2015 National Conference on Geography Education Preliminary Program
Review the preliminary program of the upcoming National Conference on Geography Education.
Review the preliminary program of the upcoming National Conference on Geography Education.
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8:00 am - 9:15 am Thursday, August 6<br />
HS<br />
APHG<br />
Sal<strong>on</strong> K<br />
Jerusalem: Sacred Spaces, Disputed Territory, and Current C<strong>on</strong>cerns<br />
8:00 am - 9:15 am<br />
Liliana M<strong>on</strong>k, Walter Johns<strong>on</strong> High School Bethesda, MD<br />
Julie Wakefield<br />
Jerusalem is central to three m<strong>on</strong>otheistic religi<strong>on</strong>s. Its sacred sites attract pilgrims and visitors from<br />
all over the world. But Jerusalem c<strong>on</strong>tinues to be enveloped in c<strong>on</strong>troversy as Muslims, Jews, and<br />
Christians struggle over archaeological excavati<strong>on</strong>s, sovereignty, gender participati<strong>on</strong>, and other<br />
issues. Using photographs and readings from different perspectives, participants will jointly develop<br />
an activity that touches up<strong>on</strong> several course units.<br />
9:30 am - 10:45 am Thursday, August 6<br />
Thursday<br />
MS<br />
HS<br />
APHG<br />
Pedagogy<br />
All<br />
Technology<br />
Hart<br />
Doing <strong>Geography</strong> Using the Document-Based Questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
9:30 am - 10:45 am<br />
Beth M<strong>on</strong>tgomery, The DBQ Project<br />
Mollie Hackett, The DBQ Project<br />
Aligning with the Comm<strong>on</strong> Core and the C3 Frameworks, The DBQ Project sharpens students’<br />
geographic thinking and writing. Students analyze documents presented in multiple forms, including<br />
maps, charts, and text, and then use the knowledge gained to answer critical geographic questi<strong>on</strong>s in<br />
the form of an evidence-based essay.<br />
Justice<br />
Doing <strong>Geography</strong> Using the Document-Based Questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
9:30 am - 10:45 am<br />
Roger Palmer, GISetc<br />
Discover how to teach climate, oceans, landforms, energy, watersheds, and other physical geography<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tent, skills, and perspectives effectively with live web maps and analysis.<br />
ES<br />
MS<br />
Interdisciplinary<br />
Treasury<br />
Jamestown’s Unsolved Mystery<br />
9:30 am - 10:45 am<br />
Teresa Potter, Oklahoma Alliance for <strong>Geography</strong> Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Participants will “play in the dirt” as they look at the landscape and learn about careers in forensic<br />
anthropology and archaeology. They will participate in hands-<strong>on</strong> activities to solve a mystery at<br />
Jamestown and take back integrated less<strong>on</strong>s in geography, social studies, math and science.<br />
HS<br />
APGH<br />
Technology<br />
Rayburn<br />
AP Human <strong>Geography</strong>: Technology and Trivia<br />
9:30 am - 10:45 am<br />
Kenneth Keller, iScore5 LLC<br />
Want to go a sessi<strong>on</strong> where you can prove your knowledge of AP Human <strong>Geography</strong>? Want to win<br />
some fun prizes and learn about the iScore5 app for AP Human <strong>Geography</strong> students. Come to a<br />
sessi<strong>on</strong> by Ken Keller, Paul Gray and Greg Sherwin. All three are veteran teachers who worked with<br />
30 other expert teachers to create an app to help students prepare for the AP Human <strong>Geography</strong><br />
exam.<br />
16 100 th Anniversary <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Geographic Educati<strong>on</strong>
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