Living Geography

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Description of the event: This is an important time to be a geography teacher. Education, wide and fast, is necessary if humans are going to turn the situation around in the coming decade, to enable human survival into the 22nd century. Will they be ready?

Geography 52

Geography Teaching Humanities Education 52

Geography Education

JULY 23, 2024

My presentation on spatial relationships in AP Human Geography is archived here with the slides available here on Google Drive or the PDF below. I’m very excited to be presenting in Las Vegas for the AP Annual Conference. APAC Spatial Relationships 2024 Download

Archiving 130

Archiving Geography Humanities 130

Geography Education

MAY 14, 2024

Not surprisingly, I’m especially interested in the AP Human Geography collection with 15 mapping activities that align with content and skills of the course. SOURCE: ESRI ESRI has produced GeoInquires for many diverse subjects , from American Literature to World History. Tags : mapping , geospatial , ESRI , APHG.

Geography 130

Geography World History History Humanities 130

Living Geography

MAY 18, 2024

This book covers every aspect of carrying out geography fieldwork, including planning, risk assessments, data collection and evaluation, and is packed with effective low-cost ideas for investigating rivers and coasts, ecosystems and human geography for a range of locations.

Geography 52

Geography Lesson Plan Humanities 52

Living Geography

JANUARY 15, 2025

Not a new post - a few years old - but relevant today when teaching about the geography of our consumption and the impact it has on the planet. Visual Capitalist has produced a striking visualisation of which parts of the planet have been most affected by human activity.

Humanities 52

Humanities Geography Teaching 52

Living Geography

AUGUST 6, 2024

By the start of September 2025 and the new academic year, a full suite of resources will be available for Primary Geography on the Oak National website. These will all be free to download. There are 6 units for each of years 1-6. 36 units all fully resourced with slide decks, worksheets, quizzes and videos.

Geography 52

Geography Humanities 52

Geogramblings

APRIL 18, 2023

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.

Geography 52

Geography Humanities Cultures Human Rights 52

Maitri Learning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cultural geography is about more than where things are located on the earth. It helps us recognize that we are beautifully diverse in our cultural choices and fundamentally the same in our humanity. Try greeting the children in the morning and say, "There's something new in the geography folders today. How do people live?

Geography 52

Geography Cultures Teaching Humanities 52

Maitri Learning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cultural geography is about more than where things are located on the earth. It helps us recognize that we are beautifully diverse in our cultural choices and fundamentally the same in our humanity. Try greeting the children in the morning and say, "There's something new in the geography folders today. How do people live?

Geography 52

Geography Cultures Teaching Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The University of Alaska System scaled back more than 40 , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources and hospitality administration. Many of the programs affected are in the humanities and languages, making those disciplines less available to rural students than they are to urban and suburban ones.

Geography 136

Geography Political Science Sociology History 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Students recently explored topics within “sustainable development” across physics, chemistry, geography and math. In geography, for example, they focused on the Arctic and global warming; in math they practiced statistics. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update.

Geography 125

Geography Project-Based Learning Tradition Humanities 125

Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2025

We knew our chances were slimmost of the spectacular discoveries in human evolutionary research in Southeast Asia have been made in limestone caves. Still, they couldn’t fully explain the entirely human-made landscape we came across. erectus geography but not in the way we expected.

Archaeology 136

Archaeology Geography History Humanities 136

Dr. Preece

JUNE 3, 2023

As a teacher in the early phase of your career, a lot of your professional development is naturally focused on your Geography and subject knowledge. In my experience, as you develop further through your career, the Geography-specific training and focus reduces in time. But what if you want to be focused on your Geography?

Geography 40

Geography Professional Development Leadership Tradition 40

Anthropology.net

JANUARY 8, 2025

A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. Challenges of Deciphering Human Migrations Studying Wallacea’s genetic history isn’t without its challenges. Human Biology , 83(4), 587–607. Kealy, S.,

History 98

History Ancestry Archaeology Geography 98

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. A disproportionate number of humanities and science programs are being dropped.

Geography 131

Geography Political Science Sociology History 131

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

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. On the podcasting front, we would listen to Social Studies podcasts such as Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History and Mr. Hunt’s Geography podcast.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

The students at Saint Leo will start with a course that takes a holistic look at the veteran experience, McLees said, and then move to a class that looks at “legendary warriors” from wars across time and geography outside the United States, and a course specifically focused on Native American veterans serving two sovereigns.

