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2014 National Conference on Geography Education

WELCOME TO THE 2014 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION.

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Registration Continental Ballroom

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Registration Continental Ballroom

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The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Heritage of the Mississippi Delta Field Trip Departure Area

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Canoe Chickasaw Bluffs into Memphis Field Trip Departure Area

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NCGE Administrative Committee Meeting The Board Room

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Registration Continental Ballroom

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The "Other" Side of the River: Delta Culture, Rich Agriculture, Civil War Battles, and Unique Geology in Arkansas Field Trip Departure Area

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NCGE Administrative Committee Meeting The Board Room Crossroads of the Confederacy - The Battles of Corinth and Shiloh Field Trip Departure Area

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NCGE Executive Planning Board Meeting Forest

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Registration Continental Ballroom

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Teaching Geography without the Textbook in Elementary Classrooms Bert Parker Learning Environment in the Department of Geography at Mohammed Bin Saud University General Moorman Mental Mapping and Special Needs Students Alonzo Locke The Rain Saved Us - Examining Drought Impacts Yesterday and Today Grand F River Connections Grand E Engaging Students and Teachers in the Development of a Global Data Commons for Space and Time Grand D Exhibit Hall Open Continental Ballroom

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AP Human Geography Teacher Conferences: The Illinois Geographic Alliance in Action General Moorman Using Google Earth for Thematic Mapping of Global Motor Vehicle Plants Bert Parker The Manhattan Project - A Geographic Perspective Grand E Dealing with Extreme Weather: Hurricanes in the Carribbean Alonzo Locke Implementing Common Core Through Geo-Literacy Grand F Intro to ArcGIS Online Louis XVI Using National Geographic Resources for Building Mapping Skills Grand D

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The Cultural Legacies of Slavery in Virginia: Advancing Geo-Literacy in an Interdisciplinary Context General Moorman

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Interdisciplinary Geography Learning: Geo-Literacy and Literacy in a Technology-Based Program General Moorman Mapping for Mutuality: Promoting Inquiry with Education Funding & Demographic Data Bert Parker Utilizing Case Studies in the AP Human Geography Classroom Grand D A Hybrid Program for a Master's Degree in Geographic Education Grand F Pulling Geography Out of Thin Air: Adapting to Life in the Central Andes Alonzo Locke Teaching Climate with Web Maps Louis XVI Neighboring Capitals Jive and A-Z Geography Grand E

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Inner-City Service Learning Projects using Association of American Geographers "My Community-Our Earth Program Content" Bert Parker

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Teaching Diversity and Multiculturalism in Health Geography General Moorman What's classroom Seat Location Got to do with Student Performance? Bert Parker Panel Discussion: Mult Alliance Geo-Literacy Leadership Institute Grand E The Combination of Geography and Science to Change Attitudes of Students and Teachers in the Classroom Alonzo Locke Geography Teaching Strategies for Common Core Standards Grand D Integrating Antique and Obsolete Maps into Geography and History Curricula Grand F

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Water Harvesting System in Ancient India General Moorman Influence of School Environment on the Academic Performance of Pupils Bert Parker

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Gentrification and the South Main District Field Trip Departure Area Memphis Economic Geography: Transportation and Logistics Hub Past and Present Field Trip Departure Area

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Virtual Field Trip: Angels on the Backroads: A Virtual Journal along Highway 61 Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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Opening Session Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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Peabody Roof Top Party The Peabody Hotel Rooftop

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Illinois Geography Society Breakfast Hotel Breakfast Area First Timer's Breakfast - NCGE 101: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of NCGE Forest Journal of Geography Editorial Board Meeting Auburn (3rd Level) Registration Continental Ballroom

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Against All Odds Could YOU Survive A Refugee’s Experience? Cockrell GIS and Geospatial Thinking Bert Parker Analyzing the Acceptance of Geospatial Technologies into High School Geography Education Brinkley Global Connections: Carbon, Climate Change and the Common Core General Moorman Sensible Disposal of Live Classroom Organisms—Empower Students as Stewards to Prevent New Invasions Alonzo Locke East Sea Naming Issue: What is in a Name? Grand E Intro to ArcGIS Online Louis XVI Creating A Successful Study Abroad: Tales from the Treks Grand F Ole Man River Grand D Gamma Theta Upsilon Executive Committee Meeting Barclay (3rd Level) National Geographic Base Camp Continental Ballroom Exhibit Hall Open Continental Ballroom NCGE Teaching and Learning Seminar Lansdowne

