GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK
IGNITING THE SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION
November 10–16, 2019
GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK
IGNITING THE SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION
November 10–16, 2019
Virginia 2020 ArcGIS Competition theme announced:
“How has the use of resources impacted the lives of Virginians?”
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
Virginia History Day Opportunities
The following webinars will be offered in November and early December:
Judith Painter receives Nat Geo Explorer Grant
Judith Painter and colleague Sarah Gerrol (engineering and Tech teacher at Andrew Lewis Middle School in Salem) received a Nat Geo Explorer Grant in August. … Continue reading
Next VGA Steering Committee Meeting: Saturday, December 14th at 10:00 am.
The meeting will be held on Zoom Video Conferencing. Instructions on how to log into Zoom will be sent in early December. There will be … Continue reading
Registration open for NCSS conference in Austin, TX: Nov. 22-24
The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and the Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS) invite you … Continue reading
National Consortium for Teaching About Asia offers workshops in NoVa
The following Saturday workshops will be presented for secondary teachers: December 14, 2019: Teaching about Contemporary China through Youth Culture and Contemporary Social Issues. February … Continue reading
NCGE to offer GeoCamp Iceland again, June 23-July 3, 2020
The NCGE-GeoCamp Iceland Institute is a graduate-level equivalent, short course in geographic inquiry and field methods for in-service teachers and education professionals. Iceland’s extraordinary and … Continue reading
Registration for the 2019-2020 GeoChallenge is now open
The National Geographic GeoChallenge is a project-based, multilevel competition that empowers students in grades four through eight to develop creative solutions to today’s urgent environmental … Continue reading
Datathon 2019 scheduled for Oct 3 and 4
Equity in Education Datathon will be held at Library of Virginia. Participants will take new and existing data sets and turn them into actionable information … Continue reading
2019 AP Human Geography Academy
The Virginia Geographic Alliance will host our annual AP Human Geography Academy at Christopher Newport University on October 11-13, 2019. The theme of this year’s … Continue reading
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
