Geography Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

It gets users to analyze the cultural and physical landscapes, relate a stimulus to other places on Earth, use maps at a variety of scales, etc. Guess Where You Are is an alternative to Geogussr without all the bells and whistles, but it also has no time restrictions w But I’m also a history buff and I love a good twist on a geographic game.

History 130

History Cultures 130

Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2025

It is deeply rooted in our cultures, histories, geographies, and values. Using Music to Teach History Music acts as a historical artifact. Explore Songs that Shaped History : From spirituals to jazz to patriotic songs that rallied our nation, students can examine how music has spread ideas and influenced major events.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Primary Sources Heritage 52

Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

For much of history, the rise of inequality has been treated like gravity: inevitable, natural, and inescapable. From the sprawling villas of Roman elites to the thatched huts of the poor in medieval Europe, textbook history often presents wealth disparity as a consequence of human progress. Three excavated Classic period (ca.

Humanities 66

Humanities Archaeology Economics Museum 66

Living Geography

MARCH 16, 2025

During the tour we will delve into the stories, contexts, and interpretations of the objects on display throughout Lowther Lodge, the home of Geography on Monday 17 March at 2.30pm and 3:30pm. Every week National Lottery players raise over 30 million for good cause projects, like ours.

Geography 52

Geography Artifacts History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Calling for more civics and history instruction is nothing new. A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

Living Geography

MAY 3, 2025

In a tiny fraction of our Earths history, we humans have used our power to exploit the Earth and other animals. There are some links from Zed's Facebook page and Instagram to some further images from the project which looks awesome and very tied in with ideas of cultural geography. Image copyright: Zed Nelson / Guest Editions.

Geography 52

Geography Humanities History Cultures 52

Anthropology.net

MARCH 13, 2025

Leopard cats, roughly the size of modern house cats, are adaptable predators with a long history of interaction with human societies. The Cultural Shift: How China Embraced the Domestic Cat The arrival of Felis catus was not merely a biological event; it marked a cultural shift in how Chinese society interacted with felines.

Archaeology 59

Archaeology Humanities Museum Geography 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. At TCI, we believe that geography class should be an immersive experience where students see the world through a geographer’s eyes. The much-loved Geography Alive! With Geography Alive!

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It embraces in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.

Geography 52

Geography Teaching Pedagogy Library 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. Subjects such as history teach about the past as a lens into the present, she said.

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Instead, I wanted them to understand the colony’s region, its geography, and its economy. Frayer Model Activity Next, I handed out paper Frayer models where students wrote a colony name in the middle and added information about its government, geography, economy, and religion. It even provided a knowledge base for each founder!

Geography 128

Geography Government History Cultures 128

ACRE

JUNE 27, 2023

The Delta Cultural Center is a museum and educational complex that tells the story of a land and its people, capturing what makes the Arkansas Delta region unique. It is the mission of the Delta Cultural Center to preserve, interpret and present the cultural heritage of this legendary 27-county area.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage K-12 Museum 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Despite hailing from vastly different geographies and circumstances, the dozens of educators we talked with shared that they often struggled in their own school communities with feeling both hyper-visible and invisible as Asian Americans. A participant at a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas on May 30, 2020. on March 21, 2021.

K-12 143

K-12 Ancestry Education Geography 143

Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2021

2 The methodological and theoretical use of spatiality within anthropology began with ethnographies that examined the relationship of architecture and culture. He criticizes world-systems analyses as being too simplified to reflect the complexity and fluidity of the “creolization” of postcolonial culture. 1 Racialized Space.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Global Connections Geography Cultures 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

In Baltimore City Public Schools, where about 80 percent of students are black, educators have long tried to incorporate African-American culture into their teaching. We never had the opportunity to celebrate the rich culture,” said Janise Lane, executive director of teaching and learning at Baltimore City Public Schools.

Local History 112

Local History Geography Education Policy Public School 112

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Geography and Culture Connect: After studying a foreign country, ask students to find similarities between their own community and the one they studied. Extend: Encourage discussion on how this theme might be relevant in different cultural or historical contexts.

Geography 133

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 133

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 28, 2024

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

American History 76

American History Geography Local History History 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

Controversial Topics 126

Controversial Topics Education Lesson Plan Middle School 126

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

Hirsch, who developed the curriculum used in these schools and whose 1987 book Cultural Literacy inspired the common core standards movement in American education. It’s geography; it’s history; it’s science; it’s cooking; it’s athletics, whatever that broad knowledge is about the world we live in.