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Transformative Learning Outcomes: More Socially Responsible Choices? Cockrell Secondary Teacher Geospatial Knowledge, Interest, Teaching Efficacy and Spatial Knowledge After Learning to Use ArcGIS Online during a Summer Academy Experience Brinkley

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The Connecticut High School Geography Challenge Cockrell A Comparison of the Geography Content Standards for Middle Schools in China and the United States Ben Hollander Quick, Cheap and Easy: Low tech and Low Cost Single Period Activities for the AP Human Geography Class Alonzo Locke Exploring the World of Food: Geo-literacy and Common Core Grand D Learning to be Geoliterate: A merging of environmental science, geography, and civic understandings Brinkley Exploring Where and Why for World History to 1500 Grand F Geography, Local History, and Literacy: How to Combine Three Great Ideas to Make Lessons Students will Love Bert Parker One Browser, a Bazillion Maps Louis XVI A Bird’s Eye View General Moorman Panel Discussion: Meet the Editors Publishing Geographic Education Research Grand E

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Geography and the Common Core: Models for the Integration of Geospatial Technology into K12 Ben Hollander Water, Wind, Sun: System Competency of Kindergarten Students Brinkley Critical Thinking and Student - Created Cartograms in Classrooms from Elementary to Higher Education Cockrell

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Issues Surrounding Virtual Field Trips Cockrell Examining the State of Geography Education in Kentucky Brinkley Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People General Moorman Geography Education for Global Citizenship: People, Food, Energy and Sustainability Grand D The Push Pull Factor Grand F Global Bridges: Connecting students across the globe Alonzo Locke Teaching Common Core and Geography Standards with Web Maps Louis XVI Semester at Sea - The World Is Our Classroom Bert Parker Where and I in the Universe? Ben Hollander Using Big Ideas to Teach World Regions, Part 1 Grand E

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Using Social Media to Teach Research Methods in Geography: Content Analysis of Tourism Imagery on Instagram Cockrell Social Studies and Geography Survey for Middle and High Schools Brinkley

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Maximizing the Field Trip Experience Cockrell Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT): Remote Sensing Brinkley Why Teach AP Human Geography? Growing an AP Human Geography Program at Your School Grand D Herff Jones Nystrom Award Winning Lesson Session: GeoSummit “The Hungry Planet: A Gastronomical Tour of the World” Grand F Connecting STEM to Geography: Is this an earthshaking idea? General Moorman Cajun and Creole Folktale Alonzo Locke Online Training Modules for Teaching Southeast Asia Bert Parker Teaching Latitude at Various Grade Levels, Part 2 Grand E Community Analyst Louis XVI

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Natoli Dissertation Award Recipient: Geospatial Thinking of Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in the United States Ben Hollander Economic Justice and GIS: Spatialities of Predatory Lending and It (dis) contents Brinkley Location-based Augmented Reality for Geography Education Cockrell

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Keynote Address: Brian Unger, Host of The History Channel’s “How the States Got Their Shapes” Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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Distinguished Mentor Award Session: Dr. Robert R. Bednarz Grand D

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Utilizing Online Case Studies in Introductory-level Geography Courses Grand F Charting a Course into the Workforce: Career Preparation for Geography Majors Cockrell Supporting Distance Learning with Cloud-Based GIS Brinkley K-12 Geography Education Resources in Libraries and Archives Ben Hollander Teaching APHG with Web Mapping Tools? Louis XVI Teaching Geographies of Race and Mobility through the Green Book General Moorman Madonnas of the Trail-A Celebration of Westward Movement Bert Parker Relative and Absolute Location: What Makes Australia Unique? Alonzo Locke Geography and Great Lakes Literacy— New Tools to Foster Place-based Learning and Encourage Environmental Stewardship Continental Ballroom Children’s Environmental Problem Solving Ability Promotion through Ecology Mapping Activity in Korea Continental Ballroom NGS Alliance Network Townhall Meeting Grand E Anthropogenic Damage of the Gobi Ecosystems Continental Ballroom Measuring Geo-spatial Reasoning Skills in Students and Citizen Scientists Continental Ballroom

