Resident TC Staff

DAILY SCHEDULE

Alliance Summer Geography Institute (ASGI 2005)

June 11 - 20, 2005 and July 11, 2005

Arizona Geographic Alliance Department of Geography Arizona State University John W. Schwada Classroom Office Building P O Box 870104 Tempe, AZ 85287-0104

480-965-5361 FAX 480-965-8313

Sponsored by

National Geographic Society Geography Education Program Arizona Department of Education Department of Geography Arizona State University Staff

Co-coordinators: Ms. Gale Olp Ekiss Dr. Ronald Dorn

Co-coordinators, emeritus: Dr. Malcolm Comeaux Dr. Robert Mings

Resident Teacher Consultant (TC) Staff

Constance Egter van Wissekerke Barcelona Middle School Glendale

Jane Morgan Corona del Sol High School Tempe

Sheila Nice Altadena Middle School Phoenix DAY 1 SATURDAY, June 11 (SCOB, Room 310) 10:00 am Welcome to the Arizona Geographic Alliance Summer Dr. Richard Aspinall Geography Institute 2005 ASU Department of Geography

Introductions and Expectations Gale Ekiss TC and Co-coordinator, AzGA

Ice Breaker Sheila Nice, TC

11:00 - noon What is Geography? Dr. Ron Dorn ASU Geographer & Co-coordinator

12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch – Picnic Company SCOB 335

12:45 - 1:30 pm Five Themes of Geography Jane Morgan, TC

1:30 - 2:30 pm Gimme Five: Jane Morgan, TC Activities for learning the 5 themes of geography 2:30 - 2:45 pm Break 2:45 - 3:35 pm Ahoy Mate: Land Ahead Dianne Benoit-McKee, TC The world can be represented in many different ways on a variety of maps.

3:45 - 4:30 pm D.O.G.S.T.A.I.L.S. Gale Ekiss The essential elements of a map.

4:30 pm Reflections, GeoBucks, GeoAuction Dr. Malcolm Comeaux No Whine and Geez

5:00 Wrap up Gale Ekiss Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet

5:30 – 7:00 pm Dinner Rosita's Fine Mexican Food 960 W University Dr Tempe, AZ 85281

7:00 pm Campus walking tour (optional) Dr. Malcolm Comeaux DAY 2 SUNDAY, June 12

World in Spatial Terms Geographic Applications

12:15 - 12:30 pm Announcements Jane Morgan, TC

12:30 – 1:15 pm Standards Overview Carol Warren, TC Arizona Standard, Six Concepts, Eighteen Standards

1:25 - 1:30 pm Peace Corp Patricia Hutchinson, TC Volunteering : http://www.peacecorps.gov/

1:30- 2:15 pm Latitude and Longitude Bingo Patricia Hutchinson, TC Bingo will help reinforce the concepts of latitude and longitude using the cities of the United States.

2:25 – 2:50 pm NASA Mission Geography Carol Warren, TC EarthKAM

3:00 – 4:05 pm What Can a Map Tell You? Jane Morgan, TC

4:15 – 5:05 pm Grand Canyon Joanne Munson, TC On a journey through the Grand Canyon, students practice finding elevations on a topographical map and determine measures of central tendency.

5:05 pm Day Two Wrap Up Jane Morgan, TC Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet

Evening on your own. DAY 3 MONDAY, JUNE 13

Places and Regions

7:45 - 8:00 am Announcements Conny Egter, TC

8:00 - 8:50 am “This is Nowhere: Dr. Kevin McHugh Geographical themes: mobility, place and ASU Geographer landscape

9:00 - 10:00 am Moroccan Specialty: Pigeon Pie and Jeannine Kuropatkin, TC Camel Rides Cheryl Wiens, TC Fulbright opportunities 10:00 - 10:10 am Break 10:10 - 11:00 am Life in the Middle East Rebecca Hartshorn, TC Advanced Placement Geography and Model United Nations

11:10 - noon When Nature Strikes Sheila Nice, TC 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch – Memorial Union 1:00 - 1:50 pm Ups and Downs of Population and Regions Sheila Nice, TC Students use manipulatives to compare the elevation of land and population density of various US regions.

