Teaching Geography, Third Edition

Teaching Geography, Third Edition
Author: Phil Gersmehl
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1462516416

"Keywords: assessments, CCSS, CD-ROM, Common Core standards, Common Core State Standards, children, classrooms, content areas, curriculum, education, elementary, geography, instruction, learning, methods, middle, pedagogy, schools, science, secondary, social studies, spatial-thinking skills, standards, students, teachers, teaching This widely adopted teacher resource and course text explains basic geographic principles and demonstrates how to bring them to life in engaging, challenging instruction for grades K/n-/12. Accessibly written, the book is packed with instructional materials, teaching tips, and more than 100 maps and other graphics. Together with the companion CD-ROM, it presents effective ways to promote students' spatial-thinking skills while teaching them about the land, climate, economy, and cultures of places around the world. The Companion CD-ROM The CD-ROM features more than 225 reproducible student activities; a Model Curriculum; PowerPoint slides of the book's figures and discussion guides that focus on important concepts in each chapter; specially designed K-2 resources; teaching notes with links to Common Core State Standards and Geography Standards; and more. New to This Edition *Chapter on geography in the curriculum. *Chapter appendix on the neuroscience of spatial reasoning. *CD-ROM features additional graphics, many new activities, and a Model Curriculum. *Discusses ways to align instruction with the Common Core State Standards. "--

Teaching Geography Creatively

Teaching Geography Creatively
Author: Stephen Scoffham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317359119

Teaching Geography Creatively was Winner of the Geographical Association Gold Award 2014 and Winner of the Geographical Association Silver Award 2017. This fully updated second edition of Teaching Geography Creatively is a stimulating source of guidance for busy trainee and experienced teachers. Packed full of practical approaches for bringing the teaching of geography to life, it offers a range of innovative ideas for exploring physical geography, human geography and environmental issues. Underpinned by the very latest research and theory, expert authors from schools and universities explore the inter-relationship between creativity and learning, and consider how creativity can enhance pupils’ motivation, self-image and well-being. Two brand new chapters focus on creative approaches to learning about the physical world, as well as the value of alternative learning settings. Further imaginative ideas include: games and starter activities as entry points for creative learning how to keep geography messy the outdoors and learning beyond the classroom how to teach geography using your local area the links between geography and other areas of the curriculum looking at geography, creativity and the future fun and games in geography engaging with the world through picture-books teaching about sustainability. With contemporary, cutting-edge practice at the forefront, Teaching Geography Creatively is an essential read for all trainee and practicing teachers, offering a variety of practical strategies to create a fun and stimulating learning environment. In the process it offers a pedagogy that respects the integrity of children as joyful and imaginative learners and which offers a vision of how geography can contribute to constructing a better and more equitable world.

Human Geography in Action

Human Geography in Action
Author: Michael Kuby
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2013-01-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1118422570

Michael Kuby's 6th edition of Human Geography in Action is comprised of 14 stimulating, concept-based chapters. The text aims to develop geographic problem-solving skills that prove valuable to readers. Each chapter begins with an introduction to a concept, followed by a case study tying the concept into the real world and wraps up with an activity. These engaging activities featured throughout the text further its "Do Geography" approach. Human Geography in Action provides the opportunity to: use GIS to investigate ethnic distributions and culture regions, track the AIDS epidemic over space and time, model interstate migration flows, simulate India’s demographic future, add new baseball franchises, animate past urban growth and assess future growth areas.

Human Geography for the AP® Course

Human Geography for the AP® Course
Author: Barbara Hildebrant
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 2654
Release: 2020-12-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1319258565

Study, practice, rest. Repeat. Human Geography for the AP® Course by Hildebrant et al, is perfectly aligned to College Board’s APHG® course. It includes all course concepts with plentiful skills support and practice. A complete AP® Practice Exam rounds out the tools in this engaging book program.

Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography

Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography
Author: Helen Walkington
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2019-12-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788116496

This exemplary Handbook provides readers with a novel synthesis of international research, evidence-based practice and personal reflections to offer an overview of the current state of knowledge in the field of teaching geography in higher education. Chapters cover the three key transitions – into, through, and out of higher education – to present a thorough analysis of the topic.

Teaching Geography

Teaching Geography
Author: Phil Gersmehl
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-04-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781593851545

Presents a complete conceptual framework with hands-on ideas for succcessful middle and secondary geography instruction. CD contains exteneded activities, geography standards, and more.

Curriculum Internationalization and the Future of Education

Curriculum Internationalization and the Future of Education
Author: Dikli, Semire
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2018-02-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522527923

In an effort to enhance the quality of education, universities and colleges are developing programs that help faculty and staff internationalize curriculum. These programs will purposefully develop the intercultural perspectives of students. Curriculum Internationalization and the Future of Education is a critical scholarly resource that examines the steps taken to diversify a number of courses from various disciplines and addresses the challenges with curriculum internationalization. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as active learning, student engagement, and grounded globalism, this book is geared towards academics, upper-level students, educators, professionals, and practitioners seeking current research on curriculum internalization.

Exploring Human Geography with Maps Workbook

Exploring Human Geography with Maps Workbook
Author: Margaret Pearce
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780716749172

You can’t navigate human geography, if you can’t read the maps. This full-color interactive web based workbook uses cartographic visualization as an approach to using maps as tools for both the exploration and representation of geographic ideas.

Teaching the Five Themes of Geography

Teaching the Five Themes of Geography
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001-08-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780867345711

Activities and strategies help teach the five themes of geography--location, place, human-environmental interaction, movement, and region. Reproducibles included.