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
DAY 5
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.
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