 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE! MISSION: Explore the Adventure in Your Community
Wednesday, November 2, 2011  Daniel Raven-Ellison
The Geography Collective, London, UK
Your mission if you're willing to accept it... The heart of this year's Geography Awareness Week (GAWeek) will revolve around a series of "missions" that encourage individuals or teams of students, families, or friends to explore their own communities through geographic eyes, and challenge them to look at things from a geographic perspective. Join us as we explore the theme for GAWeek 2011, "Geography: The Adventure in Your Community". By completing a varied series of missions, individuals or teams can earn "badges" in the four sub-theme categories: photography, storytelling, mapping, and taking action. Daniel Raven-Ellison of The Geography Collective, a UK partnership of geography teachers and educators and National Geographic Education's (NatGeoEd) content partner for GAWeek 2011, joins us from London! Daniel will describe the GAWeek activity and the Mission:Explore project along with explaining the theory behind mission-based learning and guerrilla geography. Preview the NatGeoEd Mission: Explore resources by going to www.GeographyAwarenessWeek.org. Learn how to make the very most of the GAWeek resources to support geo-literacy and learning in any classroom. Are you willing to accept the mission? ACCEPT THE MISSION (register now)  Analyzing 10 Landscapes with ArcGIS Online*
GIS DAY Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific
*PARTNERSHIP WEBINAR: FREE for EVERYONE!
Sponsored by Esri, Redlands, CA
 Joseph Kerski
NCGE 2011 President Education Manager at Esri The generous folks from the Esri Education team are back with more ideas on those cool mapping tools. Explore karst, eskers, glaciers, sand dunes, lava fields, oxbow lakes, alluvial fans, barrier islands, and other landscapes on our wonderful planet using powerful and easy-to-use webGIS tools in ArcGIS Online. Join Joseph Kerski as we focus on the processes that shape our dynamic Earth, and how to create and assess student work in ArcGIS Online. Join us for amazing tools at the perfect price...free!
A Geographic View of World History Wednesday, December 7, 2011 8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific
 Herb ThompsonVeteran History & Geography Teacher Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, NV
Join us for a journey around the world with THE GEOMAN, Herb Thompson! He taught World Geography to 8th grade students for 23 years in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, NV where he has lived for the past 32 years. Herb also teaches teachers, and has been the co-coordinator of the Geographic Alliance in Nevada since 1997. He's a past president of the Southern Nevada Chapter of People to People International and has visited 65 countries around the world. While history is primarily a temporal social science, geography is a spatial one. As long as their unique perspectives are appreciated and valued, when taken together they can be a truly powerful combination and the key to understanding our past, present, and future. Herb is sharing a taste of the 32 lessons he created to supplement and enhance a standard World History curriculum for students in their first or second year of high school; however, many of the lessons would also be appropriate for advanced middle school students enrolled in a World Geography course and for AP Human Geography students as well. Refresh your own understanding of geography, while engaging students and helping them reach a higher level of geographic literacy. Register Now
 Exploring Agricultural Geography Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific
 Dave LanegranJohn S. Holl Professor of Geography & Department Chair Macalester College, MN
What have you eaten lately? Come explore the processes of food production and patterns of agriculture that are included in the APHG course outline. Through the use of a wide range of maps and photographs we will highlight the critical aspects of modern commercial agriculture in North America and selected other locations. Dave is actively engaged in a career of teaching, research and service that is focused on geography but includes historic preservation and urban planning. He is the Chief Reader for the Advanced Placement Human Geography test and Coordinator of the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education. Long recognized as the farm boy on the APHG test development committee, he has a special interest in modern agriculture and works extensively with agricultural education programs in Minnesota. Don't miss this opportunity to hear it from one of the experts! Register Now Starting Your Own Geospatial Semester Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific
 Bob Kolvoord
Professor of Integrated Science and Technology and Educational Technologies, Co-Director of the JMU Center for STEM Education and Outreach & Interim Director of the School of Engineering
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Looking for ways to engage high school seniors with geospatial problems? Trying to find ways to bring geospatial technologies into the curriculum? Searching for different ways to engage students with Geography? The Geospatial Semester is a collaborative effort between James Madison University (JMU) and Virginia school districts. Students take a semester- or year-long course in geospatial technologies and pursue an extended, locally-based project. Faculty from JMU support the high school teachers and provide technical and project support. Best of all, students can earn JMU credit for their efforts. Currently in its 7th year, the Geospatial Semester has provided opportunities for students to get engaged with geographic thinking and geospatial technologies. In this webinar, we'll share details about the Geospatial Semester, examples of student work, and discuss how you can get the Geospatial Semester started in your locale. Register Now Exploring GPS, Geocaching & the Geography Classroom Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8-9:30 pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific Ashok Wadwani
NCGE 2011 President's Award Recipient
President of Applied Field Data Systems
Houston, TX
Roger & Anita Palmer Teachers, Authors & Consultants with GISetc Dallas, TX Eric Schudiske Public Relations/Social Media Manager with Groundspeak Seattle, WA
Join us for this expanded session, an hour and a half, on the connection between geography education, GPS and geocaching! We've collected a host of experts to guide you through the ins and outs of all things GPS! Ashok Wadwani, 2011 NCGE President's Award Winner, will discuss GPS technology and equipment. He's joined by Roger and Anita Palmer of GISetc who have authored curriculum for GPS in English and Spanish as well as regularly lead GPS trainings for students and teachers. Our presentation is rounded out with Eric Schudiske from Groundspeak who will cover Geocaching.com and how the activity can positively impact families and community, with fun/easy tips for how to add geocaching into your family or community activities. These presenters offer you the perfect tools getting outside for the end of the school year. Don't miss this great event! Register Now
Space, Place & Relationships: Exploring Spatial Cognition in 2012 and Beyond
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific (Need more time zones?)
Diana S. Sinton
Director of Spatial Curriculum and Research
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
Nora S. Newcombe Professor of Psychology James H. Glackin Distinguished Faculty Fellow Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Welcome back Dr. Sinton and her esteemed psychology colleague, Dr. Newcombe as they guide us through the explorations of space, place and relationships. Psychologists, geographers, and educators have long studied how children and adults understand and use space, such as how we navigate, read maps, and manipulate objects in 3D. In this session we will review some of these complex questions and answers, and preview where this research agenda is going next. We will focus on topics particularly relevant to geographers and geographic education. Whether you're a researcher or educator, understanding more about these topics will infuse your endeavors with new perspectives. Don't miss it!
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