Category: English Language Arts

New GIS Curriculum Books

Barbaree

June 16, 2010

curriculum, curriculum development, curriculum integration, English Language Arts, GIS for Social Studies, GIS in Education, math, reading, science

Come and get ’em! Books are in the store! http://bit.ly/d25YgY Reading, Writing & Thinking Around the Globe: Geospatial Technologies for the English Language Arts Classroom and Beyond by Barbaree Duke and 20 Minute GIS for Young Explorers by Barbaree Duke, Anita Palmer & Roger Palmer Just $25! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
Shakespeare Enlightens Differentiation

Barbaree

April 15, 2010

English Language Arts, GIS for K-12 education

Good food for thought here!NCTE Inbox Blog: Everything I Know about Differentiation I Learned from William Shakespeare http://ping.fm/KNXeK Clipart from http://etc.usf.edu/clipart http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
Maps of the Imagination

Barbaree

September 16, 2009

English Language Arts, GIS in Education, humanities, mapping, Maps of the Imagination, Peter Turchi, writing

If you are interested in mapping and the humanities, then Peter Turchi’s book Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer is a MUST read! He writes, “The purpose of a story or poem, unlike that of a diary, is not to record our experience but to create a context for, and to lead the… 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

Category: English Language Arts

New GIS Curriculum Books

Shakespeare Enlightens Differentiation

Maps of the Imagination

Cross-Curricular Units with GIS