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Decolonising Geography: A journey for #GAConf23

Geogramblings

Each year since 2021, the Decolonising Geography group put together a pick of sessions at the Geographical Association Annual Conference, which have the potential to progress the geography teaching profession the most, with a healthy focus on decolonising education. Need a Decolonising Geography 101?

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

King is an assistant professor of political science and geography at Old Dominion University. Her research agenda focuses on African-American politics, race and ethnic politics, and American political development. Dr. Athena M. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

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The school district where kids are sent to psychiatric emergency rooms more than three times a week — some as young as 5

The Hechinger Report

Wicomico, Maryland, mother whose autistic son was sent to hospital in handcuffs On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, lawyers and advocates for families said the spectrum of alternatives for students is limited by both money and geography. I don’t think they have a lot of patience or tolerance for children with differences.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present. Image via Step Out Buffalo.

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Why Maine’s new high school graduation rules could hurt more than help

The Hechinger Report

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Each of Maine’s 124 high schools is required to offer such diplomas to the Class of 2021, next fall’s ninth graders.

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Simulated Climate Solutions: Using the EN-ROADS Simulator in Lessons

Dr. Preece

2021) and resources available (Rackley, 2019), we are increasingly seeing climate education in Geography classrooms as a synoptic and decision-making activity at the local scale (Hicks, 2019; Barton & Noyes, 2022). Dunlop et al.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

The visual geography of paper has memory-linking effects that help students connect what they have read with where they saw it on a page or how far into a book it was. 2021, May 9). 2021, May 28). 2021, December 21). Our brains give more weight to words on a printed page. References American Optometric Association.