Language Arts Collides with GeographyLanguage Arts Collides with Geography
Barbaree A. Duke, GIS: Y.E.S.Shannon H. White, University of Missouri, y
GIS‐based activities offer a great solution to equipping students for survival. “It’s a school’s job to make sure student have these skills before graduating: 1. Problem‐solving and critical thinking; 2 Collaboration across networks and leading by influence; 2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence; 3. Agility and adaptability; 4. Initiative and entrepreneurship; 5. Effective written and oral communication; 6 Accessing and analyzing information and 6. Accessing and analyzing information; and 7. Curiosity and imagination. “
Tony Wagner, Harvard University The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New
l k ll h ld d d h bSurvival Skills Our Children Need – And What We Can Do About It.
Twenty‐first century readers and writers need to: Develop proficiency with the tools of technologyBuild relationships with others to pose and solve problems Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross‐culturallyDesign and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposesy p pManage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneousinformationCreate, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi‐media textsAttend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments
http // ncte org/positions/statements/2 stcentdefinitionhttp://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/21stcentdefinition
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/21st_century_skills_english_map.pdf
Relate the content to: our current worldour current worldpersonal issuespurposeful skillsp preal world work
How?Author Studies (life connected to today)Literature Studies (issues, setting, pivotal change)h d l ld dThematic Studies (Real world data)
Literature, Social Studies
& GIS
The Earth and I by Frank AschHow I Spent My Last Night on Earth by Todd How I Spent My Last Night on Earth by Todd StrasserHoles by Louis SacharHoles by Louis SacharOut of the Dust by Karen HesseThe Good Earth by Pearl S Buck The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckWalden by Henry David ThoreauWalden by Henry David Thoreau
HolesStudy of geographic features: playa, pan, chott, kavirLiving in deserts or dry areas (cultural adaptation)Living in deserts or dry areas (cultural adaptation)Juvenile crime and punishment (available in GIS for ELA)
The Earth and I (picture book) Human earth interactionsHuman earth interactionsGlobal citizen responsibility
The Good Earth China and Asia China and Asia Harvest times around the world Role of Agriculture
ArcLessonsExploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS in Earth Sciences U d t di Mi l E t ti i S th A i Understanding Minerals Extraction in South Asia Are All Beaches the Same?Central and South AmericaEarthquake InvestigationEarthquake InvestigationExploring Plate TectonicsThrough Web‐Mapping Geocaching: Learning About Earth DayMeasuring the Earth Using a GPS Measuring the Earth Using a GPS Asia: To the Farthest Land ExtremesThis Dynamic Planet: How Does it Change? Asia Mines Oil Gas and Geology ExplorationAsia Mines, Oil, Gas, and Geology Exploration
JMU Rural STEM lessons http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html
Literature, Social Studies
& GIS
Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind, the tall tale by Carol Purdy and Steven KelloggThe Wind Blew by Pat HutchinsWhen the Wind Stops by Charlotte ZolotowJane Yolen and Ed Young's The Girl Who Loved the WindJane Yolen and Ed Young s The Girl Who Loved the WindOut of the Dust by Karen HesseThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame“Windy Nights” by Robert Lewis StevensonAt the Back of the North Wind by Thomas BurgessTheir Eyes are Watching God by Zora Neal HurstonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOnline Article: http://apolloalliance.org/rebuild‐america/renewable‐energy‐rebuild‐p // p g/ / gyamerica/signature‐stories‐renewable‐energy/big‐wind‐lessons‐from‐a‐little‐missouri‐town/Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee http://www.enotes.com/documents/inherit‐wind‐formal‐essay‐35347Art ‐Van Gogh http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/fields/gogh.threatening‐skies.jpgg p // g/ /p / /g g / /g g g jpgList of various Children’s Book Resources http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/wind.html
Their Eyes Were Watching GodHistorical hurricanes ‐ hurricane prediction, aftermath, etc. ‐‐what we know now that we didn't know thenThe Okeechobee hurricane, or Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, was a deadly hurricane that struck the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Florida in September of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season.African American womenTurn of the century South (20th )
Inherit the Wind scopes monkey trial
levolutionWind in general –
paths of exploration based on trade windsTornadoes and cyclonesTornadoes and cyclonesMonsoon winds, Santa Anna, etc.
