Our students live in an increasingly globalized world, but many young people still struggle to locate countries on a world map, including their own. How can you empower your students to understand ...

Macdonell has attempted to supply what she believes to be a want long felt in teaching geography to young children. She finds, as every teacher finds, that c ...

Being able to form mental maps is key to understanding spatial connections as well as global economic and political context, experts say.

Did your teacher ever pull out a map or globe and teach you about the countries of the world? For many American students, the answer is no. As a result, fewer and fewer students have a general ...

With respect to Rick Hess’ Jan. 27 opinion blog post, “Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? ”, I appreciate his support for the importance of learning basic geography. That said, to reduce ...

Geography education spans both the design of coherent curricula and the enactment of teaching methods that develop spatial literacy, critical thinking and global citizenship. Modern curricula ...

It’s almost impossible to go a day without using a map. We check our friends’ locations on Life360, use Google Maps to navigate a trip to the store and track our DoorDash order’s whereabouts. While we ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University alumnus Kevin Barry, B.A.'06, is the recipient of the 2024 James B. Binko Award for Outstanding Geography Educator-of-the-Year. Established by the Maryland ...