Geography puts districts on the map.Four years ago, Roger Andresen was a fiber-optic engineer who hated his job. Today, he helps teachers educate students about geography. "I wanted to reach and inspire people who had no interest in geography," says the creator of the Geography Zone, a Web site that features the world's largest online geography contest. So far, approximately 300 classrooms are competing to see who can identify the most countries, capitals, bodies of water and mountain ranges. "The kids love it," says Jane Moore This article is about the British journalist. For the attempted assassin of Gerald Ford, see Sara Jane Moore. Jane Wendy Moore (born 17 May, 1962 in Oxford, England) is a British journalist, author and television presenter. , a seventh-grade social studies teacher at the Marietta City Schools Marietta City Schools may refer to either of two school districts of public schools in the U.S.:
Tricia Hutchinson, who teaches gifted students at Cottonwood cottonwood: see willow. cottonwood Any of several fast-growing North American trees of the genus Populus. Members of the willow family, cottonwoods have heart-shaped, toothed leaves and cottony seeds. The dangling leaves clatter in the wind. Middle School in Ariz., agrees with Andresen. "Geography is being left out in a lot of districts," she says. One of the ways she incorporates the subject is by participating in the National Geographic Society's Geography Action, an annual outreach program. In 2005, a group of her students created portraits of their communities by taking photographs that illustrated migration and interviewing community members. "I think many kids have a 'disconnect' between the fast life we live and where we came from, who was before us," she says. "A project like this helps the children see that we're part of a bigger picture." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Barbara Chow, executive director of the National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. Education Foundation, only four states--S.D., Texas, Utah, Va., and D.C.--require a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. geography course for high school graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . "Geography is taught, but not as much as we'd like, and certainly less than in other countries," says Chow. She says that combining geography and literacy can lead to phenomenal results. "If kids learn something relevant and meaningful, they learn it and learn to read," she says. www.geographyzone.com www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction |
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