2:00 – 2:50 pm Cajun Culture Dr. Malcolm Comeaux

3:00 – 3:30 pm Small Grants, Travel Funds, Cathy Davis Teacher Workshop Grants

3:40 – 4:30 pm Korea: Land of the Morning Calm Jeannine Kuropatkin, TC A Korean culture kit can be the hands-on vehicle to discus cultural characteristics and cultural diffusion.

4:30 – 4:50 pm T C Expectations Gale Ekiss, TC

4:50 – 5:00 pm Day Three Wrap Up Conny Egter, TC Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet and

5:30 – 7:00 pm Dinner

Cafe Istanbul & Market 1310 E Apache Blvd Tempe, AZ 85281 DAY 4 TUESDAY, June 14 Human Systems 7:45 - 8:00 am Announcements Sheila Nice, TC

8:00 - 8:40 am How to BINKO Gale Ekiss, TC Presentation Tips

8:40 – 9:25 am Lesson Example Conny Egter, TC

9:30 – 9:50 am Critique a Lesson using BINKO Conny Egter, TC

10:00 – 10:55 am Borderlands Kenneth Madsen ASU Department of Geography

11:05 – 11:55 am Get a Life Cheryl Wiens, TC Students learn about the imbalances of life expectancies between rich and poor countries Noon - 12:45 pm Lunch – Memorial Union 12:50 – 1:45 pm The Eyes Have It: Characteristics of Gale Ekiss, TC Culture

1:55 – 2:45 pm Traveling to Learn Dr. Robert Mings 2:45 – 2:55 pm Break 2:55 – 3:45 pm A Country’s Shape Is More Than Dennis Rees, TC Its Borders: Population Pyramids Understanding how to read and interpret a population pyramid will give students the opportunity to examine a country’s past, present, and implications for the future.

3:45 – 4:30 pm Lab Exploration

4:30 – 5:00 pm Sharing Treasures Sheila Nice, TC

5:00 pm Day Four Wrap Up Sheila Nice, TC Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet

5:30 pm Opportunity Knocks Night - required City Lite Buffet 19 E Broadway Rd Tempe, AZ 85282

National Geographic Education Foundation, Geography Action (GA) National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) ACSS, NCSS, ACEE, taxes, AAG Earth 2 U, JASON, EarthKam, Mission Geography AzGA: 10 Years, Small Grants, Travel funds,DAY AtoZ, 5 TC Communiqué TC Expectations WEDNESDAY, June 15

GeoLiteracy Workshop High School Assessment Session

8:00 – 3:30 pm Grades K-8 Gale Ekiss Memorial Union – Pima Room 218 (2nd level)

The GeoLiteracy Workshop Agenda will be distributed to you at the workshop.

8:00 – 3:30 pm Grades 9-12 Barbara Williams, TC Join a team of experienced classroom teachers to create assessment test questions for world history / geography courses taught in Arizona high schools.

Lunch – Memorial Union

4:00 – 4:45 pm Computer lab with GeoLiteracy and GeoMath CDs

5:00 Day Five Wrap Up Gale Ekiss Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet and

Evening on your own.

GeoLiteracy A program for integrating Tested Language Arts Skills and Geography DAY 6 THURSDAY, June 16

Environment and Society

7:45 – 8:00 am Announcements Jane Morgan, TC

8:00 – 8:50 am How To Die . Dr. Randy Cerveny ASU Geographer 9:00 – 9:50 am Use Dr. Suess’ Lorax Dr. Elizabeth Hinde College of Teacher Education and Leadership, ASU West 9:50 - 10:00 am Break

10:00 – 10:50 am Geography Action: Sounds of Place Patty Sepp, TC Why Cities are Where They Are

11:00 – 11:50 am Land use change: geographic interactions Dr. Richard Aspinall of people and environment ASU Geographer

12:00 – 12:50 pm Lunch – Memorial Union

1:00 – 1:50 pm The Land Blew Away Kay Jackson, TC Using photos of the Dust Bowl to learn geography and history. 2:00 – 2:50 pm Fun In The Sun Sara Jenkins, TC

2:50 – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 – 3:30 pm Presentation ideas discussion Staff Questions about July 11

