Barbaree Duke: Incorporating geospatial technologies and geography into traditional subjects.

Category: art

Geography Collides with Poetry and Art

Barbaree

November 15, 2010

art, disaster education, English Language Arts, geography, GIS in Education, poetry

I love it when curricular lines are blurred especially with the use of geography! Here’s a great resource for any week but especially Geography Awareness Week. “RIVER OF WORDS: http://www.riverofwords.org/ this site is a REALLY neat site is about “connecting kids to their watersheds and imaginations through poetry and art.” The “for educators” tab on… Read more
Cross-Curricular Units with GIS

Barbaree

April 13, 2009

art, English Language Arts, GIS in Education, gis lessons, math, science, social studies, water

If you’re searching for great ways to integrate English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and GIS lessons, then start with these two examples. Both units include reading, writing and thinking along with solid content-driven examples in all subjects. “Water, Water Everywhere” “Out of Bounds: A Cross-Curricular Baseball Unit” Both units are available from my… Read more