The Virginia Geographic Alliance promotes geo-literacy by providing effective professional development programs that enhance the teaching and learning of geography and that demonstrate the value of geographic knowledge and spatial thinking to educators, policy makers, and community members.
Our Vision:
The Virginia Geographic Alliance fosters and supports the enduring power of the geographic perspective in social, environmental and geospatial sciences as they develop in schools, universities, businesses, governments and communications media to advance geo-literacy. Acquiring geographic knowledge, skills and technologies enables people to become productive citizens and lifelong learners who
►recognize the importance of place and local-to-global connections,
►understand changing human-environment interactions, and
►apply environmental and spatial perspectives in decision-making and problem-solving.
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Latest News, Professional Development Opportunities,
and Teaching Resources
Winners of 2019 Virginia ArcGIS Map Competition Selected
The winners in the High School division are Amelia Schmidt and Tyna Hesser, The Effect of Urbanization in Northern Virginia (http://arcg.is/1vXuL9), Fairfax High School (teacher Jason Smolinski). … Continue reading
Upcoming Institute: Troops to Teachers: Helping Communities and Classrooms Understand the Military Experience
The National Humanities Center has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for our project titled Troops to Teachers: Helping Communities and Classrooms … Continue reading
Anish Susarla is 2019 champion of Virginia State National Geographic GeoBee
Anish Susarla of Belmont Ridge Middle School, Loudoun County, finished in first place in the 2019 Virginia State National Geographic Bee held in Farmville on … Continue reading
Applications for 2019-20 Teacher Advisory Council now open
Join the National Humanities Center’s network of humanities educators from around the country in this great opportunity for professional growth and teacher leadership – apply now … Continue reading
Using ArcGIS Online Analysis Tools Webinar
March 20, 2019 7:15 p.m. – 8 p.m. Offered in support of the VGA/ESRI Mapping Competition, but all Virginia ArcGIS Online users are welcome to … Continue reading
2019 Alan M. and Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography
Pictorial Maps: The Art, History, and Culture of this Popular Map Genre Library of Virginia Saturday, April 27, 2019 Hosted by the Fry-Jefferson Map Society, … Continue reading
Placing Primary Sources: best practice historical GIS Story Maps now available
Recognizing the many ways GIS can enhance classroom teaching, VGA assembled a team of practicing teachers to create a series of best practice historical GIS … Continue reading
2019 Chesapeake Institute accepting applications
2019 Chesapeake Bay Institute: An Interconnected System. Today, Tomorrow, and Into the Future The three-day institute (July 9 – 12, 2019) will take place at … Continue reading
Judith Painter returns from Antarctic
Participating in a National Geographic fellowship program for teachers, Judith Painter spent 14 days on an expedition to the Antarctic. Read more in this Roanoke … Continue reading
2019 NCGE Call for Proposals
2019 conference proposals are now being accepted for the 2019 NCGE Annual Meeting, November 22-24, 2019, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Proposal … Continue reading
GeoCamp Iceland 2019
Explore Iceland’s changing landscapes and diverse environments, July 7-14, 2019. The institute is a graduate-level equivalent, short course in geographic inquiry and field methods for … Continue reading
NCGE to become national facilitator for geographic alliances
Alliance Coordinators and Leaders, In an effort to enable the state geography alliances to continue to support the teachers in your states, NCGE has been … Continue reading
PD Scholarships for K-12 Geography Educators
What: 2019 Educator Academy in the Amazon Professional Development When: July 1-11, 2019 Scholarships: $1250 Amazon Workshops Scholarships for K-12 Educators Application Deadline: February 1, … Continue reading
How GIS is making geography more meaningful for both students and teachers
Read Chris Bunin‘s article “More than Capitals, Rivers, and Climate Maps” published online by Esri, in print in the October 2018 issue of Virginia Journal … Continue reading
AAG and Esri presents GEOGRAPHY: The Science of Our World
GEOGRAPHY: The Science of Our World. https://www.geography.com/. This is a new (2018) site developed by a collaboration between the American Association of Geographers and Esri. Check it out for … Continue reading