3:30 – 4:30 pm ARGUS, ARGWorld Jane Morgan, TC Web exploration

4:30 – 4:50 pm Sharing of Treasures Jane Morgan, TC

4:50 – 5:00 pm Day Six Wrap Up Jane Morgan, TC Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet

6:00 – 8:00 pm Slide night and Nello’s Pizza at the Dorm – or in this case,

Comfort Inn & Suites Tempe 1031 East Apache Blvd Tempe, AZ 85281 DAY 7 FRIDAY, June 17 Physical Systems

7:45 – 8:00 am Announcements Conny Egter, TC

8:00 – 8:50 am Climagraphs Jane Morgan, TC

9:00 – 9:50 am One Small Square Karen Guerrero, TC Using Literature to Teach Physica Geography Kay Jackson, TC

10:00 – 10:50 am Archology: Linking architecture and Kay Jackson, TC Bioregions Karen Guerrero, TC

11:00 – 11:50 Tsunami: Catching the Ultimate Wave Mike Baron, TC Students use math to gauge tsunami traveling rates and arrival times

12:00 – 12:40 pm Lunch – Memorial Union

12:40 – 1:20 pm Preparation for Field Study Bob Mings, Malcolm Comeaux Destination: Flagstaff, Grand Canyon Ron Dorn, Cathy Davis, Mike Baron, TC

1:20 – 2:10 pm GeoMorphing Across Arizona Mike Glenn, TC Students go from one end of AZ to the other and learn that AZ has a variety of landforms

2:10 – 2:20 pm Break

2:20 – 3:20 pm Final Exam Gale Ekiss, TC

3:20 – 4:20 pm Day Five Wrap Up Conny Egter, TC Turn in Lesson Reflection Sheet GeoAuction Dr. Malcolm Comeaux ASU Geographer and Master Auctioneer

Dinner on your own DAY 8 SATURDAY, June 18

Field Study 7:45 – 8:15 am Put belongings in SCOB Dr. Malcolm Comeaux Field Boss

8:30 – 11:00 am Leave for Montezuma Well

11:00 – 12:00 noon Explore Montezuma Well Lunch

Noon Leave for Flagstaff

1:15 – 2:30 pm OSAE Flagstaff Downtown area Mike Baron, TC

2:30 pm Leave for Snowbowl

3:30 – 5:00 pm Ski Lift to top OSAE Hike to Camp Colton (optional) Mike Baron, TC

6:30 pm Dinner at Camp Colton Storytelling Dr. Malcolm Comeaux

DAY 9 SUNDAY, June 19 7:00 –7 :45 am Breakfast and make your own sack lunch 8:00 am Leave for Grand Canyon about 9:00 am- 10:30 Grand Canyon Visitor Center Mather Point

10:30 am Leave for Shoshone Point 10:45 am Arrive at Shoshone Point 11:00 – noon Grand Canyon lecture Ron Dorn Noon Lunch at Shoshone Point 12:45 pm Leaver for Grand Canyon Village Choices: 1:00 – 5:00 pm Hiking Bright Angel Trail Drs. Malcolm Comeaux, Ron Dorn Tram Tour of West Rim Explore Grand Canyon Village

5:00 pm Leave for Flagstaff 6:30 – 9:00 pm Spirits of the World Home of Mike BAron Flagstaff DAY 10 MONDAY, June 20 7:00 –7 :45 am Breakfast and make your own sack lunch 8:00 - 8:30 am Load vans

9:00 am Leave for Sunset Crater

9:30 – 12:00 am Sunset Crater Sack Lunch 1:00 pm Program Evaluation Gale Ekiss, TC Reminders, questions and answers about July 11 3:30 pm Arrive at SCOB at ASU Say Goodbyes, gather up “stuff”, leave

DAY 11 MONDAY, July 11 Presentations

8:00 – 8:20 am Welcome Back Reminders about presentations Staff 8:30 – 9:40 am Presentation 1 9:45 – 10:55 am Presentation

11:00 am – 12:25 am Presentation II 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 –2:55 pm Presentation III 3:00 pm Walk over to Old Main 3:30 pm Refreshments and Graduation Families invited – please RSVP

4:30 pm Leave ASU to go forth and Geo-Evangelize