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Singapore: The Perfect AP Human Geography Case Study Ben Hollander Key Concepts in Economic Geography: Analyzing Supply Chains in Introductory Coursework Grand F GIS Skills Shortage-So What Are You Doing About It Cockrell

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Analyzing "Skills for the Digital Earth:" Results from a MOOC about Location Technologies Cockrell Geography’s Place in Big Sky Country: A Study of Motivating and Demotivating Factors for Teaching Geography in the Montana Classroom Bert Parker Reuniting With Village Elders In Papua New Guinea: A Key To Understanding Environmental Realities Grand F Tarzan and Geography: Working on Teaching the Right Things About the Physical Landscape Brinkley The Common Core of Waste General Moorman Geography Skills and Writing - What a Cute Couple! Ben Hollander Landscape Change Over Time Online Louis XVI The Pacific Islands: Adapting to Life Surrounded by Ocean Alonzo Locke Distinguished Mentor Award Session: Dr. Michael D. Sublett Grand D

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Assessment to Enable Technology- assisted Individual Learning Paths in Remote Sensing Cockrell Geography In The Changing Arab World Grand F

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Mapping Changes Geographic Literacy in Texas from 2012-2013 Cockrell Not About America: The Rewards and Challenges of Teaching International Studies to Underprepared Students in Rural West Virginia Grand F Ideas for Doing Geography: Application Activities for Urban Geo Alonzo Locke The “G” is for Geography from “A ‘GPS Toolkit’ To Guide Your Social Studies Teaching” - Ways to infuse “Geography” into every Social Studies lesson Bert Parker Infusing Geographic Literacy into History Content Grand E Urban Task Force Challenge Brinkley How to Eliminate Unruly Behavior and Get Back To Instruction Ben Hollander ArcGIS Online for Organizations Louis XVI Geo-Journey of Discovery General Moorman

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The Impact of Geospatial Technologies on Student Problem-Solving Strategies Cockrell Teaching ‘Migration’ to Migrants Grand F

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Celebration of Harm de Blij Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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Screening of the Chinese documentary film: Horsemen Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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The Geography Teacher Editorial Board Meeting Auburn (3rd Level) Registration Continental Ballroom

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Overton Square: Memphis’s Original Entertainment District Brinkley Physical Geography Students’ Motivations for Learning Science Grand F Water, Water, Water: The World’s Most Valuable Substance Cockrell Connecting to Geography: A Systems-Thinking Approach to Geography and Literature Grand D Geography and the Common Core: Strategies for the Classroom Bert Parker Storytelling with Maps Louis XVI Alliance Fundraising Task Force Alonzo Locke The Two-Page Spread as Pedagogy in Geography General Moorman AP Human Geography Teacher Workshop Grand E National Geographic Base Camp Continental Ballroom Exhibit Hall Open Continental Ballroom

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Remote Sensing Exercise: 2011 Missouri Flood Brinkley Assessing student understanding of the application of the physical geography on future careers and life choices Grand F

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Teaching with Thematic Maps: The Case of Texas Grand F United States in Korean Geography Textbooks Brinkley Comparing Land Use Patterns Between the Global North and Global South Cockrell Teaching About Watersheds: An Interdisciplinary Geographic Approach Grand D Using Google Earth to Explore and Evaluate the Aral Sea Ben Hollander Google for Geo Education Bert Parker Making the Global Local: Teaching Geography through Digital and Field Experiences General Moorman Mapping Disasters Louis XVI

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Korea in World Regional Geography Textbooks in the United States Brinkley

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MODIS Imagery in the Classroom Brinkley Ghana – Developmental and Social Issues General Moorman Using Picture Books in the Geography Classroom Cockrell Integrating Geography Throughout STEM Lessons: The STEMSS Institute Bert Parker Perfect for GAW 2014: Land of Spices Ben Hollander Spatial Analysis with ArcGIS Online Louis XVI World Religions Festival: Service Learning and Pre-Service Teachers in the Bible Belt Grand D Geography Research Roundtable Grand F Geography Instructions through Poetry: Perspectives from India Continental Ballroom Just Listen: Soundscape Research and Citizen Science in Rocky Mountain National Park Continental Ballroom National Geographic’s FieldScope: GIS for Citizen Science and Education Continental Ballroom Development of Children’s River Concept in Korea Continental Ballroom Using Map-based Investigations to Introduce Spatial Thinking during the Elementary Years Continental Ballroom

