Elizabeth Ault-Cook incorporated her student’s interests in dance and poetry into an introduction to map vocabulary. She then led her student in a map-reading activity that involved plotting and comparing the locations of sports teams. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Making Mapping Relevant
Tory Watanabe’s seventh-grade students researched their ancestral lands. As part of the interdisciplinary project, students made artistic maps accompanied by creative writing pieces. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Uncovering the Importance of Place
Ace Schwarz connected their seventh-grade students with people living in a different biome by organizing a video call with a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Students learned about food, culture, and plant species in the Philippines. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Connecting Across Biomes
Wendy Threatt’s fourth-grade class learned about keystone species extinction by conducting research, hosting a guest speaker, and watching a video about a wildlife photographer. Students demonstrated their learning by creating keystone arches to identify connections between animals in an ecosystem. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Examining the Impact of Keystone Species
Amy Kennedy led her sixth-grade students in evaluating map projections based on accuracy and bias. Students wrote letters to the U.S. Secretary of Education explaining which map projection they think should be used in schools. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Evaluating Map Projections
