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Students need to know human geography; they need to understand the relationships that exist between cultures. Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks 
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Some experts argue overemphasis on reading and math tests is to blame for narrowing of content curriculum, reducing motivation to learn and breadth of knowledge. Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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The U.S. government report on 8th grade geography is not a 'pick-me-up' but a sobering reminder of the task that lays before us. This article quotes a few alliance coordinators on the current situation and how to change it.
Tags: education, K12, geography education.
Rianne Tolsma's curator insight,
March 9, 2016 2:41 AM
The U.S. government report on 8th grade geography is not a 'pick-me-up' but a sobering reminder of the task that lays before us. This article quotes a few alliance coordinators on the current situation and how to change it.
Tags: education, K12, geography education. 
Dewayne Goad's curator insight,
March 9, 2016 9:38 AM
The U.S. government report on 8th grade geography is not a 'pick-me-up' but a sobering reminder of the task that lays before us. This article quotes a few alliance coordinators on the current situation and how to change it.
Tags: education, K12, geography education. 
Denise Klaves Stewardson's curator insight,
March 21, 2016 3:08 PM
The U.S. government report on 8th grade geography is not a 'pick-me-up' but a sobering reminder of the task that lays before us. This article quotes a few alliance coordinators on the current situation and how to change it.
Tags: education, K12, geography education.
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The perfect gift for adventurers young and old - this book is a whirlwind exploration of world cultures! Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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One reason why geography has languished in the curricula of many American schools is that so few people understand the nature of the discipline or its relevance to our everyday lives. What is geography? What is its unique perspective? What do geographers do? Why is geography important? Why should we teach (and learn) geography in the schools? These are questions that have gone largely unanswered in American education. This brief essay presents an easily taught, understood, and remembered definition of geography.
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This poster nicely summarizes this classic essay on what geography is and what geographers do...it's a perfect article for student to read. Tags: education, K12, geography education.
Flaviu Fesnic's curator insight,
August 6, 2015 2:57 AM
This poster nicely summarizes this classic essay on what geography is and what geographers do...it's a perfect article for student to read.
Tags: education, K12, geography education. 
Dustin Fowler's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 10:55 AM
This poster nicely summarizes this classic essay on what geography is and what geographers do...it's a perfect article for student to read.
Tags: education, K12, geography education. 
Yolanta Krawiecki's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 5:29 PM
This poster nicely summarizes this classic essay on what geography is and what geographers do...it's a perfect article for student to read.
Tags: education, K12, geography education.
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Ask any teenager for directions and he can pull up Google Maps quicker than you can recite an address. Pretty awesome, right? And I’ll be the first to admit that having a map in my phone that not only tells me where to turn but how long it will take me to get there is pretty amazing. I use it all the time, honestly. But even when I’m zoning out and listening to that soothing voice telling me where to turn, I have a mental picture in my head of her directions. And I never realized that my teenage daughter doesn’t have a map in her head, because she’s never really had to use one. Ever. Tags: education, K12, geography education, spatial, mapping.
Cade Johns's curator insight,
August 16, 2015 9:26 PM
I think maps on your phone is great but what about if you get lost and you don't have service on your phone then what are you gonna do?Most young people have never had to read an actual map so most likely they won't be able to find their way back to civilization. CJ 
Ethan Conner's curator insight,
August 17, 2015 8:56 AM
Many people cannot read maps because of technolagy. This new form of maps are keeping children from the traditional way. Also keeping them from education. 
Aaron Burnette's curator insight,
August 26, 2015 9:50 AM
Although cell phone and technology is helpful, other people still believe in the prideful way. Reading paper maps.
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"The National Park Service has a new website, designed just for educators. This short video showcases how teachers can use this website in the classroom." www.nps.gov/teachers
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"How far would you have to travel to reach the Earth’s core? And what would you see along the way? Use this BBC interactive to dig into the truth. (BBC). Download the National Geographic Education high-resolution illustration of Earth’s interior."
