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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7:00 am - 8:00 am Saturday, August 8<br />
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Senate<br />
Journal of <strong>Geography</strong>/The <strong>Geography</strong> Teacher Board Meeting<br />
8:00 am - 9:15 am<br />
8:00 am - 12:15 pm Saturday, August 8<br />
Saturday<br />
HS<br />
APHG<br />
Future<br />
Sal<strong>on</strong> D<br />
APHG Workshop: The Past, Present and Future of APHG<br />
Part 1: The Human <strong>Geography</strong> of People and Politics<br />
8:00 am - 9:15 pm<br />
Sessi<strong>on</strong> Chair: J<strong>on</strong>athan Leib, Old Domini<strong>on</strong> University<br />
Placing Human <strong>Geography</strong>: Introducti<strong>on</strong><br />
Sarah W. Bednarz, Texas A&M University<br />
An attempt to situate, or place, the AP Human <strong>Geography</strong> course, now <strong>on</strong>e of the ten most<br />
popular AP courses, in the c<strong>on</strong>text of geographic educati<strong>on</strong>, collegiate human geography and<br />
the future of the discipline.<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong> and Migrati<strong>on</strong><br />
Max Lu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS<br />
Kenneth Keller, George Walt<strong>on</strong> Comprehensive High School, Walt<strong>on</strong>, GA<br />
Covers trends in populati<strong>on</strong> geography, and best practices for teaching about populati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
migrati<strong>on</strong> in the introductory human geography class; emphasis is <strong>on</strong> new research and difficultto-understand<br />
c<strong>on</strong>cepts and topics.<br />
Mapping as Inquiry<br />
J<strong>on</strong>athan Leib, Old Domini<strong>on</strong> University, Norfolk, VA<br />
Jody Smothers-Marcello, Sitka School District, AK<br />
Covers trends in political geography, and best practices for teaching about the political<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong> of space in the introductory human geography class; emphasis is <strong>on</strong> new research<br />
and difficult-to-understand c<strong>on</strong>cepts and topics.<br />
Part 2: The Human <strong>Geography</strong> of Cities and Culture<br />
9:30 pm - 10:45 pm<br />
Sessi<strong>on</strong> Chair: Barbara Hildebrant, Educati<strong>on</strong>al Testing Service, NJ<br />
AP Human <strong>Geography</strong>: A Fifteen Year Retrospective<br />
David Lanegran, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN<br />
D<strong>on</strong>ald Zeigler, Old Domini<strong>on</strong> University, Virginia Beach, VA<br />
Traces the history of AP Human <strong>Geography</strong> from the 1990s through its fifteenth anniversary<br />
in <str<strong>on</strong>g>2015</str<strong>on</strong>g>; includes coverage of growth trends, maps showing popularity and performance, and<br />
references to problems, the exam itself and the annual Readings.<br />
Cities and Urban Land Use<br />
Lisa Bent<strong>on</strong>-Short, George Washingt<strong>on</strong> University, Washingt<strong>on</strong>, DC<br />
Liliana M<strong>on</strong>k, M<strong>on</strong>tgomery County Public Schools, MD<br />
Covers trends in urban geography, and best practices for teaching about cities and urban land<br />
use in the introductory human geography class; emphasis is <strong>on</strong> new research and difficult-tounderstand<br />
c<strong>on</strong>cepts and topics.<br />
Cultural Patterns and Processes<br />
Ibipo Johnst<strong>on</strong>-Anum<strong>on</strong>wo, SUNY Cortland, NY<br />
Covers trends in cultural geography, and best practices for teaching about cultural patterns<br />
and processes in the introductory human geography class; emphasis is <strong>on</strong> new research and<br />
difficult-to-understand c<strong>on</strong>cepts and topics.<br />
32 100 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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