Why do people
migrate? Which neighborhoods should receive federal funding? How
does place influence the spread of disease? Should water resources
be used for salmon or potatoes?
These real-world
questions form the basis of solid geographic inquiry for geographers,
teachers, and students. Now, Teaching Geography offers
a foundation in geographic content and inquiry learning that readily
translates into engaging lessons for the classroom.
Highly integrated
with Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards (1994),
Teaching Geography provides seventh- through 12th-grade
teachers with a standards-based foundation in geography content
and inquiry-based teaching skills. This foundation allows teachers
to create and use lessons that encourage higher-level analysis
and critical thinking among students.
Teaching
Geography combines the following in an inventive and effective
course:
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Video
case studies from around the world drawn from the Annenberg Media
telecourse, Power of Place: World Regional Geography,
specially updated for this workshop series
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Video
documentaries of innovative lessons modeled by exemplary teachers
nationwide
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Commentary
by leading geography and pedagogy experts
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On-site
activities that help you share ideas with your peers
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A
coordinated web site with additional maps and interactive material
The video
case studies feature rich material on locations worldwide, often
following geographers in the field, providing dramatic portraits
of the powerful effects that geography has on our lives. Classroom
segments show real teachers across the country using inquiry lessons
to develop both basic geography skills and critical thinking in
their students.
This series
clarifies both the regional and human thematic geographic perspectives;
and provides insight and preparedness for teaching the new AP
Human Geography course.
If you are
teaching geography in grades 7 through 12, Teaching Geography
is for you.
Teaching
Geography has received the endorsement of the Geographic Education
National Implementation Project (GENIP), the coalition of the
leading geography education organizations in the United States,
and developer of the National Geography Standards. GENIP members
include The Association of American Geographers, The National
Council for Geographic Education, The National Geographic Society,
and The American Geographical Society.
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