Maps and Models: How to choose which data visualization to use

Mission Palms Conference Room: Xavier

Overview Every state has geographic standards that explore data, maps, and models. Geography standards ask you to analyze data, make a model, and explore patterns, but how do you know […]

Where does my food come from?

Mission Palms Conference Room: Dolores

Overview In this lesson demonstration, we will (1) explore the origins of selected food crops using a free interactive online map, (2) investigate which countries are the largest producers of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]