2019 Geography/History Workshop

Elementary Standards

Integrating Social Studies ELA
ELA for Social Studies
Africa PPT
Nelson Mandela Lesson Plan PPT
The Jackal and the Leopard 
Ethiopia Fact Sheet
Ethiopia Primary Sources
Japan Elementary School Life PPT
History & Geography PPT
Rivers, Ridges, & Regions in TN: Its Land & People
TN Physical Regions (PowerPoint)
Grade 5 TN Physical Regions Lesson with Extensions
Physical Geography in TN
"Mountains, Mussels, & Moonpies"
Culture of TN
TN State Symbols (PowerPoint)
TN State Symbols Lesson Plan
TN Resources (PowerPoint)
TN Resources Lesson Plan
​Spicing Up Your Instruction with Geospatial Tech
Transcontinental Railroad Lesson Plan
​Bored to Tears with the Trail?
Trail of Tears Lesson Plan
Trail of Tears: Student Packet
National Park Service: Trail of Tears
Instagram Template
Large Tennessee Map

Google Geospatial
​Sessions


Create a Google Account if you do not already have one. Additionally, you should use Google Chrome.
 
1.    Storytelling with maps using Google Tour Builder: Starting with a blank tour, participants will learn how to easily tell a story in its geographic context on the web with locations, photos, and videos. Tours can be opened in a web-based version of Google Earth. Laptop (not a tablet) is required for this session. This STUDENT EXAMPLE is based off THIS ARTICLE on ‘Nine of the Best Gothic Cathedrals.’ It is used to teach (in part) standard 7.28: Describe the role of monasteries in the preservation of knowledge and spread of the Catholic Church beyond the Alps.
 
2.    Annotating Google My Maps: Starting with a blank map, participants will learn how to import a file, add place-marks, paths, polygons, photos, and YouTube videos to Google Maps. Laptop (not a tablet) is required for this session to create your own map.  
3.    Mapping from a Google Spreadsheet: How to quickly map data from a spreadsheet, style points and shapes, and give your map a beautiful base map. We will use data from Dr. John Snow’s cholera research from the 1854 Soho, London outbreak. Laptop (not a tablet) is required for this session to create your own map.  Save a copy of the Cholera Deaths Data (spreadsheet). We will build or own Google Sheet for the addresses of water pumps.  However, if yours does not work, you can use this Water Pumps Sheet. Google Sheets Help Center


​Geo-Inquiry Process-Geo-Inquiry is a process designed to guide educators and students through the phases of asking and answering geographic questions in order to make a difference in the world. Come learn how to engage your students using a new pedagogical framework. 

Resources

Classroom Resources
Educator Certification
Learning Framework
Kids
Magazine
Standards and Skills
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Geo-Inquiry Process

Online Courses

AP Human Geography

​Successful Teaching Strategies
Photos for Thinking Prompts PPT
     Photo Friday Handout
Activating Class Openers
Twitter Language Maps   Student PDF
Where in the World...?
Unit Website Resources
Interactive Classroom Activities
Speed Doing Activities PPT
     Farmers Only Project
     Farmers Only Project Template
     Farmers Only Types of Ag Chart
     Farmers Only Slips for Students
     Farmers Only Slips for Desks
Geo Fantasy Development League
World Population Pyramids Part 1
     World Population Pyramids Part 2
     Student PDF for Pop. Pyr. Activity 
Senegal In Depth (Development)
Urban Hierarchy
Austria Agriculture Locations
     Student PDF for Austria Loc. Act.
Approaches to Students' Writing
FRQ Round Robin PPT
     Ag FRQ Round Robin 
     FRQ Round Robin Test Practice
     Urban Challenge FRQ Round Robin
     Ag FRQ Round Robin Rubric
Writing Presentation (FRQ's)
Facebook Writing Id's & Explanations
Assessments
Assessments with Stimuli PPT
Nearest Loretto Service Activity
     Nearest Loretto Student Handout
Avengers Endgame Map
Presidential Election Scale Activity
Right Side of the Road
Uganda Urban Model Activity 
APHG Location Quiz Options
Preparing Students for the AP Exam
Band Project AP Test Review PPT
     Album Cover Template
     Album Back Cover Template
     Concert T-Shirt Design Template
     Hit Song Template
     Band Project Rubric
DTM Foldable Review Station
DTM Foldable Handout
Exam Review Group Activity
2016 Exam Review Slides Part 1
     2016 Exam Review Slides Part 2
     2016 Exam Review Slides Part 3
Europe Border Crossings Activity
Exam Review Questions Part 1
     Exam Review Questions Part 2