A teacher’s workshop, sponsored by the VGA, to be held at Northern Virginia Community College Loudoun Campus on December 2, 2017.
Free for Virginia educators. Out-of-state participants welcome.
For more information and registration link see brochure.
Esri introduces the new GeoInquiries for Mathematics, American Literature, and World History. GeoInquiry collections are also available for Earth Science, AP Human Geography, US History, Elementary, Environmental science and biology. For more information, find links on the VGA website at https://php.radford.edu/~vga/?page_id=8866
The National Humanities Center will be hosting a 2-day training on the use of geospatial technologies (GIS) in the humanities classroom on November 9-10, 2018. Mapping the American Experience will offer an introductory or an intermediate level session for educators at all levels – including middle and secondary grades, community college, university faculty, and curriculum thought leaders. A modest stipend is available, and all work will be hosted at the Center in Research Triangle Park.
Find more information at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-programs/mapping-american-experience-2017/
In an Op-Ed in the Sept. 3 Virginian Pilot, Johnny Finn (Christopher Newport University, Newport News) discusses the experiences and insights gained from the VGA-sponsored tour of Cuba which he led this summer, Seventeen Virginia teachers participated. Read his column at https://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/john-finn-better-relations-between-u-s-cuba-helps-both/article_1fbe75ea-c816-5649-ad2b-fff90c7b8621.html.
Participating in the study tour were Allison Anthony, Megan Benton, Alyson Bergamini, Sandra Carter,Renee Cury, Denise Durgin, Kristen Fallon, Amy Gaulton, Lisa Gibson, Nayra Guevara, Virginia Hutcheson, Kevin Johnson, Kristen Lester, Linda Pittman, Michael Reid, Francisco Sanin, and Nicole Shelton.
Almost 200 current and future educators attended the second annual RU World Ready? Global Education Conference at Radford University, on Aug. 19. The day-long event featured presenters who are successfully integrating global studies into their classroom curriculums., Experienced global educators from around the United States were in attendance, as well as representatives of organizations such as National Geographic, Virginia Geographic Alliance, and UNC WorldView. Ways to use VGA’s floor map of Virginia in the classroom were demonstrated.
Find full report at http://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/news/releases/2017/august/global-education-conference.html
National Geographic will continue growing their Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants program this year. September through December are going to be packed with more science, exploration, conservation and adventure than ever before, and as always, 100% free for classrooms!
Find details here.
For VGA members who have earned NGS certified educator status.
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The Virginia Geographic Alliance is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2017 Virginia ArcGIS Online Competition. Students used organizational ArcGIS accounts to create dynamic presentations related to the theme “What’s in my Watershed”. The state competition, sponsored by the VGA, is part of a national competition in partnership with Esri. Experts within the field of geography education and Geographic Information Systems served as judges for the competition. Two high schools and four middle schools entered the competition with a total of 19 entries. Top finishers in each state were awarded a $100 prize.
Maurice Washington, 11th grade student at Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, submitted the winning project in the high school division under the guidance of teacher Chris Bunin. The project, “The Rivanna Watershed: More than Water” advanced to the national competition.
Suraj Katragadda advanced to the national competition in the middle school division with “Chesapeake Bay: A Walk Through Time”. Suraj is a 6th grade student at Brickell Academy for Advanced Arts and Academics at Old Donation School in Virginia Beach.
The Virginia Geographic Alliance, in partnership with Library of Congress’ TPS Eastern Region Program, is pleased to announce the Placing Primary Sources Teacher Scholars Program.
Program Overview
Teacher Scholars will take part in workshops that emphasize skills related to searching loc.gov, selecting appropriate primary sources and implementing these sources to promote inquiry learning in the classroom, along with WebGIS Story Mapping techniques. Scholars will then collaborate with VGA leadership to create interactive, media-rich WebGIS Story Maps and lesson plans that mirror effective instructional practices promoted by the TPS Eastern Region program. The VGA seeks six TPS Teacher Scholars to work in a blended learning environment with scholars, master teachers, technology experts, and archivists to weave our nation’s archives with WebGIS technology to uncover meaningful and authentic sources and Story Maps to better teach the story of America from a geographic and digital perspective.
Program Benefits
The application to be considered to be a Teacher Scholar is attached and due by 11:59 PM, June 25, 2017. The completed application should be sent to Chris Bunin, VGA Geospatial Technologies Co-Coordinator at chris.bunin@gmail.com
Questions – If you have any questions about Placing Primary Sources and teacher participation in the program, contact Andy Mink, Project Manager andrew.t.mink@gmail.com or Chris Bunin, VGA Geospatial Technologies Co-Coordinator chris.bunin@gmail.com
The National Humanities Center is currently accepting applications for the 2017-18 Teacher Advisory Council. This 14-person cohort contributes to the Center in a variety of ways during this one-year appointment by representing the needs and goals of the current humanities educator and classroom.
Each position comes with a modest stipend and includes a funded 2-day orientation at the Center in Durham, North Carolina in September.
The deadline for submission is June 1, 2017, and the term of service starts on August 1, 2017. For more information go to http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-programs/teacher-advisory-council-2017-18/
