NCGE Awards & Proposal Deadline Tomorrow!

NCGE Awards & Proposal Deadline Thursday April 10, 2014.

You only have one more day to submit an abstract for the 2014 National Conference on Geography Education. No abstracts will be considered after Thursday.

Also, do not miss an opportunity to highlight the good work of your colleagues or yourself. The 2014 Award nomination deadline for the following awards is ends tomorrow as well.

• Distinguished Teaching Award K-12
• Distinguished Teaching Award Higher Education
• Geographic Excellence in Media (GEM) Award
• Herff Jones Nystrom Lesson Plan Award
• Natoli Dissertation Award
• Outstanding Support for Geography Education
• Women in Geographic Education Scholarship

Learn more about the 2014 Conference

Learn more about the NCGE Awards 

Submit a 2014 Abstract

New from National Geographic: The Geo-Educator Community

A Community for Educators Committed to Teaching About Our World

With the rapid pace of change in the 21st century, it is more important than ever that young people understand the world around them.

However, the focus of current education reform is elsewhere—leaving educators who are committed to teaching young people about their interconnected world out in the cold. National Geographic wants to change all that and is launching the Geo-Education Initiative to improve education about our world. The first step in this initiative is building a Geo-Educator Community for educators who are committed to teaching their students about the world. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/geo-educator-community/?ar_a=

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Geo-Education: Vital for 21st Century Business

National Geographic makes a good case not only for geography’s inclusion in education, but ecology, social studies, and CTE. 
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/geo-education-vital-21st-century-business/?ar_a=1

NCGE is On The Move!

New Location - Same Great Benefits to COGA Members

The National Council for Geographic Education is moving from the National Geographic Headquarters building to a new location... just a few blocks away. But don't fret! COGA members still can take advantage of all the benefits that come with our NCGE partnership, including discounts, free subscriptions to NCGE publications, professional development opportunities - including full access to NCGE's live Webinar series & much more! For more information on what benefits your COGA membership brings, visit www.ncge.org/alliance

CSFS offers 12th Fire Ecology Institute For Educators

For 12 years, educators have been studying hot topics and burning issues, gaining knowledge and activities to spark student interest and motivation in natural resources.

Read their amazing reflections and lesson plans at www.coloradoplt.org, then sign up to experience this yourself!   We’ll visit fire and flood sites (Buffalo Creek, Hayman, Waldo Canyon, Springer and Black Forest fires) and learn from fire fighters, foresters, dendrochronologists, ecologists, hydrologists, emergency personnel, fire educators and others whose lives are impacted by fire’s many impacts. 

http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/fire-ecology.html

Colorado Superintendent Shares Lessons on Crisis Management

D11 Superintendent Nicholas Gledich shares Lessons Learned
With his webpage on "Guiding Principles", Mr. Gledich shares valuable guidelines formed during years of classroom teaching and solidfied during his experiences during the Waldo Canyon fire.  Examples of these guidelines in action are posted online by Mr. Gledich so we all can see the results of people who "create awesome".   Read more about Superintendent Gledich and the events that shaped his Guiding Principles in this article by Evie Blad of "Education Week".

Colorado Department of Education Content Areas

The CDE has created a series of pages that serve as a hub of content to help support the academic achievement of students throughout the state.  These pages provide information about state standards, professional development, curriculum information and instructional resources.  These pages are highly reccommended to help improve curriculum in a number of areas, including Science, Social Studies, and STEM.  Click here to visit the CDE Content Areas Main Page.