Times Are A Changing: Managing a Successful Geography Awareness
Week Cheryl and Don Everhart John Harrington Lisa Tabor - Kansas
Geographic Alliance -
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Overview Geography Awareness Week 2013 in Kansas The response
in Kansas to these changes Planning for GAW 2014: Food
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Whos Ready for GAW 2014? What new ideas and activities do you
have in the works? What trusted and reliable plans are you
preparing for?
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GAW 2013: The New Age of Exploration KGA website Public radio
show + underwriting Library and state education outreach University
involvement Teacher and K-12 classroom
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Planning for GAW 2013 This took a lot of time, energy, and
effort Created a KGA Sub-Committee to: Think outside of the box.
Determine and plan possible activities Make contacts Compile and
disseminate resources
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Silver Rails Geography Awareness on High Plains Public Radio
Geography is where its at Debra and Lynn spotlight geography
through song and a trivia contest
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Silver Rails Join Debra and Lynn for a celebration of
geography, in conjunction with Geography Awareness Week. It's songs
about places, a trivia contest and prizes during Silver Rails,
today at 1pm CST. Grab your thinking cap, telephone and a computer,
so you can call 1-800-678-7444 to answer questions. During this
2-hour special you'll hear a ton of great folk music from around
the world, and get quizzed on your geography knowledge! Prizes
awarded for geography quiz masters!
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78 counties across 5 states
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Library and State Education Involvement
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Libraries Made flyers and resources available for local
informal educational programming
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State Education Presentation and exhibit at the Joint Meeting
of the Kansas Council for the Social Studies and Kansas Council for
History Education Made GAW resources available to: State social
studies coordinator Major districts with social studies
coordinators
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University Outreach
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International GIS Day at Fort Hays State Who Uses GIS ? GIS:
What is it & who uses it? by Dr. T. Schafer & Dr. R.
Lisichenko, FHSU Geosciences The Use of GIS in Urban Planning by
Dr. Keith Bremer, FHSU Geosciences GIS for 911 by Mr. Jason Conn,
Allied Technical Consultants, Hays Kansas Emergency Response GIS
Vehicle Presentations and Tours Why GIS is Important? GIS in the
Petroleum Industry by Ms. Mindi Parsell Tug Hill Operating, Texas
Unmanned Aerial System Demo
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GAW Activities at Kansas State Strong partnership with local
GTU Chapter (Beta Psi) Chalking of sidewalks A GAW information
table in the library A GAW for an information table in the Student
Union GTU designed and purchased GAW buttons for distribution Legal
size, color posters were distributed across campus with pictures
and questions about geography Pre-service teacher programs Social
studies methods Agricultural science methods
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More GAW at Kansas State Community Geography presentation GTU
& AAG visiting scholar, Dr. Jonnell Robinson Discussed her work
in Syracuse related to participatory GIS and underserved areas in
the city
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Globe-o-Mania at KU The Geography Graduate Student Organization
promotes service and community among all members of the Geography
Department Each year, the organization is a sponsor of the Globe-O-
Mania competition held during Geography Awareness Week
Globe-O-Mania is an annual trivia competition in which teams and
individuals can sign up to compete for prizes It is one of the
largest events of the Universitys National Geography Awareness Week
and typically attracts as many as 300 participants
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GAW Activities at Pittsburg State Univ In honor of and to
celebrate GAW, Debbie Restivo (a KGA TC) presented to 3 social
studies methods classes at PSU 2 for Dr. Sells = total of 32
students 1 for Mr. Dwayne Taylor = 8 students She shared the NGS
GAW and KGA websites They sang the "7 Continents" song She taught
the "Tear the Continents" lesson She also shared some info on the
history of the State Alliances and the plethora of resources
available to teachers from NGS. It was a jam packed 45 minutes and
I hopefully geo-evangelized each and every one!
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Spreading the Word
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K-12 Activities Classroom lessons World on a String Lunch Box
from Home Online resources KGA website Paper copies on request
Share your GAW story teacher contest Online survey Win an NGS
Atlas
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Time are a changing! Change over time from a K-12 classroom
dominantly event to a greater community event More than just about
Geography Awareness now, its an event for making regional
connections Change in resources available
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Planning for the New GAW Kansas Geographic Alliance
Sub-Committee 4-5 people Plus assistance of many more Start
planning early! We started planning in February this year Attend
NCGE Work with existing resources Review and modify Brainstorm
state contacts
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Planning the New GAW These things did not just happen
Allocation of funding Worked with out partner universities
Connected with geography advocates in our state University
departments Teachers Got the word out via email listservs,
newsletters, flyers, phone calls Lots of time and effort spent on
the ground
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How are you adapting? Please share new ideas that your group
and/or alliance is using by filling out the following statement on
the provided index card A GAW solution is. Be prepared to share
with the group!
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GAW 2014: Food Broad and wide-ranging topic Multi-disciplinary
Relevant Fun
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Plans for GAW 2014 Similar to last year KGA website, public
radio, library outreach, university involvement, and teacher and
K-12 classroom Joint Meeting of the Kansas and Missouri Geographic
Alliances But with more resources!!! Handouts and lessons Digital
Traditional paper
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Plans for GAW 2014 And more local connections!!! Land-grant
institutions Farm Bureau Wheat Commission Agricultural Education
Programs Have our new governor sign the Geography Awareness Week
Proclamation once more Last time in 1995
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Public Radio Show Songs to highlight the relationship between
food and geography: Jambalaya (on the Bayou) Hank Williams Peach
Picking Time in Georgia Doc Watson Banana Boat Song Harry Belafonte
Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan Good Fish Chowder Debra Cowan
Can you think of any songs about food? Email us!
[email protected]
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Classroom Activities on Food Cheeseburger in Paradise Lunchbox
from Home More to come. Visit our website after September 1,
2014
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Digital Resources and Activities on Food Story Maps
http://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/?appid=c
3b8d991a0f24769a0f899d71201823bhttp://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/?appid=c
3b8d991a0f24769a0f899d71201823b
http://mdfoodsystemmap.org/story_map/http://mdfoodsystemmap.org/story_map/
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/feedingtheworld/http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/feedingtheworld/
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/thanksgiving/http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/thanksgiving/
Other http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding
-9-billion/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding
-9-billion/
http://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-americahttp://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america
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Digital Resources and Activities on Food TED Talks on Food
(http://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/twenty-four-
ted-talks-that-will-help-save-the-food-system)http://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/twenty-four-
ted-talks-that-will-help-save-the-food-system