National Council for Geographic Education http://www.ncge.org/
By clicking on the "standards" tab, you can view the 18 national
geography standards.
Ask a Geographer http://www.aag.org/
The Association of American Geographers site offers direct access to
geographers willing to respond to inquiries about a variety of subjects.
Curriculum Resources
Mission Geography http://www.missiongeography.org/
Information on the Mission Geography program, including draft lesson plans,
workshops and other resource materials.
National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/education
This site features lesson plans, maps, books, etc., and under "teacher community" tab,
has links to and address listings for all state geography alliances.
Classroom Instruction that Works, Research-Based Strategies
for Increasing Student Achievement, (2001), by Marzano, Pickering,
and Pollack, ASCD, "Generating and Testing Hypotheses,"
pp. 103-111.
Creating Interactive Environments in the Secondary School (1993), by
Stover, Neubert, and Lawlor, National Education Association, pp. 11-26.
GIS in Schools, Richard Audet and Gail Ludwig, ESRI Press, 2000.
Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, Joel Garreau, Anchor Books, 1991.
Web Resources
United States Department of Commerce Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
This site has demographic data from the census available for downloading,
data broken down by subject matter, and a guide to printed publications.
City of San Antonio http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/
This site features sections detailing city growth and management policies
and plans, featured in Phil Rodriguez's classroom.
San Antonio Master Plan http://www.salsa.net/aiasa/sa-mastp.html
This site features information on the master plan for San Antonio's
urban design, natural resources, and economic development, among other
things.
The City and County of Denver http://www.denvergov.org/
Under the "Searchables" section can be found Denver Maps,
including Enterprise Zone maps similar to those used by Rick Gindele.
ESRI http://www.esri.com/
This site offers information on GIS as well as lesson plans, teacher discussion
forums, and educational opportunities for teachers who want to learn to use
GIS.
www.esri.com/k-12
This page contains information about GIS for schools and libraries.
National Center for Geographic Education and Analysis www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/
This consortium conducts research in education and geographic information
science, including GIS.
At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for God
with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land (2001), Yossi Klein
Halevi, William Morrow & Co.
Given the inseparable nature of religion and state in the Middle East, Halevi
asks whether the common bonds of faith among Jews, Muslims, and Christians
can heal the wounds that politics cannot.
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (1994),
Karen Armstrong, Ballantine Books.
Armstrong traces the circuitous road to monotheism, showing how Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam have overlapped and influenced each other.
Islam: A Short History (2000), Karen Armstrong, Modern Library.
Armstrong discusses the roots of Islam, its expansion into a political
empire, clashes with Western crusaders, the debacle of European colonialism,
and how Islamic fundamentalism has become a present-day, worldwide
phenomenon.
Web Resources
The Year in Jerusalem: Inside Out http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbur/news/features/2001/jerusalem/
This website allows you to listen to radio broadcasts of various documentaries
about the conflict in Jerusalem. Photographs, maps, commentary, and
news are also available through this site.
Palestine-Net http://www.palestine-net.com/
This site offers updates on news, tourism, and geography as well as
a searchable database for information about Palestine.
AllAfrica Global Media http://allafrica.com/
AllAfrica Global Media is the leading provider of African news and information
worldwide, through news feeds to institutional and agency clients and through
allafrica.com.
Population Reference Bureau (PRB): 2000 World Population Data Sheet http://www.prb.org/pubs/wpds2000/
PRB's popular World Population Data Sheet, in a wallchart format and
a
12-page book edition, contains the latest population data.
World Population Profile: 1998 http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/wp98.html
"World Population Profile: 1998 is the latest published compendium
and analysis of data on population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive
use and related demographic topics by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Special
Focus section of the report provides an update on one of the fundamental
international health and demographic events of our time--the worldwide
HIV/AIDS pandemic."
AIDS in Africa http://www.avert.org/aafrica.htm
This website offers questions and answers regarding AIDS in Africa, providing
a general overview on the issue.
