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Giant Traveling Washington State Map
The National Geographic giant traveling maps have proven to be a boon to geography education. However, their popularity nationwide has made it increasing difficult to schedule them at our schools.
To make giant maps more available, the Washington Geographic Alliance created a giant traveling map of Washington State. It is 22 feet high, 32 feet wide, and weighs 80 pounds. Like the National Geographic giant traveling maps, students will be able to walk on the map in their stocking feet.
The cartography was completed by Allan Cartography of Medford, Oregon. Three copies of the map were printed by Berry and Homer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are now in our possession.
A set of grade specific activities is being created for the giant traveling map of Washington State. At the request of the National Geographic Society these maps were transferred to the L.I.F.E. Center at the University of Washington. Inquiries about the maps may be directed to Beth Strehlo.
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Activitiies for 2011 - 12
At Oroville High School we are a somewhat remote, but definitely rural, small school. We have to step outside of the box to provide our students with a broad experience. We've worked hard to do this, here are some activities we are engaged in trying to grow the experience for our students:
Online video conferences through AAG and MyCOE with Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ghana to date. Our students are conversing and sharing our experience in a community based effort to upgrade and…
ContinuePosted by George Thornton on May 30, 2012 at 8:04am — 1 Comment
GEEO Travel Programs for Educators
Hello Washington Educators,
I wanted remind you all that GEEO is offering 16 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey 8 day, Turkey 15 day, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Space is…
ContinuePosted by Jesse Weisz on January 23, 2012 at 10:50am
GEEO Travel Programs for Educators
Hello Washington Geographic Alliance,
As you may know, Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers.
GEEO is offering 15 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China,…
Posted by Jesse Weisz on October 3, 2011 at 7:42am
Update from GEEO
Hello Washington Geographic Alliance,
This is an update from GEEO on where we stand with this summer's travel programs.
Posted by Jesse Weisz on April 7, 2011 at 11:11am
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