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The Mythological Tapestry of Humanity: Unraveling Ancient Stories through Genes and Geography

Anthropology.net

A Quest for Our Earliest Stories Myths and legends have always been windows into the human psyche, revealing our fears, dreams, and attempts to understand the world. Yet, could these stories also encode the history of humanity’s migrations and interactions?

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Paleolithic Discoveries at Soii Havzak Rockshelter Illuminate Human Migration in Central Asia

Anthropology.net

High in the Zeravshan Valley of Tajikistan, the Soii Havzak rock-shelter has provided researchers with an invaluable glimpse into early human migration routes and daily life in Central Asia. It contains layers of human occupation spanning the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods, approximately 150,000 to 20,000 years ago.

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Learn more about: Green Corn Renaissance: Mvskoke Food Sovereignty and the Political Ecology of O’safke

Political Science Now

Their work engages the fields of human geography, biogeography, and critical agrarian studies. They will examine the relationship between Mvskoke farmers, traditional crops, and political sovereignty. They currently live and work as a visitor in Cukson on the unceded lands of the Tohono Oodham and Pascua Yaqui.

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The teacher’s role in “phenomenon-based learning”

The Hechinger Report

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. Leave this field empty if you're human: Elo is a champion of phenomenon-based learning and its value to students.

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Simulation Games for Your Ancient Civilizations Class

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

Simulations have the opportunity to bring a historical topic to life in a way that more traditional activities cannot. Simulations can also present information in a new way that can be more exciting and engaging than traditional teaching methods.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. “This study shows that a well-designed project-based curriculum might be more effective than traditional instruction.” Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Your best Geography CPD? Professional Development in Geography – Chartered Geography (Teacher) with the RGS

Dr. Preece

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?