The Power of Place: World Regional Geography, (2000), Cambridge
Studios for Annenberg Media, Video Program 8,
"Central and Remote Economic Development." Go to http://www.learner.org.
Print/Video Resources
Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts 9th edition (2000),
de Blij and Muller, Chapter 2: "Russia."
A Teacher's Guide to Performance-Based Assessment in Geography (1999)
National Geographic Society, "An Explanation of Performance-Based Assessment," pp.7-10.
The Case for Constructivist Classrooms (1993) J. Brooks and
M. Brooks, "Some
Guiding Principles of Constructivism,"
pp. 35-38.
Educational Leadership (November 1999), "Courage to be a Constructivist,"
J. Brooks and M. Brooks, pp. 18-25.
Journal of Geography (August 2000) " Industrialization and Economic
Development in Advanced Placement Geography,"
Adrian Bailey, pp. 142-153.
Understanding by Design (1998) ASCD, "The Six Facets of Understanding,"
Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, pp. 44-62.
Chechen Republic Online http://www.amina.com/
This site offers many resources, including images, maps, article, and
history.
Curriculum Resources
Lesson Plan - Understanding the Kosovo/a Conflict http://www.lhric.org/validation/war/lessontxt.html
A lesson on media bias, based on the Kosovo Conflict. Includes links to many
articles and National Public Radio sound clips.
Lesson Plan - Yugoslavia Returns from International Isolation http://www.cnn.com/2000/fyi/lesson.plans/11/17/yugo.update/
Through this lesson, students will evaluate different perspectives
on the transfer of power in Yugoslavia, discuss international organizations'
roles in the rebuilding of Yugoslavia, examine the past conflict and
evolving events in the restoration of the Yugoslav government, and
relate the conflict in Yugoslavia to similar conflicts and peace processes
in the world.
Lesson Plan - NATO and Russia: Will the Expansion of NATO Cause
a New Cold War? http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/nato_russia/
In this role-playing lesson, students act as part of a delegation to
a special meeting of the NATO sponsored Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
They discuss inviting a number of the independent republics of the
former Soviet Union to become permanent members of NATO.
Lesson Plan - Peter the Great http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/peter/
Through this activity, students adopt the persona of Peter the Great
in order to understand how his travels affected Russia's modernization
and European influence. Provides ideas for urban planning lessons based
on St. Petersburg as well as suggested readings.
Lesson Plan - Russia Interactive Lesson http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/mid/russiainteract.html
In this lesson plan, students first view websites in order to trace
the history of the Russia since the Soviet Union. Then, playing the
roles of presidents of an international corporation, students write
memos about opening a branch in Russia.
Workshop 7
Print Resources
Journal for Staff Development, (Fall, 2000), "Peak Experience,"
by Robert Garmstron, pp. 58-64.
Journal of Geography, (August, 2000), " Cultural Patterns and Processes
in Advanced Placement Human Geography,"
pp. 111-119.
Journal of Geography, ( August, 2000 ), "Cities and Urban Land Use in Advanced
Placement Geography," pp. 153-168.
NEA Journal (May 1969), " Check Your Inquiry Teaching Techniques," Mary
Sugrue and Jo A. Sweeney, pp. 43-46.
Social Education (March 1997) "Using the Geographic Perspective to Enrich
History," Sarah Bednarz, pp. 139-143.
Educational Leadership (January 1983) "The Art and Craft of Teaching,"
Elliot Eisner, pp. 6-13.
The Case for Constructivist Classrooms (1993), ASCD, Jacqueline
and Martin Brooks, 128pp.
Educational Leadership (November 1999) "The Many Faces of Constructivism,"
David Perkins, pp.6-13.
Lesson Plan - Industry: Where and Why? http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/academy/eurprob.htm#activity2
Using a series of maps of Europe, students investigate the relationship
between major industrial centers and population centers.
