Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This toolkit explores important economic indicators and trends in the UK economy. Students can use the World trade explorer and access a range of raw data about different economic indicators. They can also explore the economic relationships between the UK and other countries. And finally a Business, Industry and Trade toolkit.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Government 52

Geography Education

APRIL 14, 2023

” SOURCE: Geography Geek Don’t be fooled by the click-bait nature of the embedded video title (of course the CIA didn’t make the island disappear), because this obscure topic is a nice entry into several geographic topics.

Geography 130

Geography Economics 130

Geogramblings

JULY 26, 2024

Zoe Gilbank, the Climate Ambassadors regional hub manager for Yorkshire & Humber, joined Kit Marie for another Climate Ambassadors special episode of the Coffee & Geography podcast. A Lifelong Commitment to Sustainability Born and raised in Leeds, Zoe has always had a deep connection to her hometown.

Geography 69

Geography Education Economics Cultures 69

Living Geography

APRIL 22, 2024

I referenced a few things that might be helpful: - an article I wrote for Primary Geography talking about our work in KS2 - Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics work - including work in Amsterdam - RMetS Heatwaves resource for KS2 - my KS2 blog - As it was taking place on Earth Day , the general theme was Sustainability.

Geography 52

Geography Economics 52

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century. But some district pairs revealed far higher levels of economic segregation, like Frankenmuth and Saginaw, whose poverty rates differ by about 45 percentage points. Its poverty rate is 50 percent.

Research 120

Research Economics Geography Government 120

Geogramblings

JULY 13, 2024

A native of Middlesbrough, Stephen’s experiences growing up in the 1980s during a time of significant economic change have shaped his commitment to social justice and his belief in the power of education to drive positive change. ClimateAmbassadors #Education [link]

Social Justice 59

Social Justice Geography Leadership Economics 59

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Through intricate interactions and movements, farmers, agropastoralists, and herders have shaped the plateau's economic and cultural landscape. The geography of Tibet and the main sites discussed in the text. 1 Chen, X., Lü, H., Liu, X., & Frachetti, M. Scientific Reports , 14 (1).

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Geography Cultures Humanities 52

ACRE

JANUARY 17, 2023

Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. Adam Smith’s Pin Factory & Division of Labor Pipe Cleaner Activity Adam Smith ’s Pin Factory is one of the most famous examples in the history of economics. Constitution Geography: WSP.2.G.2

Geography 52

Geography K-12 Economics Civics 52

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

It was simple but effective, reinforcing both geography and historical knowledge. They logged onto Padlet and shared four facts related to their region using the PEGS format—political, economic, geography, and social. Mapping the Colonies Once the mnemonic was sorted, we got down to the mapping activity.

Primary Sources 92

Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 92

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

So whether you’re wanting to dive deeper into learning about indigenous Identity with Dr. Brandon Haddock, explore geography through the lens of a zombie apocalypse, dive into economic policy, or attend a wide variety of other breakout sessions with teaching strategies to help you “take it up a notch,” we’ve got something for you.

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

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.

Ancestry 131

Ancestry K-12 Education Geography 131

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. Economics and Business Studies Connect: After studying an economic trend or business strategy, ask students how it mirrors or deviates from other models or periods they’ve studied.

Geography 146

Geography Economics Cultures Critical Thinking 146

Dr. Preece

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

It’s about how you think, explain and discuss Geography with another interested person. You care about Geography and the things you’ve read, seen or experienced. You’ll know a few from your essays (HIC vs LIC, Social/Political/Economic/Environmental, global vs local, short term vs long term. That’s it.

Geography 40

Geography Economics Humanities Teaching 40

Living Geography

JUNE 15, 2024

Quite a few people have shared how they use prompts to elicit certain outcomes from LLMs in a geography context. Mariana Mazzucato is professor of economics at UCL, and director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. The prompt was: "A map of Europe, with the letters A and I hovering over it in gold with rainbow edges".

Geography 52

Geography Economics Teaching Education 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It’s important to recall that before the pandemic, most discussions of economic growth attributed to schools focused on the productivity generated by the skills students gained (or didn’t) from receiving an education. Levin determined that “the net economic benefit to the public is $127,000 per student, 2.5

Geography 134

Geography Economics World History High School 134

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In MBA school it was only used in an economics course. That was geography.” It was the fail out course. That was it. In undergrad, when I switched out of music, I picked a new major by looking for something that I was interested in studying and didn't require calculus or organic chemistry.

