Choices Program-China 2014
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The document discusses the importance of geography education in the context of globalization, emphasizing that while geographical classifications remain relevant, the interconnectedness of regions is increasing. It outlines essential strategies for teaching geography, including providing information, teaching concepts, using data and technology, and promoting spatial thinking. The need for geographic literacy is underscored as a way to navigate and understand a complex, interconnected world.
Choices Program-China 2014
- 1. Geography Education in the Era of Globalization: Answering the Questions that Matter
- 2. The truth…if you always lived in San Diego
- 3. What is this item called?
- 4. Truths can be spatially contingent
- 7. Globalization has made the world ‘flat’ • Geography has been conquered • Place is increasingly less relevant
- 8. Place still matters Distance and Time
- 9. Regions are increasingly interconnected
- 10. Global News Demands Geographic Context
- 11. Diverse cultural understanding needed • Army training
- 12. Geography Education in the Era of Globalization: Answering the Questions that Matter
- 13. Geography education is not…
- 14. How can competent teachers help students understand a complex interconnected world? Provide geographic information Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking. Geographic Literacy
- 15. 1. Provide geographic information
- 16. Environmental changes require holistic, systemic thinking
- 17. 2. Teach geographic concepts
- 20. 3. Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
- 21. Geography integrates Social Studies
- 24. 4. Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking.
- 29. A spatial perspective is not just for geographers spatial mapping map projections
- 30. The Global becomes Local
- 33. How can competent teachers help students understand a complex interconnected world? Provide geographic information Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking. Geographic Literacy
Editor's Notes
- #22: The cultural is political. The demographic is economic. The urban and the rural are not mutually exclusive.