Melissa Marshall's curator insight,
April 30, 2015 8:17 PM
Interactive that would be great for Year 7 and 8 Science next term - moving through the layers of the Earth!
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The vocabulary and concepts of maps kids should learn to enhance their map-skills & geography awareness. Concise definitions with clear illustrations.
Anita Vance's curator insight,
June 30, 2014 8:54 AM
This article helps give an early start to map skill implementation - even at the earliest levels. 
DTLLS tutor's curator insight,
July 1, 2014 5:04 AM
Love this website. Not just this article, but the whole idea. Have a little browse around...
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The supercontinent Pangaea, with its connected South America and Africa, broke apart 200 million years ago. But the continents haven't stopped shifting -- the tectonic plates beneath our feet (in Earth's two top layers, the lithosphere and the asthenosphere) are still traveling at about the rate your fingernails grow. Michael Molina discusses the catalysts and consequences of continental drift.
Jessica Rieman's curator insight,
February 11, 2014 2:03 PM
Plate tectonics have alot to do with the world and how the world will evolve and in which way it will tranform in specific places. Pangaea involves not only Africa but also South America and how they broke away from the rest of the contenents about 200 million years ago. This idea involves the reality that the continents never stop shifting and the top two layer's of the Earth still grow at the rate of our finger nails grow. Divergent and Convergent boundries are apparent in the Earths ability to shift and eith come together or dive apart. 
Maria la del Varrio's curator insight,
November 26, 2014 4:55 PM
Very interesting that the earth has changed and continues to change. The continents have been separated over time and the example is there as Michael Molina explains that the continents of Africa and South America were once united as they have found remains of dinosaurs in eastern South America and West Africa. 
April Howard's curator insight,
February 13, 2015 1:36 PM
Visual Explanation of Pangaea and Plate Tectonics |
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Your kid has no idea where Saudi Arabia – or maybe even South Carolina – is. Here's why.
Heather Durden's curator insight,
January 10, 2017 5:34 PM
The article talks about how in the US there are more students who are not well in geography. Moreover at least only 48% are in the basic geography portion while 25% are in the low basic, 24% are proficient, and 3% are professional.In 1994, there was 4% in the efficient level as well. this relates to geography because it tells you how the United states is not so advanced with learning geography. this article represents how the economy is today teachers who do social studies do not really talk as much when it comes to geography. therefore, it is proven to be true according to figure 3. all in all, the article does give good information but could have added a little more. 
Kassie Geiger's curator insight,
January 10, 2017 9:35 PM
This relates to World Culture Geography because this article is about how past, present, and upcoming generations are bad at geography. I like this particular article because the author talks about a lack of teacher preparation and professional development in the subject, poor quality of geography instructional materials, and limited use of geographic technology in the classroom. I'd like to address a few more reasons, due to technological advances and accessibility, many people Google things they don't know or understand. Yes, this has its advantages but as a young adult in this ever-changing world, a majority of the population is glued to electronic devices. Furthermore, students only learn things or study to pass a test or class, this is sometimes referred to as short-term learning. This happens quite often especially in high school students like myself and fellow peers. This can be caused by many things, dead lines, busy schedules, etc. Plus many schools don't require a geography course.
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While many skills have become obsolete in the digital age, map reading remains an important tool for building children's spatial reasoning skills and helping them make sense of our world.
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Young people need to develop a mental map of their environs and an over-reliance on GPS/mapping apps are no substitute. When these youth become drivers, they are unprepared to make spatially/navigational decisions because they lack map reading skills. They might think that their apps can do all the work and that an old fashioned paper map is outdated technology, but their spatial thinking skills become atrophied. Spatial skills are crucial for understanding the world as a global citizen, to understand your local environs and for making scientific discoveries. So teach a kid how to read a map...the sooner the better.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, spatial, mapping.
