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#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs (The Power Of Geography Voice)

Geogramblings

A piece of poetry performed at the Geographical Association Annual Conference 2023 TeachMeet titled ‘#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs (The Power of Geography Voice)’ The full TeachMeet recording with a range of teaching ideas and thoughts for the Geography teacher can be found on YouTube here.

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Simulation Games for Your Ancient Civilizations Class

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Keep scrolling to check out each of the following simulations: Early Humans Survival Simulation, Persian Empire Simulation, Nile River Simulation, Mohenjo Daro Simulation, Silk Road Simulation, Ancient Greece Panhellenic Games Simulation, Roman Empire Archaeological Simulation, and Knighthood Simulation!

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. And so on… . government as well.

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New RGS Oceans resources

Living Geography

A cross-posting from my RGS blog: 'At the Home of Geography'. This module looks at how humans interact with the sea using aquariums as the lens in which to see them. Physical geography, including climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, and the water cycle. Understand geographical similarities and differences.

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Crafting a Standards-Aligned, Skill-Focused Unit with AI Collaboration

Moler's Musing

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I collaborated with AI (ChatGPT) to develop a comprehensive 5-6 day unit on Native American history, tailored specifically for my 8th-grade students. Day 4: How did the geography of North America contribute to conflicts between Native American tribes and European settlers?

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

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RGS Annual International Conference 2024

Living Geography

A cross posting from my new blog. 'At At the Home of Geography' will share my work as the Vice President: Education of the Royal Geographical Society. All RGS members are invited to attend the Chair's opening plenary conversation on mapping geography , whether they are attending the conference or not.