Meet the Team: Team Opportunity

During the 2018-19 school year, teams of middle schoolers tackled the problem of plastic pollution in our waterways with the National Geographic GeoChallenge. First-place teams from sixteen regional competitions traveled to the 2019 Geo Championships in Washington, D.C. in May 2019. This blog series introduces you to each of those teams in their own words.* Registration for next year’s #NatGeoChallenge opens in August at NatGeoEd.org/GeoChallenge. … Continue reading Meet the Team: Team Opportunity

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Association of School Librarians recognizes NatGeoEd.org as a Best Website for Teaching & Learning

National Geographic’s NatGeoEd.org, a resource for K-12 educators, has been recognized as one of the 2019 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Established in 1951 as a division of the American Library Association (ALA), AASL is the only professional organization in the country for the school library community. The organization carries a mission of empowering leaders to … Continue reading Association of School Librarians recognizes NatGeoEd.org as a Best Website for Teaching & Learning

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Educator Spotlight: Designing Sustainable Cities

Reggie Vasquez challenged his fifth-graders to design a future city incorporating sustainable and alternative energy sources. Students used the inquiry process and education technology, such as green screen, virtual reality, and mapping tools, to create public service announcements explaining their sustainable cities. What inspired you to create a National Geographic Educator Certification project focused on designing sustainable cities? My young children, my students, my passion … Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Designing Sustainable Cities