2005 Summer Geography Institutes

• June 6-10, 2005
  New Mexico Geographic Alliance Summer Institute
  The University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  The New Mexico Geographic Alliance will hold its annual summer institute for teachers in grades 5-9 on the Albuquerque campus of the UNM. For information, contact nmga@unm.edu


• June 13-17, 2005
  Mapping Environmental Issues
  Missouri Botanical Garden
  St. Louis, MO
  In this advanced institute for teachers in grades 5-12, learn how to develop and lead your students in an investigation of a local issue, enhanced by geographic information system (GIS) software and other data analysis tools. (Prerequisite for this course: some previous experience with GIS software.) This no-cost GIS-enhanced workshop will be held at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Apply online at http://www.mobot.org/education/mapping.


• June 20-24, 2005
  New Albany, OH
  GeoTech Ohio
  At GeoTech Ohio you will learn how GPS and GIS technologies can bring the world into your classroom. This week-long institute will focus on the use of GPS and GIS technologies in educational settings. It is sponsored by Ashland University College of Education, New Albany-Plain Local School District, and conducted in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. Instructors will be Dr. Joseph Kerski, Education Outreach Geographer at the USGS in Denver, Dr. Herb Broda, Ashland University, and Josh Flory, New Albany Middle School. The institute fee is $285 and includes five days of instruction, most meals, and a copy of Mapping Our World (including a one-year site license for software. Graduate credit is available from Ashland University Professional Development Services for an additional $446. For information, visit http://curriculum.new-albany.k12.oh.us/geotech/webpage.htm.


• June 20-22, 2005
  Macalester College,
  St. Paul, MN
  Firewise Teacher Training
  (additional sessions offered June 27-29, 2005 at Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN, and August 8-10, 2005 at Bemidji State University, Bemidji , MN)
  The Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry has adopted the national Firewise Communities program, designed to help communities assess and reduce the risk of wildfire to homes. In collaboration with the DNR, the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE) has developed a standards-based Firewise Communities curriculum and trains teachers to implement this curriculum. Three trainings will be offered in 2005, each for 12 teachers. Training sessions include content instruction on wildfire, Firewise and the Urban/Wildland Interface, and hands-on technology training in GPS and GIS. Teachers will be prepared to lead Social Studies, Science, Service Learning or Youth Group students in conducting a Firewise Communities project in their own community. If needed, the Minnesota Firewise Program will provide laptop computers, software, and GPS receivers for Minnesota participants. For information and applications, visit http://www.macalester.edu/geography/mage/teachers/institutes/firewise/index.htm (link updated 4/29/05)


• June 27–July 15, 2005
  Newberry Library,
  Chicago, IL
  Developing Cartographic Literacy with Historic Maps
  The Newberry Library invites school teachers nationwide to apply for its 2005 NEH summer seminar, "Developing Cartographic Literacy with Historic Maps." Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,400 to help defray travel and housing expenses. This three-week seminar led by Jim Akerman (The Newberry Library) and Jerry Danzer (Emeritus, The University of Illinois at Chicago) is designed to develop cartographic literacy and to encourage effective map use in the classroom. Applications are encouraged from teachers of a broad range of courses and grade levels. Application deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2005. For information and applications, visit http://www.newberry.org/smith/L3rsmith.html.


• July 5-17, 2005
  Dar al Islam Summer Institute
  Albuquerque, NM
  This two-week program on Islam takes place in an adobe mosque and school one hour north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Institute is free of charge to middle and high school teachers, except for transportation to New Mexico. Application deadline: April 4, 2005. For information and application instructions, visit http://www.daralislam.org


• June 27-July 1, 2005
  Mapping Seasonal Change
  St. Louis, MO
  Designed for teachers in grades 3-8. Natural events including changes in the length of daylight, deciduous trees growing new leaves in the spring, and Monarch butterfly migration. Lead your students in investigations of seasonal change across North America. They will enhance their graphing, mapping, and data analysis skills as they record local data, compare it with data from students at other locations, and build their understanding of life on Earth. This no-cost GIS-enhanced workshop will be held at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Apply online at http://www.mobot.org/education/mapping.


• July 1-16, 2005
  GIS Field Study
  New Zealand
  Join Grades 6 – 16 educators from around the world learning GIS and doing authentic field work in New Zealand. Highlights include Auckland city tour and GIS schools tour, whale watching, and visits to native Maori communities. Both Ph.D. and graduate credits available through Texas State University at San Marcos. Cost: $2,800 for land transportation (including North-South Island connections), some meals and a five-day institute in Queenstown. U.S. participants depart from Los Angeles; add $1,600. For information, visit http://www.gisetc.com.


• July 14-17, 2005 (and online through Fall 2005)
  University of Oregon
  Preparing Teachers for Advanced Placement Human Geography
  June 1 is the deadline for applications for an interactive online course designed to prepare teachers to teach AP Human Geography. The course, offered by NGCE with funding from the National Geographic Society Education Foundation, begins with a workshop in Portland, Oregon July 14-17, 2005, followed by an online course during the fall semester. The summer workshop and the course will be developed and led by Dr. Susan Hardwick, Department of Geography, University of Oregon and past president of NCGE. Participants who complete the workshop and the course will receive a $100 stipend. The project will provide course materials, lodging and meals at the summer university session at no cost. The University of Oregon will offer the four credit course at both undergraduate and graduate levels for a total cost of $220. Applicants must seek other support for transportation, from school districts or geographic alliances. Application materials are online at http://ncge.org/resources/ap/humangeography_2005.


• August 1-5, 2005
  College of William and Mary,
  Williamsburg, VA
  Advanced Placement Summer Institute in Human Geography
  For new and beginning teachers. Contact the Center for Gifted Education at (757) 221-2166 or cfge@wm.edu. Registration materials will be available in early February at http://cfge.wm.edu


• July 24 - July 29, 2005
  AP Human Geography Summer Institute
  Taft School, Watertown, CT
  This workshop will cover the key topics of AP Human Geography: the nature and perspective of geography, population, cultural geography, agriculture and rural land use, industrial and economic development, political geography and urbanization. During the workshop participants will be expected to evaluate teaching materials and engage in discussions and activities related to the key topics. Participants will be required to submit a final project, such as a lesson plan around a key topic, or a course outline, or 20 multiple choice questions and 3 free response questions. Some teaching materials from a variety of publishers will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring texts and other materials they use to teach human geography. Instructor: Ken Keller, Danbury High School, Danbury, CT For more info please go to: http://www.taftschool.org/tec or contact Ken Keller at: kellek@danbury.k12.ct.us


• July 29-August 7, 2005
  GIS Field Study
  Costa Rican Rainforest and Volcano
  Learn how to incorporate authentic field research and how to map field data using GIS equipment. Collected data will be shared with teachers and students in Costa Rica. Highlights include a visit to the lowland rainforests, including a river rafting trip and a visit to the Organization for Tropical Studies. Cost: $1,657 for double-occupancy lodging (airfare to and from San Jose, Costa Rica not included; discount airfares available). Graduate credits available from Texas State University. For information visit http://www.gisetc.com.