ArcLessons: Exploring Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop GISInvestigating North Atlantic Hurricanes g gBlown AwayMapping Tornadoes with ArcView
JMU STEM lessons http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.htmlReal time data http://sfports wr usgs gov/cgi‐bin/wind/windbin cgiReal time data http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/cgi‐bin/wind/windbin.cgiExploring Tropical Cyclones: GIS in Earth SciencesLessons on Wind http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow6/may99/May%20Project/windlessons.htmlWind Powering America http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/where_is_wind.aspThe Kid Wind Project http://www.kidwind.org/Online Resource Information http://42explore.com/wind.htmOnline Resource Information http://42explore.com/wind.htm
Literature, Social Studies
& GIS
Fire on the Mountain, an Ethiopian folktale Hill of Fire by Thomas P. LewisFire on the Mountain by Jane KurtzFire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost"The Warmth of a Fire" from Fair is Fair by Sharon Creeden (August House, 1995)
dl h d b l l d"One Candle Power" in Once the Hodja by Alice Geer Kelsey (David McKay, 1994). Fire as Symbol (Lord of the Flies, The Odyssey, The Scarlet Letter, Death of a Salesman)Maggie and the Volcano http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stories/SS0897_maggieandvolcano.aspLewis and Clark's Journals about prairie fires e s a dC a s Jou a s about p a e es(http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/) first mention is March 6, 1805
EthiopiaBlue Nile, mountains,Great Rift Valley, coffee exports, , y, p
National Geographic Lesson Plan‐http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/less
lld h h lons/03/g68/morelldrought.htmlOther fire related resources or topics:
Great Chicago FireGreat Chicago FireMexican volcanoeshttp://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexico‐volcanoes.htm
ArcLessons:Maps for Decision Making (http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=245) Siting a Wildfire Monitoring Tower (http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=208) R i t i I f GIS (htt // d it i / l /l f ?id )Registering Imagery for GIS (http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=207)Exploring Africa with the Map Machine (http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=294) Mapping US History: The Lewis and Clark Expedition (http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/lesson.cfm?id=375)
Fire Risk Assessment Maps – Shenandoah National Park phttp://www.isat.jmu.edu/common/projects/godi/Fire GIS Data Resources
Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/data/gisfire.htmlSan Diego Fire Recovery Center http://map.sdsu.edu/firenet/files/datadownload.htmA ti Fi W ld D t htt // d d /fi / /fi d t htActive Fire World Data http://maps.geog.umd.edu/firms/opensource/firedata.htmVolcanoes of Ethiopia http://www.volcanolive.com/ethiopia.html
FireWise http://www.firewise.org/Australian Bush Fires http://www.aus‐emaps.com/fires.phpForest Ecology http //gis lanecc edu/Plone/modules/moduleForest Ecology http://gis.lanecc.edu/Plone/modules/module‐guides/fireecology/ForestEcology‐GIS‐Lab‐2009.pdf
Georeferencing the Curriculum http://www barbareeduke com/downloads/downhttp://www.barbareeduke.com/downloads/downloads.htmArcLessons http://www esri com/arclessonsArcLessons http://www.esri.com/arclessonsPowerPoint available on Conference CD
“The English Language Arts community as well as the business professional development community can utilize GIS to teach reading, writing and thinking with a pivotal 21st century tool. Students respond to g g p y pinstruction that clearly explores how they relate to our world. GIS can infuse reading, writing and thinking with new perspectives. Reading applications of GIS include influential authors and how they relate to their works thematic collections of literature and non‐fiction selections their works, thematic collections of literature, and non fiction selections like those found in magazine, newspapers and online. Writing and learning to communicate are essential skills that are natural results of researching and analyzing data that can culminate in a myriad of writing contexts such as research essays creative works and real world work “ contexts such as research, essays, creative works, and real‐world work. (From “Geographic Information Systems: A Necessary Tool to Teach Reading, Writing and Thinking in the 21st Century” by B. Duke)
“Finally, thinking is the magic behind GIS in the classroom. Spatial awareness and spatial thinking have the power to transform how students examine learn and solve problems in their world “Teach students examine, learn and solve problems in their world. Teach a man to fish and he’ll never go hungry.” What if we teach students to think and use the curricular content in their lives? What if teachers had the best tools to accomplish their goals? h d f l ld ld b d dWhat a wonderful world it would be. GIS in education needs to
follow the example of its business counterparts and step beyond the boundaries of science, technology and geography to influence all areas of the education landscape “ all areas of the education landscape. (From “Geographic Information Systems: A Necessary Tool to Teach Reading, Writing and Thinking in the 21st Century” by B. Duke))
Barbaree A. [email protected] // b b d k
Shannon H. White, [email protected]
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