The Michigan Geographic Alliance offers professional development and resource materials to help teachers in Michigan with the new content expectations. In addition, the National Geographic Education Foundation is providing support to develop a national resource database of instructional materials which are both historic and geographic.

What You'll Learn

During this professional development, teachers will:

• Use spatial thinking skills
• Use maps, atlases and other materials to support the social studies GLCEs

Sample session topics include:

• Aksum
• Empires in Mesopotamia
• Silk Road
• Place Names in a Colonial Region
• Alphabet Diffusion

What You'll Receive

Teachers will receive as resources:

• GeoHistogram
• Teaching Geography CD
• Maps and lesson plans (both print and electronic)
• World Portal

Multimedia units demonstrate the power of spatial thinking skills for understanding real-world issues and problems.

How to Schedule

Click here to schedule a workshop.