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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
Explorer Imprint is launching!
Through mentorship, play, & responding to the unique needs of young learners, we aim to imprint exploration on the hearts of students in PreK-2nd grade … Continue reading
CEUTTSS Educators Conference at Virginia Tech, Dec 4-5
First Annual Fall K-12 Educators’ Conference will be offered by the Center for European Union, Transatlantic & Trans-European Space Studies (CEUTTSS), a European Union Jean Monnet Center … Continue reading
Online PhD program in Geography Education
Texas State University wishes to announce the availability of a 100% Online PhD program in Geography Education. This academic program could prepare teachers for careers … Continue reading
Virginia Museum of History & Culture: Upcoming Virtual Summer Teachers Institute
July 26 – July 30, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Participate in this week-long digital professional development to earn re-certification points while exploring the history … Continue reading
Free Workshop: #YouCanMapThat: Using GIS to Enhance the Classroom. June 22 and 23
The Virginia Geographic Alliance is excited to offer the online, 8-hour professional development workshop, #YouCanMapThat: Using GIS to Enhance the Classroom. It is open to grades K-12 … Continue reading
Virtual Panel Discussion with Virginia’s Attorney General on Race and Segregation: May 11
There will be a virtual panel discussion happening at 6pm on May 11 on the topic of Racial Segregation: What are the solutions? Where do we … Continue reading
US-German professional fellowship opportunity & invitation to events
The Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University and the Association of German Educational Organizations recently launched a new project, the Transatlantic Exchange of … Continue reading
National Geographic recruiting educators for focus group
National Geographic is recruiting educators to participate in a focus group about our Virtual Field Trips and other programming for students. We are looking for … Continue reading
CEUTTSS Webinar on US-EU Relations: March 17, 2021
CEUTTSS, Center for European Union, Transatlantic & Trans-European Space Studies (at European Union Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Virginia Tech) announces a webinar for high … Continue reading
NCGE GeoCamp Iceland 2021
JUNE 30-JULY 8 Explore Iceland’s changing landscapes and diverse environments for nine magical days while earning CEU credits! ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! A graduate-level equivalent … Continue reading
The Color of Law: A Virtual Conversation; Thursday, February 25
A virtual lecture by Richard Rothstein (author of The Color of Law) will be held at 6 PM on Thursday, February 25. The lecture is sponsored … Continue reading
2021 Virginia Map Competition
Showcase the work of your students using an Esri Organizational Account! 2021 Virginia Map Competition: What’s in my Watershed? Possible topics include geological characteristics, flora … Continue reading
New Winter 2020 speaker series: The Legacy of Redlining
The Virginia Geographic Alliance & New American History proudly support a new speaker series: The Legacy of Redlining, in partnership with Christopher Newport University Registration … Continue reading
See results of 5th Annual VA BioBlitz
The 5th Annual VA BioBlitz, sponsored by Longwood University, continues to promote an appreciate for BioDiversity across the state. The most recent observations from this … Continue reading
Explorer Classroom: new showtime intended for PreK-3rd grade learners
Explorer Classroom has a new showtime intended for PreK-3rd grade learners each Monday at 11AM EST! You can join live, 30-minute shows on YouTube with a … Continue reading
