New Normal:•Alliances will be self directed•Network will function like a network

Geo-Education Initiative•Two obstacles in promoting geography

1) Geography defined in schools is too narrow.

2) Discipline by itself can’t capture sufficient attention in cacophony of education reform.

Geo-Education Initiative•The Solution

1) Broader definition of geography, more like that of geo-literacy.

2) Geo-education is the combination of school subject and out of school experiences.

Social Studies + Sciences + Humanities

Geo-Education Initiative•The Solution

3) Like STEM and 21st Century Skills, Geo-Education is a large, cross-cutting approach.

4) Create opportunities to bridge individual disciplines. “Join forces” for learning about complex topics without sacrificing individual discipline identities.

5) Directly respond to real world challenges.

Social Studies + Sciences + Humanities

Geo-Education Initiative• Geo-Education is the new center piece of National Geographic

Society’s Advocacy.

Geo-Education Initiative• Be the “National Geographic” of Geo-Education, recognized as

destination for most engaging experiences & sources of content.

•Strategic Planning•Policy•Pre-Service Initiative•Fundraising