Charter School 145

Charter School Geography Public School Private School 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

Regardless of geography, nearly all school districts face chronic challenges finding teachers for math, science, special education, foreign languages and bilingual education. This is especially true in lower-income urban districts, where academic challenges are the greatest and most persistent.

K-12 114

K-12 Geography High School Economics 114

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Adults in the audience responded with knowing and affirming sounds, signaling their recognition of the persistent apartheid geography that maintains racialized access to spaces and opportunities in their city. Driven by this critique, he returned to Launch as a history teacher with aims to help “decolonize classrooms.”

Pedagogy 99

Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 99

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2019

But our research team, comprised of HMoob-American college students and education researchers, uses the spelling “HMoob” to challenge the colonial history of this ethnic group that originated in southern China. history of violent and destructive military interventions in Southeast Asia and its subsequent refugee outcomes.

Social Justice 79

Social Justice History Anthropology Cultures 79

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states. Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. The C3 Framework was released in 2013.

Social Studies 113

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 113

Living Geography

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As spaces where local life and culture unfolds, our high streets can be playgrounds of personal indulgence and community spirit, or sites of contentious debate and politicking. It's certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating heart of our towns and cities and, by extension, of the people who use them.

History 52

History Cultures 52

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

billion - more than any other music tour in history, and that's without all the associated money that is spent on accommodation, travel etc. There are lots of ideas in its contents to use as a stand alone look at cultural geography. This links with our Year 8 work on Consumption and the geography of our stuff.

Geography 52

Geography History Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

There’s something about race that’s so fundamentally uncomfortable in our culture — especially when it intercepts with conversations about class and privilege.”. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

How do environmental, historical, and cultural factors influence human-javelina relations in Texas? The introduction stresses the significance of understanding human-javelina encounters within their specific socio-ecological contexts through a blend of historical, ecological, and cultural analysis.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Communities, ones organized by race, socioeconomic class and geography, use schools to cover blatant housing discrimination, school financing bias and white supremacy. These segregated schools uphold the values, racial hierarchies and cultural norms of the people who created them. That’s horrific enough.

Economics 85

Economics Geography Civics History 85

Living Geography

MAY 4, 2025

I've posted previously about my history of supporting Leeds, going back around 50 years , and with plenty of moments of despair, but now we have to hope they do better than last time they went up into the Premier League. The situation changed quite a few times, with either Burnley or Leeds set to lift the trophy.

History 52

History Geography Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It also cut English chemistry, math, history, finance, accounting, art and other majors — 21 of them in all, or a third of everything it used to teach. Just after she finished the university cut the English program along with math, chemistry, biology, history. But since this performance, the university has ended its music program.

Education 136

Education High School Government Economics 136

Anthropology.net

AUGUST 3, 2024

Historical Context and Study Background North Africa, comprising Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria, has long been a cultural melting pot, influenced by migrations from Europe, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. 1 Serradell, J. Lorenzo-Salazar, J. Lao, O., & Comas, D. Genome Biology , 25 (1).

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Geography History Humanities 52

Life and Landscapes

OCTOBER 20, 2024

is knowledgeable about history, geography, geology, archeology, plants, animals, and much else. “Surrounding Fort Knox Including Southern Indiana is an extraordinary book. Its brilliant author, Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr.,

Geography 52

Geography History Cultures 52

Life and Landscapes

OCTOBER 13, 2024

is knowledgeable about history, geography, geology, archeology, plants, animals, and much else. “Surrounding Fort Knox Including Southern Indiana is an extraordinary book. Its brilliant author, Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr.,

Geography 52

Geography History Cultures 52

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The use of Google Earth has been great to understand the concepts of Space, Scale, Place and Environment in Geography Games in Voyager You can click on the wheel like icon to access Voyager. Tsunamis in History help students to see how large volcanic eruptions and underwater earthquakes can result in Tsunamis which impact on many regions.

Geography 52

Geography Cultures History Education 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

There’s been a real positive change in the culture.”. Nobody can own spectrum, but they can get a license to use specific frequencies, which the FCC grants by geography. Explaining why requires some history. Marie Vinel uses the internet to teach the history of “Cinco de Mayo” to her Spanish class at Walton Middle School.

Library 106

Library Middle School High School Government 106