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- 1. California Geographic Alliance Geographic Literacy in the K-12 Classroom
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Introduction: Professional CGA: 2 years as TC. Serving on Leadership Team
- Teacher PD organization Work with NG Humboldt Variety of regions in CA
- CGA site Comprehensive Resources Educational Materials
- Geo Bee Links to other sites Lesson Plans Geo Book bags Printable Maps
- Several definitions Constantly changing
- PSA: NG has produced tv, print and radio ads for MWWorld to spread the word CP: Working with the public and businesses i.e., Budget-Rent-A Car sponsored two annual âGeo Brain Gameâcontestants PA: Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act
- Create a combination of top-down policy and bottom-up consumer demand for geographic literacy. Obtain sufficient resources in the form of federal, state, and philanthropic funding to mount a large-scale reform effort. Create and implement plans for large-scale educational reform at the state and local levels.
- 8 geography standards for K-12 How/where do you find the time?
- The unifying characteristics may be physical, human, or cultural. In People interact with other people, places, and things almost every day of their lives. They travel from one place to another; they communicate with each other; and they rely upon products, information, and ideas that come from beyond their immediate environment. In studying human/environment interaction, geographers look at all the effectsâpositive and negativeâthat occur when people interact with their surroundings. All places have characteristics that give them meaning and character and distinguish them from other places on earth. Every point on Earth has a specific location that is determined by an imaginary grid of lines denoting latitude and longitude.
- Graph the top 10 most polluted cities by 1) type of pollutant, 2) number of people affected.
- A simple, inflatable globe can be used to teach, reinforce and assess many geography concepts. In the younger grades students will be asked to differentiate between water and land, the cardinal directions, and different landforms. As the grades increase students may be asked to locate a state capital, recall political or demographic knowledge, etc. This activity can easily be adjusted for any grade level. It is also a fun way to teach geography. Depending on the grade level and the purpose of the activity students will be learning new information, practicing concepts they have already learned, or are demonstrating their proficiency in a given area.
- Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America
- Students post one question per day. Strategic 1 st to get to 5 in a row wins Technology integration for K-3? Developmentally innapropriate. Some sites (My Wonderful World) provide games for younger children.