This program would be especially helpful for 7th grade geography teachers in the state. More information at:https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/educator-certification/ *The Phase 1 workshop will be held at the Arkansas Curriculum Conference on Thursday afternoon, November 2rd. Phase 2 and 3 are individual and at your own pace*
Giant state maps from National Geographic are now available!
Giant state maps from National Geographic are now available! Giant maps are now available for individuals or districts to purchase. The price is much better than expected, $800 for a 21’ X 17’ durable floor map of Arkansas. The AGA has two and will be purchasing at least 2 more for teachers around the state […]
Looking Towards The Future
Workshops for 2018 Next summer the AGA is planning to host it’s 3rd Annual three-day teacher workshop at UCA. The focus of the workshop will be National Geographic’s National Initiative-teaching with the Geo-Inquiry Process. Similar in format to the past two summers, it will run Tuesday through Thursday, probably in mid-July, and other than a […]
Sonora Elementary Student Wins ArcGIS Online Mapping Contest
ArcGIS Online is an internet geographic informations program run by ESRI. The website has numerous functions, but one of the most utilized features for educational purposes is the online story map. Users can create layers to map different variables such as precipitation, topography, parks, and more. Recently Dr. O’Connell, a professor in UCA’s Department of Geography, […]
Arkansas ArcGIS Online Mapping Contest
The Arkansas Geographic Alliance, with sponsorship from Esri and ConnectED, and support from the EAST Initative, is happy to announce the Arkansas ArcGIS Online Mapping Contest. This is a student-oriented challenge aimed at encouraging development of robust mapping skills in the online platform of ArcGIS. The contest is open to all Arkansas students in K-12 […]
National Geographic’s Geo Bee
National Geographic runs a “Geo Bee” every spring, this competition - which is a geographical knowledge quiz bowl - is open to students who have not turned 15 on or before September 1st, 2015. However, instead of butchering an explanation here, follow the link below to the Nat Geo’s faq about this event and find […]
Calling all 7th grade teachers!
Seventh grade social studies is evolving in Arkansas this fall. The addition of a semester of World Geography to the curriculum is quite a large change and is quite possibly a daunting challenge for those of you who may be a bit rusty with your geographical know-how. But don’t worry, we’ve got everything you need to […]
Geospatial Resources
Many teachers are using GIS or GPS technologies in their classrooms with great success. Rather than try to recreate activities or data layers that have already been created, instructors should find available resources and adapt these as needed. To help our teachers with this task, a new page has been added to the AGA website: […]
Geospatial Technology PD Opportunities
A series of GIS for Education workshops will be held across Arkansas in May and June 2015 as part of a grant from leading GIS software developer, Esri. These workshops will focus on developing fundamental skills in a web-based GIS platform and translating learned skills into structured activities aligned with new content standards for Geography at […]
Our New Website
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