Psychology 127

Psychology Advocacy Sociology Anthropology 127

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

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!

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Artifacts Historic Sites Geography 130

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

With diverse perspectives, backgrounds, geographies, identities and areas of expertise, these writers offered a wide range of important stories — each one unique in its own way. Rosas also shared her experience equipping young people with the knowledge to transform our society into one that values the inherent dignity of women. “As

Education 110

Education Elementary School EdTech Geography 110

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history, European history, human geography, AP government. For the most part it's been positive.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Some of the glyphs, interpreted as humanoid, or humans wearing headdresses. Of the 303 newly discovered glyphs, 178 were suggested by AI, highlighting the power of this tool to enhance human-led archaeological efforts. A glyph of a human and an animal interacting. Sakai et al., As you may notice, the glyph is hard to discern.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Geography Humanities Cultures 98

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. The science activity Human Eye in McGraw Hill AR My job is to facilitate and learn beside them. We need students to see our excitement about learning new tools.

EdTech 130

EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 130

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The GA and RGS(IBG) were awarded funding for a joint initiative called the Action Plan for Geography (2006-2011) whose Young Peoples Geographies project involved CEO Ian as a participating academic [see the project website archive on the Wayback Machine here ]. Please get in touch via i.j.cook@exeter.ac.uk

Geography 52

Geography Archiving Humanities Cultures 52

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It says that climate change and sustainability must become embedded across the curriculum for all children up to age 18, and not just be restricted to science and geography. The lead signatory is someone very well known to the geography community: Nicola Walshe. She said: History and English have a role, as do all other humanities.

Geography 52

Geography Professional Development History Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It created a human development model for teachers and students called the Compass and is now working to export it to other schools around the country. This type of education uses elements of the local culture and geography to personalize the learning experiences for students.

K-12 106

K-12 Geography Middle School Humanities 106

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. These ideas have revived interest in E.D.

Teaching 135

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 135

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 68

Geography Education Economics Cultures 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2019

One of the things that I really, really liked about VR was that we can span geography. Even kindergarten students get a taste – during a “Sustainable Solutions” unit, they assume the perspective of a sea creature and use CoSpaces Edu software to animate both a healthy ocean ecosystem and one cluttered by human garbage.

Geography 109

Geography Humanities Educational Technology Cultures 109

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Humanities Research 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. Back in the classroom, they discussed their ideas for improvement.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

The geography of the middle school science teacher shortage coincides with attitudes toward COVID prevention. Not even the standards would have prepared teachers to address the biggest science issue this decade: They don’t mention infectious diseases or human immune systems.

Middle School 129

Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 129

Living Geography

JUNE 30, 2024

This comprehensive unit aligns with the KS3 geography programme and introduces important aspects of the ocean and science. The resources have been created in collaboration with the team behind the Convex Seascape Survey.

Geography 52

Geography Humanities 52

Living Geography

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Interesting to read what I wrote when asked the question: "What is Geography ?" Geography is the study of the earth and what goes on underneath it. There are two main aspects of Geography, one is physical Geography and the other is Human Geography. The two main aspects are Physical and Human.

Archiving 52

Archiving Geography Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

“This study demonstrates what many Native Americans, rural Americans, and other Americans living in education deserts already know: As long as broadband access depends on geography, place still plays an important role in access to higher education,” the Urban Institute concluded. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

Education 111

Education Geography High School Cultures 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. Such institutions recognize the importance of meeting learners where they are—and the positive impact this has on outcomes.

EdTech 101

EdTech Social Justice Geography Human Rights 101

Living Geography

MARCH 7, 2025

It's called 'Discarded' and connects directly with a unit we do on consumption and the geography of stuff. Description by publishers: What will remain of our plastic, cans, and other junk long after humans have vanished? indeed, consumption and convenience have resulted in a rapid increase in things being discarded prematurely.

Geography 52

Geography Library Humanities 52

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

From the GA website: This programme, designed specially for students aged 14–18, will enthuse them about geography and its wide-ranging applications, enable them to think beyond school toward university and possible careers in geography. The students will also attend the Keynote on Saturday. Attending @The_GA conference?

Geography 52

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