Dewayne Goad's curator insight,
March 9, 2016 9:40 AM
Young people need to develop a mental map of their environs and an over-reliance on GPS/mapping apps are no substitute. When these youth become drivers, they are unprepared to make spatially/navigational decisions because they lack map reading skills. They might think that their apps can do all the work and that an old fashioned paper map is outdated technology, but their spatial thinking skills become atrophied. Spatial skills are crucial for understanding the world as a global citizen, to understand your local environs and for making scientific discoveries. So teach a kid how to read a map...the sooner the better.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, spatial, mapping. 
ApocalypseSurvival's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 9:13 AM
Young people need to develop a mental map of their environs and an over-reliance on GPS/mapping apps are no substitute. When these youth become drivers, they are unprepared to make spatially/navigational decisions because they lack map reading skills. They might think that their apps can do all the work and that an old fashioned paper map is outdated technology, but their spatial thinking skills become atrophied. Spatial skills are crucial for understanding the world as a global citizen, to understand your local environs and for making scientific discoveries. So teach a kid how to read a map...the sooner the better.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, spatial, mapping.
ApocalypseSurvival's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 9:15 AM
Young people need to develop a mental map of their environs and an over-reliance on GPS/mapping apps are no substitute. When these youth become drivers, they are unprepared to make spatially/navigational decisions because they lack map reading skills. They might think that their apps can do all the work and that an old fashioned paper map is outdated technology, but their spatial thinking skills become atrophied. Spatial skills are crucial for understanding the world as a global citizen, to understand your local environs and for making scientific discoveries. So teach a kid how to read a map...the sooner the better.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, spatial, mapping.
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"Examinations, tests, assessments—whatever the nomenclature, it’s hard to imagine schooling without them. Testing is the most popular method of quantifying individuals’ knowledge, often with the intention of objectively measuring aptitude and ability. Test-taking is a dreaded experience that the country’s kids and young adults share with their counterparts across the globe. The ritual at its core doesn’t vary much: Students sit at a table or a computer desk (or sometimes, as shown below, on the floor), pencil and/or mouse in hand, the clock ticking away mercilessly."
careerpath12's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 1:10 AM
I am torn on how to teach these two ideas about cultures and societies all around the world: People and cultures are different all over the world.People and cultures are the same all over the world.Cultural practices are often so similar, are done in slight different fashion. This photo gallery can create opportunities for our students to 'see' themselves in other cultures while at the same time seeing the richness of global cultural practices. Tags: education, K12, worldwide.
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Percentage of a country's population that can read and write. Country's define literacy age between 7 and 20 years old. The standard age for literacy most countries is 15 years of age.
Tags: education, K12, development, map, worldwide. Via Clairelouise, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
Dee Dee Deeken's curator insight,
August 2, 2015 1:27 PM
My 10 year-old daughter was looking in our atlas a while back (yes, she is my daughter) and in the encyclopedic entry of each country she started noticing that literacy rates were included. She started asking about which regions had higher and lower literacy rates. This became a teaching moment about the power of the map--I explained that all this data can be more easily accessed and seen on a map and this interactive map is what we discovered. We need to help student find the maps and data to answer their questions (and we need to make sure that they are curious enough to ask questions about the way the world works). 
Annenkov's curator insight,
August 5, 2015 4:29 PM
My 10 year-old daughter was looking in our atlas a while back (yes, she is my daughter) and in the encyclopedic entry of each country she started noticing that literacy rates were included. She started asking about which regions had higher and lower literacy rates. This became a teaching moment about the power of the map--I explained that all this data can be more easily accessed and seen on a map and this interactive map is what we discovered. We need to help student find the maps and data to answer their questions (and we need to make sure that they are curious enough to ask questions about the way the world works). 
geographynerd's curator insight,
August 9, 2015 2:21 AM
My 10 year-old daughter was looking in our atlas a while back (yes, she is my daughter) and in the encyclopedic entry of each country she started noticing that literacy rates were included. She started asking about which regions had higher and lower literacy rates. This became a teaching moment about the power of the map--I explained that all this data can be more easily accessed and seen on a map and this interactive map is what we discovered. We need to help student find the maps and data to answer their questions (and we need to make sure that they are curious enough to ask questions about the way the world works).
