objective is to convene a gathering of researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to delve into the intricacies of federalism’s decentralized structure, discussing the challenges and opportunities […]

Importance of Narratives: Incorporating AAPI Voices into the Classroom

Mission Palms Conference Room: Colonnade 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona

Overview According 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 […]

The Handbook of Geography Education: North American Perspectives

Mission Palms Conference Room: San Pedro 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona

Overview The international community of geography educators has developed a Handbook for Geography Education. The book is intended to present a broad overview of research and practices in geography education at primary and secondary levels and to summarize the current state of knowledge in this sub-discipline of geography. The Handbook is organized around five components: […]

Explore world cultures and geography with the new National Geographic MapMaker

Mission Palms Conference Room: San Pedro 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona

Overview Join us for an exploration of world culture and geography with the MapMaker. We’ll discover the new features and functions of MapMaker as well as the hundreds of maps and data layers available. Educational resources focused on world cultures will also be shared to enhance your start with MapMaker.  We’ll also discuss broad pedagogical […]

Indigenous Sacred Places – A GeoCivics Perspective

Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier

Overview Every human possesses a “sense of place,” subjective feelings and memories evoked by a geographic location. Both culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions. This is especially evident of sacred places where physical and human characteristics interact to give spiritual meaning and significance. This inquiry-based lesson explores sacred places from a […]

Publishing in NCGE Journals

Mission Palms Conference Room: Dolores

Overview The editors of the two NCGE journals – the Geography Teacher and the Journal of Geography – invite you to learn about the publication process for the journals and how you can become a successful author. Take half an hour to learn about preparing and submitting manuscripts, completing the publishing process, and supporting the […]

Reversed Vocabulary: Flip Pre-Teaching Vocabulary on Its Head!

Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua Tree

Overview Discover a new way to pre-teach vocabulary with a strategy that combines image analysis, building language connections, and making predictions about the content right at the beginning of each unit. Session Focus Middle School/Junior High | Vocabulary, Image Analysis | ELLs | Curriculum and Instruction Conference Room Joshua Tree Meet the Presenter Dylan Kane is a […]

NASA GLOBE … Connecting Global Issues Through a STEM Lens

Mission Palms Conference Room: Colonnade 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona

Overview This session will share a cross-cutting perspective connecting geographic skills with STEM through the NASA GLOBE program. We will focus on how GLOBE is being used to develop STEM understandings through geographic skills and a C3 focus. Session Focus Middle School/Junior High | STEM | Geospatial | Global Conference Room Colonnade Meet the Presenter […]

Thriving in an Academic Career: A new resource for early career geography faculty and mentors.

Mission Palms Conference Room: Covetto 60 E 5th St., Arizona

Overview This session provides an overview and sample chapters from Thriving in an Academic Career: An International and Interdisciplinary Guide for Early Career Faculty, a book that will be published by Taylor & Francis in late 2024 or early 2025. Edited by geographers Michael Solem, Ken Foote, Shannon O’Lear, LaToya Eaves, and Jong Won Lee, […]

Introduction to using StoryMaps in your classroom

Mission Palms Conference Room: San Pedro 60 E 5th St., Tempe, Arizona

Summary There are tens of thousands of storymaps created by domain experts from around the world.  This workshop will explore how to find, use, and evaluate student work related to existing storymaps in ArcGIS Online. The session will include discussion of national standards, readability, and elements of storymaps that may require special consideration (such as […]

Canceled “Sorting” out AP Human Geography – Low-fi, Old school, hands on learning activities

Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua Tree

Overview Stop on in and participate in old school activities for AP Human Geography students. These fun, engaging, comprehensive activities are designed to immerse students in the Human Geography content without being on their screen! (We love tech, but we also know that there is a place to get students away from it!). Students work […]

Redlining is Only Part of the Story

Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier

Overview Redlining, some scholars contend, has become a “narrative crutch” that obscures a much longer history of housing discrimination. Redlining didn’t create systemic racism in American housing patterns – it sanctioned it. Vulnerable communities still feel the impacts of this profitable disinvestment in vast and far-reaching ways. The perpetuation of racist residential patterns far exceeds […]