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Tim Scharks posted a blog postNovember 15-21 is Geography Awareness Week!
From Christopher Shearer, Director of National Geographic's My Wonderful World program:November brings Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the end of daylight saving time, and Geography Awareness Week! This year's theme is "Get Lost in Mapping." Everyone from the State Department to the National Geographic Channel is offering fun, engaging activities for you from November 15–21. Visit the Geography…See More
Tim Scharks posted a blog postNational Geographic Bee deadline extended...last chance to register!
TIME FOR SCHOOLS TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEEThe National Geographic Bee is a school competition for students in any grades four through eight. Excite your students about the world around them and reward those who excel in their knowledge of geography by giving them a chance to compete in a school geographic bee.The final deadline for registration has been extended to December 11, 2009. After October 15, the registration fee increases to $90. School level Bees can be held up…See More
Profile Information
- My association with geography is as a:
- Community college instructor
- I teach at or my child attends:
- I'm the president / coordinator of the Washington Geographic Alliance. I'm based out of Green River Community College, where I teach introductory level courses in both human and physical geography.
- My or my child's school Website is:
- http://www.greenriver.edu
Tim Scharks's Blog
Outstanding teacher training opportunity
Please take a look at this exceptional opportunity to be one of thirty teachers nationwide to participate in a workshop on Geographic Information Systems at ESRI, the world's largest GIS software company.
Basics:
3G - Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS
http://edcommunity.esri.com/t3g
June 13-18, 2010
ESRI, Inc. Headquarters
Redlands, California
Second annual "train the trainer" institute at… Continue
Basics:
3G - Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS
http://edcommunity.esri.com/t3g
June 13-18, 2010
ESRI, Inc. Headquarters
Redlands, California
Second annual "train the trainer" institute at… Continue
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 9:01pm
November 15-21 is Geography Awareness Week!
From Christopher Shearer, Director of National Geographic's My Wonderful World program:
November brings Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the end of daylight saving time, and Geography Awareness Week! This year's theme is "Get Lost in Mapping." Everyone from the State Department to the National Geographic Channel is offering fun, engaging activities for you from November 15–21. Visit the… Continue
November brings Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the end of daylight saving time, and Geography Awareness Week! This year's theme is "Get Lost in Mapping." Everyone from the State Department to the National Geographic Channel is offering fun, engaging activities for you from November 15–21. Visit the… Continue
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 4:03pm
National Geographic Bee deadline extended...last chance to register!
TIME FOR SCHOOLS TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE
The National Geographic Bee is a school competition for students in any grades four through eight. Excite your students about the world around them and reward those who excel in their knowledge of geography by giving them a chance to compete in a school geographic bee.
The final deadline for registration has been extended to December 11, 2009. After October 15, the registration fee increases to $90. School… Continue
The National Geographic Bee is a school competition for students in any grades four through eight. Excite your students about the world around them and reward those who excel in their knowledge of geography by giving them a chance to compete in a school geographic bee.
The final deadline for registration has been extended to December 11, 2009. After October 15, the registration fee increases to $90. School… Continue
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:59pm
Register your school now for the National Geographic Bee!
The deadline to register your school for the National Geographic Bee is October 15th.
Schools with students in grades 4-8 in the United States are eligible to participate in this annual competition. Find out how to register their schools by going to: www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee. Schools that register by the deadline to conduct a school-level Bee, receive all contest materials and information… Continue
Schools with students in grades 4-8 in the United States are eligible to participate in this annual competition. Find out how to register their schools by going to: www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee. Schools that register by the deadline to conduct a school-level Bee, receive all contest materials and information… Continue
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 9:09pm
National Geographic: Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More
Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More
Anne Minard
for National Geographic News
August 12, 2009
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, and in the Northern Hemisphere the Perseids may be the best—or at least most convenient—meteor-watching event of the year (see Perseids pictures). So what's it all about?…
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Anne Minard
for National Geographic News
August 12, 2009
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, and in the Northern Hemisphere the Perseids may be the best—or at least most convenient—meteor-watching event of the year (see Perseids pictures). So what's it all about?…
Continue
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 10:32am
Comment Wall (6 comments)
I never put 'er away for the winter; I just don't ride when it's slippery. Rain, no worries; it's just nicer when it's warmer water!
I'm hoping you'll be at the Summer Institute in Kent. I sure enjoyed what you put together in Enumclaw last year.
Shiney side up. Rubber side down.
Kyle
Good job on putting this together! I'm only an armchair geographer this year as I've left teaching and am now the director of the Marysville Community Food Bank. It is an incredibly rewarding job that I hope eventually leads me to an overseas position with an international relief organization.
If you need any help with the Alliance, please don't hesitate to ask!
Joyce
I used to teach 4th grade and every morning, my kids did some map work on the Washington State map. This year, I'm teaching 2nd grade and it's been a bit tougher incorporating geography into the day. Still, I'm trying to get the kids looking at maps and understanding where we are in the world.
P.S., back to you later on how we might have a summer institute at CWU having to do with the local Wine Geography - viticultural region, physical, cultural, economic geography, etc.
Don't know if it's Karsten's Ridge, but it is Denali in the background. Nice eye!
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