K-12 104

K-12 Geography Middle School Economics 104

Dr. Preece

MARCH 6, 2023

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). References Barton & Noyes (2022) COP26: You choose – climate change, Teaching Geography 47 (1), 8-10 Chikofsky et al.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Classroom Management Professional Development 52

Geography Education

APRIL 13, 2023

This article nicely outlined the economic and geographic appeal of Singapore that has made it an economic powerhouse. TAGS: Singapore , economic , SouthEast Asia.

Economics 130

Economics 130

Strange Maps

MAY 28, 2024

public domain) Baltoscandia was dreamed up back in 1928 by Sten de Geer, a Swedish geography professor. He suggested that there was more to this group of countries than just geographic proximity and cultural similarity: Cooperation between them could have economic, military, and political dimensions. Credit : Giedrius S.,

History 107

History Geography Government Cultures 107

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. The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics.

Social Studies 144

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 144

Geography Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Both of these embedded videos are helpful introductions to the political , economic , demographic , and environmental aspects of these projects in the Middle East. While this isn’t expanding into the sea, it is a type of land reclamation project as they environment is modified to make the desert bloom.

Economics 130

Economics 130

Dr. Preece

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Saying the “geography” of what happens will get you to the top of L2, and be a decent essay. Environmentalists loved the soft management scheme in Tewkesbury, but the more economically minded Severn Trent engineers disagreed. What can you say about it? They preferred a hard engineering solution to the plant in Mythe”.

Geography 40

Geography Economics Humanities 40

ACRE

JUNE 19, 2023

& Arkansas History, Economics, & Geography. The Great Depression and New Deal. The internationally prominent Pfeiffer family. There is also a downloadable curriculum guide, tying together learning topics from U.S. &

Museum 52

Museum K-12 Geography History 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

Like many rural Americans, the people here are place-bound, their educational choices constrained by geography as much as by cost. Until fairly recently, that decision made economic sense. With family and jobs tying them to the region, and no local four-year option, many settle for a two-year degree, or skip college altogether.

Economics 131

Economics Heritage High School Geography 131

Geography Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Growth and development are signs in the cultural landscape that show change in the economic landscape. As energy technology and local economics shifted, these mills no longer are used to serve their original purpose to manufacture light textiles. So too are decline and decay.

Economics 130

Economics Cultures 130

Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2021

Studies of migration and translocality emphasize the role of diaspora communities within the new geography of globalization. Airports along with superstores and railways stations are non-places that “do not contain any organic society” (1995: 112); social relations are suspended and this non-place becomes a site of coming and going.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Global Connections Geography Cultures 130

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2022

In a crowded market, where the barrier of geography has been eliminated, providers of online education say they have been forced to spend more time, energy and money on marketing.

EdTech 106

EdTech Geography Library Economics 106

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

Online communities of interest that supplement and augment more-traditional learning communities that are limited by geography and time. Alternative credentialing mechanisms that enable individuals to quickly reskill for and adapt to rapidly-evolving workforce needs and economic demands.

Geography 94

Geography Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 94

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline.

Controversial Topics 94

Controversial Topics Education Lesson Plan Artifacts 94

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

Neither geography nor demographics rule out access to potent pre-K. Yet, in programs that enroll mostly white or Asian American children, the odds of attending a high-quality pre-K reach two in five. They must be able to get down to the child’s level and explain things.”.

K-12 103

K-12 Geography Civics Psychology 103

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

Geography 52

Geography Lesson Plan Professional Development Civics 52

Geography Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Instead, many were once covered with colonial roads and farmsteads and food production was the primary local economic activity. New England’s wooded hills hold a secret—they weren’t always forested. Today we can use lidar to see remnants of this historical landscape by mapping stone walls and other features.

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Economics Research 130

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct.

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. We could play Fantasy Geography. And so on… .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 12, 2022

Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? Peace Economics, Peace Science and #> Public Policy* 24(1). #> Economic Anxiety or Ethnocentrism? Geography, #> Territory, and Conflict.” Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? #> #> #> Miller, Steven V. Journal of Peace Research* 50(6): 677–90. #>

K-12 52

K-12 Library Social Science Individual Identity 52

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

We're about 60 percent economically disadvantaged here in the district. Something that hinders us here in Caldwell County is the geography. And then we have to think long-term about sustainability; when ESSER funds are not there, what can we still afford as a district without sacrificing other things? So, we do try to look at equity.

EdTech 83

EdTech Geography Learning Science Economics 83

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111