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Geography & the Common Core
Mapping out our Place in the New Curriculum
http://rigea.org
http://www.corestandards.org/
Geography of the Common Core
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=common+core
Geography for Life: Six Essential Elements1. The world in spatial terms• Geographers study the relationships between people, places, and environments by mapping
information about them into a spatial context.
2. Places and regions• Identities and lives of individuals and peoples are rooted in particular places and in those
human constructs called regions
3. Physical systems• Physical processes shape the Earth’s surface and how they interact with plant and animal life to
create, sustain, and modify ecosystems.
4. Human systems• People are central to geography in that human activities help shape the Earth’s surface, human
settlements and structures.
5. Environment and society• The physical environment is modified by human activities, as a consequence of the ways in
which human societies value and use Earth’s natural resources.
6. The uses of geography• Geography enables people to develop an understanding of the relationships between people,
places, and environments over time.
Knowledge Statements Theme
Performance Statements
Grade Bands
Strand
Anchor Standards
Grade Specific Standards
Grade by Grade
Aligning GLF and the Common Core
Performance StatementsGrade Specific Standards
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/common-core-ela-geography-connections/?ar_a=1
Definition of geo-literacy
• “It must be stated that the CCSS-ELA standards were not designed to supplant the disciplinary standards in social studies or science but rather to emphasize the need for INTEGRATION.”
• Geo-literacy – the set of geographic concepts and skills that are required to recognize when decisions may have far-reaching consequences and the ability to reason through them systematically.
• Three components of geo-literacy• 1. interaction – between human and natural systems• 2. interconnections – focuses on geographic reasoning• 3. implications – understanding impacts of decisions, and being able
to make well-reasoned decisions.
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?tag=English
Geography and English?
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/ngs-common-core/?ar_a=1
An ExampleELA Content Standards Geography Performance
StatementsReading
Grade One1. Ask and answer questions
about key details in a text.
GEOGRAPHY STANDARD 18: HOW TO APPLY GEOGRAPHY TO INTERPRET THE PRESENT AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
Theme: Changes in Geographic Contexts
4th Grade Band2.A. Describe current changes in places, regions, and environments and predict how these locations may be different in the future
What physical forces and processes account for the presence of these islands in the Ocean? In a geological time scale, what does the future hold for these islands. What would be the main economic assets of the Maldives? What would be the main economic and environmental concerns of this country?
http://www.barbareeduke.com/commoncore/
http://www.thinkfinity.org/groups/common-core/blog/2013/09/03/the-geography-and-literacy-connection
READING STANDARD #6• Assess how point of view or purpose shapes
the content and style of a text.
READING STANDARD #9• Analyze how two or more texts address similar
themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/thanksgiving/
READING STANDARD #8• Delineate and evaluate the argument and
specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
READING STANDARD #1• Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to
make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/diabetes/
READING STANDARD #1• Read closely to determine what the text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
READING STANDARD #2• Determine central ideas or themes of a text
and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
http://storymaps.esri.com/UnemploymentPopulation/
READING STANDARD #3• Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas
develop and interact over the course of a text.
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/top-ten-hurricanes/
READING STANDARD #5• Analyze the structure of texts, including how
specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g.--a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
http://www.audubon.org/plover
READING STANDARD #7• Integrate and evaluate content presented in
diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
READING STANDARD #10• Read and comprehend complex literary and
informational texts independently and proficiently.
How can competent teachers help students understand a complex
interconnected world?
Provide geographic informationTeach geographic concepts
Use data, maps, and geospatial technologyAsk questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy
Some Examples – Grade 2