Poster Session: Bridging Cultures: The Amazon

Mission Palms Ballroom Prefunction

Overview This poster session compares and contrasts the factors of the six themes of the AP World History curriculum with an emphasis on geography, climate, culture, economy, and the indigenous […]

Poster Session: Tales & Travels: First Chapter Friday

Mission Palms Ballroom Prefunction

Overview One of my many passions in life is reading so I wanted to incorporate books into my curriculum; First Chapter Friday was born through this vision. FCF is when […]

Geospatial Technologies as a teaching tool – Challenges and Opportunities

Mission Palms Coference Room: Joshua Tree

Summary Interactive digital mapping platforms (NG Mapmaker, ArcGIS Online, Google Earth), and satellite imagery are powerful instructional tools that encourage inquiry-based learning. The Delaware Center for Geographic Education (DCGE), in […]

Teaching Resources about Key Processes Shaping Today’s World

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

Summary This presentation shows web-based teaching/learning resources that explain key processes of change in today’s world such as climate change. globalization, economic failures, urbanization, and the like. These short modules […]

Encoding Geography: Integrating Computer Science into Geography Instruction

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

Summary In the Encoding Geography Researcher Practitioner Partnership, researchers and teachers work together to explore the benefits and opportunities related to the integration of computational thinking and computer science into […]

The Silk Road and Geography: A Traveler’s Tale

Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier

Overview Come travel the Silk Road! But wait, how will you get past the Taklimakan (Go in and you will never come out) Desert? What will you trade? Will your […]

Embark on a GIS journey by Investigating YOUR Local Landscape

Mission Palms Conference Room: Dolores

Overview What’s it like here? If you are curious about utilizing dynamic maps to activate student spatial thinking skills, join us to learn about one pathway to engage learners with […]