Geography Education Resources

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Course Materials

"Geography Beyond Boundaries: Teaching Redistricting as an Entry Point to the Broader Discipline of Geography", Chris Fowler, The Geography Teacher, Published online 24 July 2024

Resources

• American Association of Geographers
• American Geographical Society
• AP Human Geography Classroom Resources
  • Seth Dixon - Scoop.it
• Education for Spatial Citizenship
• GeoInquiries
• 2892 Miles to Go
  • Educator guide for social justice education program centered on amplifying local community stories about justice, race, and equity
• National Council for Geographic Education
• Native Land Digital, mapping Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world
• Open Street Map Teen Maptivists
• Original Geographer - Thomas Larsen
  • YouTube Channel: Studying the interface between nature and culture
• Statistics and Mapping
  • Mapping the Midterms: Visualizing the Intersection of Demographics and Elections
  • The 10 Most Populous U.S. Cities Every Decade since 1790

Perspectives

• The Question Formulation Technique for Primary Source Learning in a Nevada 4th Grade Classroom - fourth graders are curious about maps!
  • Right Question Institute and Teaching with Primary Sources at the Library of Congress
• The Golden Age of Geography
  • Jack Dangermond, Forbes, September 15, 2022
• Ethics of Redistricting: How Geography Represents Us
  • Alex Griffin, EthicalGEO, June 15, 2022
• Independent Commissions Alone Can't Create Fair Maps
  • Chris Fowler, Democracy Works, October 11, 2021
• DIY Redistricting Allows Public to Draw Maps in More States
  • Kristian Hernandez, Stateline, August 31, 2021
• Why 'deepfake geography' presents significant risks - and how researchers are detecting it
  • Richard Yonck, GeekWire, April 26, 2021
• Teaching Inquiry-based STEM Education in a Post-Pandemic World: Using STEM for Social Good
  • Dr. Carol O'Donnell, Smithsonian Science Education Center, March 2001
• Why Geography Should be Part of Every 21st Century Education
  • Vicki Phillips, Forbes, August 31, 2020
• Who's in charge of lifting lockdowns?
  • David Swindell, The Conversation, May 15, 2020
• How 13 Rejected States Would Have Changed the Electoral College
  • Ella Koeze, FiveThirtyEight, July 22, 2019
• These maps show how the decline in American birth rates will affect each state
  • Rina Raphael, Fast Company, January 10, 2019
• Researchers are trying to make U.S. elections more reliable — using maps
  • Benjamin Freed, STATESCOOP, December 21, 2018
• What’s Stronger than a Blue Wave? Gerrymandered Districts.
  • Maggie Astor and K.K. Rebecca Lai, The New York Times, November 29, 2018
• Political Bubbles and Hidden Diversity: Highlights From a Very Detailed Map of the 2016 Election
  • Upshot Staff, The New York Times, July 25, 2018
• What Would a Good Electoral Map Even Look Like?
  • Garrett Dash Nelson, CityLab, March 6, 2018