Africa In The Classroom

1. Africa In The Classroom
Teaching Ideas and Lessons
Sara Damon
AP Human Geography & Global Studies Teacher - Stillwater Junior High School
Teacher Consultant - Minnesota Alliance For Geographic Education (MAGE)

2. http://lt.umn.edu/mage/

3. http://geojourneysgis.wikispaces.com/

4. Teacher Travel Opportunities
http://www.teachingtraveling.com/2015/11/17/free-travel-for-teachers/

5. “The study of geography is about more than
just memorizing places on a map. It’s about
understanding the complexity of our world,
appreciating the diversity of cultures that
exists across continents. And in the end, it’s
about using all that knowledge to help bridge
divides and bring people together.”

6. Thinking Spatially …
Considering how people, places
and phenomena are organized
and arranged on the surface of
the Earth

7. At a Variety of Scales …

8. The Whys of Where
1.Where is it?
2.Why is it there?
3.What difference does it make?

9. Where? Why There? Why Care?
http://www.tweetping.net

10. http://tinyurl.com/jxmh2da

13. http://africaintheclassroom2016.weebly.com/

14. http://africaintheclassroom2016.weebly.com/how-to-
analyze-a-map-spatially.html

15. How To Analyze A Map Spatially
Activity
https://twitter.com/BeautifulMaps

18. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/
2016/03/africa_entry_points_for_teaching.html

21. http://theydiffer.com/difference-between-
continent-and-country/

27. http://demchangeghana.weebly.com/

29. Demographic Transition Model

30. Choropleth Map

31. Population Pyramids

41. Considering Scale

45. Summary Here

48. http://africahdi.weebly.com/

61. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/

62. The Whys of Where
1.Where is it?
2.Why is it there?
3.What difference does it make?
4.What can we do about it?

63. We Day Minnesota

65. From Sudan To Stillwater Project
9th Grade AP Human
Geography
and Global Studies
Students
2009-to present
Began with a grant for
books and an author visit
… and grew from there.
http://fromsudantostillwater.wikispaces.com/

66. Benjamin Ajak 2009
Benson Deng 2010
John Bul Dau 2011
Alephonsion Deng 2012
Moses Joknhial II 2013
Kuoth Wiel 2015

67. http://www.h2oforlifeschools.org/

68. Salva Dut, Founder
Water For South Sudan

71. From 2009 to 2016, SJHS Students Have Raised
$71,381 to Fund Eight Wells in South Sudan