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"It’s a good time to reflect on what truly inspires us. What gives us, as individuals, our own sense of independence? And how can we apply that sense of joyful independence to help us engage more actively and participate more readily in the world—to make it a better place, even? Cultivating a better geographical and cultural appreciation for the world, in the next generation as well as in our own, is a pretty good place to start."
Tags: education, K12, geography education, perspective, worldwide. Via CT Blake
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The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
Loreto Vargas's curator insight,
July 2, 2015 10:07 AM
“El Anillo de Fuego” es una cadena de volcanes y lugares de actividad sísmica, o temblores, alrededor de los límites del Océano Pacífico. “L’Anneau de Feu” c’est une chaine de volcans et de sites d’activité sismique, ou tremblements de terre, autour de limites de l’Océan Pacifique.
Jared Medeiros's curator insight,
February 18, 2015 5:49 PM
An absolutely great and fun way to learn and explore different geographic locations. Anytime learning can be made fun or turned into a game is always a win-win. I found myself screwing around with these mini games and before I knew it, 45 minutes had passed, and I was not as good at Geography as I thought I was. I will be back to play/learn more! 
Lena Minassian's curator insight,
February 18, 2015 6:59 PM
This is an interesting way to learn geography in a more interactive way. This link provides many different games that allow you to not only play a game but learn while you do it! These games can test capitals, rivers, monarchies, countries, regions, peninsulas, battles, etc. All of these relate to Europe and can provide different learning techniques for anyone who is interested in them. 
Kevin Nguyen's curator insight,
December 7, 2015 12:05 PM
This Toporopa is a great interaction games for people who are interested in geography. Europe has a rich history dates back to colonial times and there are many interesting facts that a lot of people does not know about it. It is fun and entertaining way to train your brain and a great review to see what you know about the world.
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Join our FREE GIS Day World Record mapping event taking place during Geography Awareness week (Nov 17th -21nd 2014, video with more details). With a local to global perspective, we want students to map their thoughts and feeling about their local area.
They can add their data to a global map that is shared with the world. Help us achieve our goal of having 100,000 students take part globally. The event will provide great opportunities for:
Using the latest GIS technologySpatial thinkingData analysis with GISMap designConnecting students with their peers worldwide Tags: mapping, GIS, K12, ESRI, geospatial, edtech.
Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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"Why are all the gas stations, cafes and restaurants in one crowded spot? As two competitive cousins vie for ice-cream-selling domination on one small beach, discover how game theory and the Nash Equilibrium inform these retail hotspots."
CT Blake's curator insight,
August 29, 2014 8:03 PM
For use in understanding the placement of businesses in Human Geography. 
Luke Walker's curator insight,
October 3, 2014 3:34 AM
A great video lesson that gets at the heart of location theory and competition.
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"Hands-on worksheet to play and review the circles of latitude from the Wise Nest."
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This is the truly global project that asks the children of the world to introduce us to the people of the world. We've seen videos and resources that ask the question, "if there were only 100 people in the world, what would it look like?" This takes that idea of making demographic statistics more meaningful one step further by asking student in schools for around the world to nominate some "representative people" and share their stories. The site houses videos, galleries from each continent and analyze themes that all societies must deal with. This site that looks at the people and places on out planet to promote greater appreciation of cultural diversity and understanding is a great find.
Tags: Worldwide, statistics, K12, education, comparison. Via Ness Crouch, Catherine Smyth, Maree Whiteley
savvy's curator insight,
September 3, 2014 12:57 PM
This just makes me realize how the world would be if we only had 100 people rather than the billions we have now. |
This is one more example of me preaching to the choir, but I hope that this will arm you with resources to use in discussions with administrators and colleagues in the fight against geographic ignorance. This is a great article to put into my new tag of article that discuss why geography matters.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, geography matters.