wiga 2015 geography in the age of globalization
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Geography Education in the Era
of Globalization: Answering the
Questions that Matter
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The truth…if you always lived in San Diego
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What is this item called?
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Truths can be spatially contingent
• How far from the here do you live?
• What time is it?
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Truths can be scale-dependent
• Where are you from?
• Is overpopulation a problem in North America?
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GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION
World
Realms
Regions
Neighborhoods
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Globalization has made the world ‘flat’
• Geography has been conquered
• Place is increasingly less relevant
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Place still matters
Distance and Time
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Global News Demands Geographic Context
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/?tag=Syria
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Diverse cultural understanding needed
• Army training
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Understanding Conflicts
devolution
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Borders Supranationalism
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What Does Good Geography
Teaching Look Like? Answering the Big Questions in Geography
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Geography education is not…
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How can competent teachers help students understand a complex
interconnected world?
Provide geographic informationTeach geographic concepts
Use data, maps, and geospatial technologyAsk questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy
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1. Provide geographic information
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Environmental changes require holistic, systemic thinking
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Perspective
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2. Teach geographic concepts
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What do these maps have in common?
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3. Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
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Regions are increasingly interconnected
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Geography integrates Social Studies
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How is this a “human” landscape?
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Boeing 787 assembly plant in Everett, Washington
How is this representative of globalization?
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Messages of cultural landscapes?
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Cultural Landscape Meanings
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/?tag=landscape
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Cultural Landscapes
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A spatial perspective is not just for geographers
spatial mapping map projections
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The Global becomes Local
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How can competent teachers help students understand a complex interconnected
world? Provide geographic information
Teach geographic conceptsUse data, maps, and geospatial technology
Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy