Author: Alison Szopinski

Classroom Ideas, Educator Spotlight

Educator of the Week Showcases Black History Project

Angela Crawford is a two-time National Board Certified English teacher in Mobile, Alabama and a 2014 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Check out Angela’s blog to hear more about her trip to Iceland and creative teaching methods. Activity: Black History Month Project-Based Unit Grade Level: 11 – 12 Time Commitment: 4 weeks During Black History Month, my Advanced Placement students embark on … Continue reading Educator of the Week Showcases Black History Project

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Chicago Educators Connect at National Geographic Meetup

This post is brought to you by Ray Kinzie, a junior high social studies teacher with the Chicago Public Schools at Hitch Elementary School. Ray is also a member of the Geo-Educator Community Meetups Planning Committee and shares his experience with the first National Geographic Meetup for Educators that took place this past October. A classic fall day in Chicago, Illinois made a perfect backdrop for … Continue reading Chicago Educators Connect at National Geographic Meetup

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Featured Activity: Teaching about Natural Disasters

Melissa Sullivan, this week’s Educator of the Week, inspires her 5th graders to care about natural disasters through the lens of science, social studies, and math. Read about how she connects her Earth Science lessons to real-world situations. Activity: Teaching about Natural Disasters Grade Level: 5 Time Commitment: Two weeks When I teach, I like to augment my lessons with a local, regional, and global perspective. … Continue reading Featured Activity: Teaching about Natural Disasters

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Field Trip of a Lifetime

Terry Smith is a teacher educator who helps future teachers go beyond the classroom walls and be creative with the resources of the world. Read about his first global project, which brought him and ten 4th graders to Taiwan! I was forever changed by this experience, filled with the spirit of world travel, world relations, and world awe. Watching the incredible, engaging impact on my … Continue reading Field Trip of a Lifetime

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Classroom Ideas, Exploring Our World

The World in a City

Toronto-based photographer and former high school geography and psychology teacher, Colin Boyd Shafer, stopped by National Geographic headquarters to talk about Cosmopolis Toronto, a documentary project that reveals the true diversity of Toronto through photography, stories, and mapping. See ideas below for how you, too, can connect your students to their communities and the world.   Can you find the world in one city? Inspired … Continue reading The World in a City

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