Winter Workshop Summary 

Teaching World Geography 

Remote Sensing Ed. Materials 

New Classroom Materials 

National Geographic Maps Australia Day 

Geography Credit Workshops Young Heroes 

TC Profiles 

Tune In To Technology Workshop 

Laura Ingalls Wilder Workshop 

Honors to Students 

Warming up to Geography 

China Teaching Program 

Staff Credits 

Calendar of Events

Geography educators who teach World Geography or related courses are invited to join the new electronic discussion list TEACHING WORLD GEOGRAPHY. The list is intended as a forum for educators interested in networking with others and exchanging ideas in the teaching of one of the most challenging courses in the discipline of geography, World Regional Geography. To subscribe, send a blank e-mail to: TeachingWorldGeographysubscribe@yahoogroups.com For additional information or to subscribe via the website,

please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeachingWorldGeography

 filled us in with important content regarding Afghanistan, and the countries of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan), discussing the political turmoil of these regions and their complex histories. Don Peterson finished out this weekend session with a lesson requiring students to create their own world. Political geography ties into this lesson very well; since students have to resolve conflicts within and outside of the country they created.

During the second weekend, February 15-16, a traditional Afghani meal was served on Friday night. This was followed by a round-table discussion between Kay Weller, Don Peterson, Mohammed Fahmy (all from UNI), Ramesh Dhussa from Drake University, and the workshop participants. Some of the topics covered in the discussion included India, the Kashmir area of conflict, how 9/11 changed our teaching in the classroom, and what the words in the Koran really mean. This was a great way to answer people’s questions.

Saturday morning started off with Don Peterson’s slide presentation of his trip to China in 1999. Chris Joslin had us comparing surveys of the lifestyles of different Chinese schoolchildren. Ramesh Dhussa talked more in depth about the Kashmir area, as well as the Hindu religion. We also discussed as a group the importance of the Muslim faith in India. While Islam is practiced by only 10% of the population, it has more followers than its neighbor, Pakistan, due to the large total population in India. After lunch, Helen Finken used technology to present many useful materials from Newsweek magazine. One of these projects was to have the students create refugee stories based on the knowledge they gained from Internet research. Don Peterson concluded the workshop with lessons dealing with India’s monsoon season, and the comparisons between the dry and wet seasons, which are affected by the location of high and low pressure systems.

Overall, this was a successful program. Thank you to all the people who took the time to plan this learning experience. We left with some valuable information.

Afghanistan Maps

AFGHANISTAN Lesson Plans

Today the need to be geographically literate is more critical than ever. To help your students understand the world’s current crisis, National Geographic is pleased to work in partnership with state geographic alliances to provide you with Afghanistan maps and online lesson plans.

The Geographic Alliance of Iowa has received maps for distribution of the new "Afghanistan/Pakistan map, which originally appeared as an insert in the December 2001 issue of the National Geographic Magazine. This two-sided map is the most up-to-date and detailed map available. The new regional map of "Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East" helps put the conflict in larger geographic context. There are also free online lessons available at a special NGS site at: www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis  These lessons can be used with the maps. The website also has innumerable other resources such as a teaching guide, up-to-date news, bulletins, black and white outline maps of the region, and updateable thematic maps showing terrain, troop and refugee movements, ethnic groups and much more.

Please contact the GAI office at 1/800-601-3899 to obtain one free copy of each map.

If you would like to purchase multiple copies of these maps, please call NGS at 1/800-962-1643.

Following are some websites to use for lessons on Afghanistan. National Geographic has these sample lessons available for grades K-12 at: www.nationalgeographic.com website.  

Grades K-2: Greeting Friends From Other Places
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/friends.html

Grades 3-5: Living Through a Drought
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpedition/lessons/01/g35/friends.html

Grades 6-8: What Makes A Group?
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/drought.html

Grades 9-12: Through the Eyes of a Refugee
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/refugee.html

  Australia Day

On Australia Day, January 26, 2002, a workshop was held at the International Center of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum Complex at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. The workshop was supported by a grant from the Australian Department of Education, Training, and Youth Affairs to the Australian Studies Association of North America (ASANA), the National Geographic Society, and the International Center, International Programs Office, Texas A&M University.

The web page referenced below contains materials presented at the one-day workshop. Educators have permission to use these materials for classroom purposes only. Any other uses are prohibited. Click through the agenda on the website to download key resources: http://geog.tamu.edu/sarah/australia/australia.htm.

The planning groups for this workshop conducted an analysis of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, the National Council for Social Studies connections in which Australian content is appropriate. This recognizes that the social studies curriculum is already very full and that integration and fusion is a more feasible implementation policy than attempts to "add on" Australian studies.

The planning group identified four core topics:

k  Migration
k  Natural Hazards
k  Global Interdependency
k  People, Resources, Environments, and Society

These subject areas address the needs of teachers in multiple grade levels, particularly in courses that feature contemporary world cultures (Texas 6^th grade), World History, and World Geography Studies, and US History.

We hope that you can use these materials in a variety of ways.

Geography Workshops for College Credit

Dr. Jerry Croft, an adjunct professor of geography at the University of Iowa and a member of the GAI steering committee, announced that there are three workshops that members of the Alliance might be interested in attending this summer. They are:

Workshop #1- This is a workshop in AP human geography at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education at the University of Iowa and takes place July 10-13, 2002. You can earn up to two hours of graduate credit for this short course, and you may qualify for a grant that will pay for one hour of credit. For more information about this AP geography class or any other AP class this summer, please contact Dr. Laurie Croft at 800-336-6463 or laurie-croft@uiowa.edu.

Workshop #2- This workshop is designed for teachers who teach or want to teach introductory geography at the college level plus social studies methods class instructors. We will examine Pattison’s Four Traditions and the Five Themes of Geography developed by David Lanegran et. al. and the new AP human geography course in an effort to develop a successful introductory class in geography. A highlight of this workshop will be the appearance for one day by the senior author of the Five Themes, Dr. David Lanegran. This class meets from June 28-30 in Iowa City. You can earn one hour of graduate credit.

Workshop #3- This workshop is precisely the same material as presented in workshop #2 with two exceptions. Dr. Lanegran will be unable to attend this workshop, but we do have a special attraction for this class. The class will meet July 29-31 in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada. You will earn one hour of graduate credit and will be staying in Carson City, which is located at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is a 20-minute drive to Lake Tahoe- the largest alpine lake in North America.

For more information about these three classes you may call 800-272-6430 or 319-335-2575, the college of continuing education at the University of Iowa. If you have specific questions you may e-mail Jerry Croft at jcroft39@hotmail.com.

Tami Huegel

Tami Huegel is a 2001 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, with a double major in Spanish and Geography teaching. She began her master’s program at UNI after graduation, with a focus in geographic education. Tami recently accepted a Spanish teaching position at Forest City High School for this coming fall, where she will be teaching Spanish I and II. She will also be the advisor of the yearbook staff, and is considering continuing her graduate work by taking night classes at UNI.

Tami is originally from New Hampton, but currently resides in LaPorte City. She completed her student teaching experiences during the fall of 2001. Her first experience was in Grundy Center, teaching Spanish to grades 10-12. After that, she went to Union High School in LaPorte City, and taught two sections of freshman World Studies in addition to 4 Spanish classes, for grades 10 and 12. Both of these schools provided great learning experiences for her.

Marcia’s interests include geography, medieval history, travel, biking, cross-country skiing, camping, gourmet cooking, embroidery, and family (in no particular order!) Marcia has been a Girl Scout leader for over 25 years, has held many positions on all levels of Girl Scouting, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Scouting Association since 1989.

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Justin, who won the bee, is home-schooled. He will be competing in Washington D.C. in May against 54 other winners, in the National Geographic Bee. If Justin wins, he will receive a college scholarship of $25,000! Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy, will host the bee. The contest will air on the National Geographic Channel, and will be shown later on public.

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The University of Northern Iowa is an equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action.