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GIS in AP Human Geography: A Means of Developing Students’ Spatial Thinking? Brinkley

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Race and Public Space in Memphis Ben Hollander GeoProgressions: Building capacity for learning progressions research in geography Grand F Mayan Odyssey Cockrell The Birthplace of Rivers National Monument and the West Virginia Chemical spills of 2014. Alonzo Locke Looking at Landscapes: Strategies for 21st Century Classrooms General Moorman Global Ed 2.0: Beyond Food, Flags, and Festivals Brinkley 6 Steps: Merging Writing and Geography Bert Parker Solving Problems with SpatiaLABS Louis XVI NCGE Business Meeting Grand D

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Roots of the Civil Rights Movement in Two Rural Counties, one in Mississippi, and one in Iowa Ben Hollander Inventory and Prospect: Research Capacity of the Geography Education Network in the U.S. Grand F

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Plenary: Daniel Raven-Ellison Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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Ways African and Middle Eastern Women Assert Themselves Through Economic Activity and Literature Brinkley "An Assessment Instrument to Measure Geospatial Thinking Expertise " Ben Hollander Integrating GIS in the Middle School Curriculum: Impacts on Diverse Students' Standardized Test Scores Ben Hollander Preparing for NCGE's Finanacial Future Alonzo Locke “The Trains Don't Stop Here Anymore: Argentina's Ghost Towns” Ben Hollander Journal of Geography and The Geography Teacher Awards Ben Hollander Geocaching with Geo-trivia on the Streets of Memphis Grand D 300+ "Ready to Go" CCSS K-12 Lessons for Teaching Geography General Moorman A Picture is Worth 1,000 VOCABULARY Words! Grand E Mapping Your Historic Downtown Using ArcGIS Online Bert Parker Rivers: The Mississippi and Beyond Louis XVI Island Territorial Issues: South Korea and Japan Cockrell Geography Education Research Sub-Center Workshop for Capacity Building Grand F

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Hong Kong in Crisis Brinkley

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Flipping Cartography: Developing Deeper Understandings and Stronger Skills Brinkley Investigating Climate Change with AMS Climate Studies Cockrell Tech-Enabled Field Studies Louis XVI APHG Bell-Ringers: Why we do them and how you can too Grand E Geography through Biographies Grand D They’re trying to wash us away: The efforts to control the Mississippi River General Moorman Times Are Changing: Managing a Successful Geography Awareness Week Alonzo Locke India’s Contribution to the World: Zero! Bert Parker Next Generation: CGA ATLAS Ben Hollander

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Much More Than Just a Circle Cockrell Developing Geographic Thinking By Flipping World Geography Brinkley

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Enlighten Students in AP Human Geography with the Online Illinois Classroom Atlas Brinkley Geography’s Three Crosscutting Themes: Golden Anniversary Reflections on “The Four Traditions of Geography” Grand F Raul’s Cuba Alonzo Locke GeoMath - Geography and Common Core Math Bert Parker Scaffolding Geography’s Big Ideas: Surviving Top-Down Educational Reform General Moorman Teaching World Destinations via Polls on the “Most Romantic Geographic Getaways” Grand E One Browser A Bazillion Maps #2 Louis XVI Making Geography a School-Wide Initiative Grand D

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Standards-Referenced Grading and Common Core Alignment in AP Human Geography Brinkley Mastery Grand F

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The National Map Corps: Crowdsourcing for The National Map Cockrell Role of Geography in Improving Geospatial Thinking of Undergraduates in the United States Brinkley The Magic behind the Curtain: Webinars Demystified Grand D Inquiry & The C3 Framework: What Does It Offer for Geography Education? Grand F Kiddie Blues Bert Parker 10 Tips For Promoting Student Engagement in Middle and High School Geography Classrooms Grand E Old Maps: The East Sea activity and literature Ben Hollander Import Partners - Who does the United States Trade With? Alonzo Locke Panel Discussion: The Mississippi River Teacher Institute Project General Moorman

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State Educational Atlases: Designing a Digital Atlas Cockrell What Do College Students Know about Geography? Brinkley

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NCGE Award Ceremony Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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NCGE Cocktail Hour Foyer

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NCGE Dinner Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC

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NCGE Thank You Breakfast Peabody Grand Ballroom ABC