Lesson Plan - Mock Environmental Summit http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/academy/eurprob.htm#activity6
In this activity, students simulate an environmental Summit, using
pertinent data they have collected about Europe. Along the way they
will also observe the difficulties involved in solving environmental
problems while maintaining a global consensus.
Lesson Plan - The Euro or the European Monetary Unit http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/iga/MAKeuro.htm
In this lesson, students analyze the benefits that one large European
Union has over smaller individual countries and the effect the Euro
will have on Western Europe.
Lesson Plan - The European Union: A Political Model for the Next
Millenium? http://lessonplanet.teacherwebtools.com/search/redirect?lpid=6816& mfcount=2&mfkw=european_union&startval=0
In order to view this lesson plan, you must first join Education Planet.
Membership is free and includes access to their database of lesson
plans. In this lesson, students are first introduced to the European
Union and then assume the roles of member nations in a cooperative
problem-solving exercise.
Workshop 8
Print Resources
Social Education (March 1997) "Technology and the Social
Studies," pp.147-150.
Learning Through [Inquiry] Geography (1993) NCGE, Frances
Slater, 227pp.
The Teacher Educator (summer, 1991) " Using Inductive Learning to Construct
Content Knowledge," Gloria A. Neubert and James B. Binko, pp.31-38.
Educational Leadership (January 1990) "The Structural Approach to Cooperative
learning," Spencer Kagan, pp. 12-18.
Journal of Geography (August 2000) "Population in Advanced Placement
Human Geography," Martha Sharma, pp.99-111.
Journal of Geography (December 2000) "An Approach to
Teaching Applied GIS," John Benhart, Jr. pp.245-254.
Educational Leadership (January 2001) "Educational Demographics: What
Teachers Should Know," Harold Hodgkinson, pp. 6-11.
Teaching Geography in the Disciplines (1996) Phi Delta Kappa
Fastback, James B Binko and Gloria A. Neubert, 64pp.
Fieldwork in the Geography Curriculum (2001) NCGE, Gwenda
Rice and Teresa Bulman.
Journal of Geography (March/April, 1995) "Using Inquiry to Enhance the
Learning and Appreciation of Geography," Phil Klein, pp. 358-367.
Wetlands: Science, Politics, and Geographical Relationships (1994)
NCGE, Benhart and Margin.
Water in the Global Environment (1992) NCGE, Marvin Waterstone,
57pp.
Every Drop For Sale: Our Desperate Battle Over Water in a World About to
Run Out, Jeffry Rothfelder, Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2001.
International Forum on Globalization http://www.ifg.org/
Join activists, scholars, economists, researchers, and writers as they discuss
the consequences of globalization.
Management of Social Transformations Programme http://www.unesco.org/most/
This site provides extensive information and links on a variety of
comparative social science topics.
NikeWatch Campaign http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/nike/
Includes reports on factory conditions, news updates, and information
on how you can get involved in persuading Nike to respect workers'
basic rights.
Antone Minthorn Presentation http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/acmjune7.html
Transcript of "Cooperation in Natural Resource Management: The Umatilla Basin
Success Story &Treaty Rights Can Benefit Non-Indians Too," presented
by Antone Minthorn, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at the Who Owns America Conference.
Social Education (March 1997) " A Trip to Historic Philadelphia
on the Web," Elizabeth Wilson, pp. 170-172.
Residential Water Conservation Techniques http://www.epa.gov/seahome/watcon.html
This website offers a simple interactive program on water conservation.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction
Geography Action! is an annual conservation and awareness program designed
to educate and excite people about natural, cultural, and historic treasures.
Each year they celebrate a different topic related to conservation and the
environment.
Video Resources
Learning Science Through Inquiry, (2000), Thirteen/WNET New
York with the Education Development Center (EDC) for Annenberg Media,
Video Program 6, "Bring It All Together: Processing for Meaning During Inquiry." Go
to http://www.learner.org.