Welcome to NCGE

The National Council for Geographic Education is a non-profit organization, chartered in 1915 to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning. NCGE supports geography teaching at all levels—from kindergarten through university. Our members include both U.S. and International teachers, professors, students, businesses, and others who support geographic education. NCGE, now in our 97th year, continues to both promote and celebrate geographic teaching and learning. Our activities include conducting and gathering research, producing journals and other geography publications, developing curricular resources at the K-12 and University levels, providing professional development opportunities, and organizing an annual conference. If you are not yet a member, please consider joining NCGE andhelp make a difference in Geographic Education!

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2012 National Conference on Geographic Education

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Register now to attend the 2012 National Conference on Geographic Education in San Marcos, Texas. Don't miss our 2012 regular registration rates, hotel & travel specials, field trips and more-register today! 

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“From Twitter to Tablets”

From the British newspaper The Guardian: Geography teacher David Rogers experiments with a range of devices and tools in his lessons. Here, he picks out a few of his favourite classroom activities involving technology. Read the complete article, From Twitter … Continue reading

The Revenge of Geography

An excerpt from a piece in the Wall Street Journal by Robert D. Kaplan: As a way of explaining world politics, geography has supposedly been eclipsed by economics, globalization and electronic communications. It has a decidedly musty aura, like a … Continue reading

A History of the World in Twelve Maps

A new book by published in Great Britain by Allen Lane (part of Penguin Books) takes a look at the personal biases, values, and ideologies that shape maps. The book, A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton, … Continue reading

Journal of Geography, September-October 2012

Articles Integration of Geospatial Science in Teacher Education, by Peggy Hauselt and Jennifer Helzer A Sustainability Initiative to Quantify Carbon Sequestration by Campus Trees, by Helen M. Cox Writing in Undergraduate Geography Classes: Faculty Challenges and Rewards, by Lynn M. … Continue read…

Geography and the Olympics

From a San Antonio Express-News column by Michael O’Rourke: “As the athletes from more than 200 nations entered the Olympic Stadium in London last week, I couldn’t help but feel my knowledge of global geography was a bit lacking … … Continue reading

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