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
Gary Miller 1951-2018
The Virginia Geographic Alliance mourns the loss of Gary Miller, a geographer extraordinaire. During the late 1980s Gary was one of the first to travel … Continue reading
Geo-Inquiry Summer Institute
The Virginia Geographic Alliance is extending an invitation to 10 middle schools in Virginia to send teams of two educators interested in learning how to … Continue reading
Winners of Virginia 2018 ArcGIS Online Competition Announced
The High School State Winner is Thomas Leckrone for Roads and Population in Central Virginia: A Journey Through Time and Space School: Albemarle High School. Teacher: … Continue reading
Call for Proposals: RU World Ready? 2018
If you would like to do a presentation at the RU World Ready? conference, go to the Call for Proposals link. Open for submissions until … Continue reading
Caleb Hines is winner of 2018 Virginia Geographic Bee
The 30th annual Virginia Finals of the National Geographic Bee was held April 6 at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. First place went to Caleb … Continue reading
Join the T3G Family
T3G began in 2009 as a one-week residential hands-on institute, helping educators (in K12, higher ed, and informal settings) grasp why and how to use … Continue reading
Summer workshops in geospatial technology
The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (GeoTech Center) will host four regional workshops in the summer of 2018. The workshops will be held in … Continue reading
The Virginia Council for the Social Studies is now seeking proposals for state conference in November
The Virginia Council for the Social Studies is now seeking proposals for the state conference in Roanoke (Nov 2 and 3, 2018). This year’s theme … Continue reading
Two Virginia Teachers selected for the 2018 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows Program
Two Virginia teachers have been selected for participation in the 2018 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows Program (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/grosvenor-teacher-fellows/2018-fellows/): VGA member Judith Painter, Andrew Lewis Middle School, Salem, … Continue reading
Center for the Constitution at Montpelier to offer 3-day Seminars for K-12 educators
The Center for the Constitution at Montpelier proudly offers immersive 3-day Seminars for K-12 educators. Seminar participants engage in interactive lectures and discussions as well … Continue reading
The Library of Virginia to host two cartography related programs
The Library of Virginia is hosting two cartography related programs this spring. Find flyers for each at the following links. 17th Century Virginia in Maps: … Continue reading
GEOFEST X, April 28 in Salem
Geofest X will be held at Andrew Lewis Middle School on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The program consists of geography workshop sessions and in-depth studies … Continue reading
VDOE Environmental Science course and Professional Development Opportunities
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is pleased to announce four professional development opportunities to support the instruction of the new Environmental Science Course. These … Continue reading
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) offers Teacher-in-Residence Program
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has launched Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°), a national education initiative to promote improved teaching and learning … Continue reading
Esri’s Free MOOC “Earth Imagery at Work” begins soon
Imagery collected by satellites and drones is increasingly integrated into the decision-making process across many industries. The analysis of imagery is an efficient way to … Continue reading
