T C Communiqué The Newsletter for AzGA TCs Number 126 May 17, 2011 The number one priority for the organization that came from the T C Spring Conference was the AzGA website, but we had already been working on a redesign. If you haven’t had a chance to look at the new site, take a moment now. Also please NOTE: the address has changed slightly to http://geoallinace.asu.edu/azga/

The website is an ongoing project which will be added to as we have money and time. Joining by On-Line Membership is under construction. A TC tab is under construction. When it is ready we will give you a sign in / password in order to see the tab.

HELP!! If you have a copy of Geography for Life that you no longer want, we could use it. We desperately need at least 2 copies. Please mail it to us, or drop it by the office, or if you live near Gale put it on her doorstep (or Malcolm’s, Bob’s or Ron’s doorsteps). Thanks for the help!

Arizona Geographic Alliance 480-965-5361 Arizona State University 480-965-8313 fax School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning P O Box 875302 Tempe, AZ 85287-5302 http://geoallinace.asu.edu/azga/

976 S Forest Mall, Coor Bldg, Fifth Floor, Room 5677

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T yÉÜÅtÄ g{tÇ~ lÉâ yÉÜ ÉâÜ gVá4 AzGA is, like everyone else, experiencing change. We at AzGA Central want to thank all of the TC volunteers who have stepped up to help the organization through these changes and for all the help we’ve received to grow and improve the organization over the years. In particular - All the TCs who attended Spring Conference and have taken on Strategic Planning tasks (picture and see chart below). The crew who showed up and worked for Pizza moving AzGA materials from one storage area in Coor to another

Mike Glenn Malcolm Comeaux Bob Mings Dennis Rees

Katrina Blouin Larry Blouin Danna Lagerquist Heather Moll

Diane Godfrey Gale Ekiss Jeffrey Ekiss

Germaine Barnes Ron Dorn

All the TCs who have presented, facilitated, set up, cleaned up, organized, advertised and generally “worked” GeoFest, GeoDayTrip and GeoConference; attended and contributed to T C Spring Conference; done outreach tables at conferences and shown great

professionalism when presenting and supporting other AzGA TCs at national conferences. We don’t say it often enough, but we know how lucky we are to work with such great volunteers.

Thank you! T C Conference, Wickenburg 

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Strategic Planning Committee Update

Following is a list of the Strategic Planning Committees and the members of each committee. We seem to be missing some people on the committees who were at the meeting! If this is not the phone number or email at which you wish to be contacted, please let me know. Please review the committees and if you see that you are on the wrong committee, were left off the committee you volunteered for, or, if you couldn’t make the meeting but would like to join a committee, please email cathy.davis@asu.edu. These are self-selected committees. Thanks.

Strategic Planning Committees Contact Information T C Spring Conference 2011 

 Functioning Website  Diane Godfrey ‐ team contact 7501 S McAllister Tempe, AZ 85283 480‐839‐0123  480‐390‐9112 cell azgodfrey@cox.net 

Tricia Hutchinson 1850 Coyote Hill Rd Clarkdale, AZ 86324‐3501 928‐634‐7067 hutch@commspeed.net 

 

Danna Lagerquist 5004 W Whitten St Chandler, AZ 85226 480.540.9290 iamdanna@yahoo.com 

 Heather Moll 2407 E Morrow Dr.  Phoenix AZ 85050 602.327.0901 HeatherLMoll@gmail.com 

 

Patty Sepp 13137 N 21st Lane Phoenix, AZ 85029‐1504 602‐863‐2729 psepp@cox.net 

 

Marge Wieweck 1175 S Seventh St Cottonwood, AZ 86326 928‐634‐5782 mewieweck@hotmail.com 

Mike Baron 611 N San Francisco Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928‐774‐0844  michael.baron@msn.com  

 

Jill Turetzky 2626 E Roma Ave Phoenix, AZ 85016 602.576.9278 jturet@cox.net  

 

Ron Dorn Ronald.Dorn@asu.edu 

 

  Align Legacy Project lessons to Common Core Standards NOTE: CC Social Studies Standards have not yet been published The CC Standards for Language Arts as it relates to Social Studies have been published Karen Guerrero ‐ team contact 2142 W Enid Ave Mesa, AZ 85202 480‐580‐1556 cell kalguerrero@hotmail.com 

 

Dennis Rees 7802 W Palmaire Glendale, AZ 85303 623‐930‐9266 drees6@cox.net 

 

Diana Lee 14009 N 53rd Ave Glendale, AZ 85306 602‐368‐2737 home 602‐320‐7252 cell Leedi05@hotmail.com    (must be a contact to receive)  

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Cheryl Wiens 13010 E Shangri La Scottsdale, AZ 85259 480‐391‐1652 cheryl.wiens851@gmail.com 

 

Sheila Nice 10023  S 43rd Way Phoenix, AZ 85044 480‐705‐5451 sheilanice@yahoo.com 

 

Beckie Seybert 357 E. Streams Edge Pl Oro Valley, AZ 85737 520‐219‐0674 geonut@earthlink.com 

 Carol Warren 2544 S Salida del Sol Mesa, AZ 85202 480‐838‐1930 CWarrenAZ@cox.net 

 

   

  50% of Arizona School District websites will have a link to the AzGA website, approved by the district Bob Mings ‐ team contact Geography Office: 480‐965‐7533  Alliance Office: 480‐965‐5361 Fax: 480‐965‐8313 Coor 5581 Direct line: 480‐965‐3279 robertmings@yahoo.com 

Jane Chambers 5506 Apache Ave Sierra Vista, AZ 85650 520‐378‐6777 janefchambers@msn.com  

 

Judy Phillips 4958 S Calle Encina Sierra Vista, AZ 85650‐8903 520‐378‐9363 timjudy@mac.com  

 Noel McClure P O B 56948 Phoenix, AZ 85079 cell 602‐326‐9108, nnormington@earthlink.net 

Coleen O’Donnell 1545 N Plaza de Lirios  Tucson, AZ 85745‐1666 520‐743‐0039 mso278@yahoo.com 

Kelly Graham 8860 W St John Rd Peoria, AZ 85382 623‐933‐8595, 602.751.3054 cell swingkelly@yahoo.com 

Mary Working 1880 Venado Trail Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 520‐378‐0846 hmworking@msn.com 

Howard Working 1880 Venado Trail Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 520‐378‐0846 hmworking@msn.com 

 

  Recruit pre‐service and in‐service teachers to AzGA events  ‐ mentoring  Recruit college instructors to be AzGA Fellows & GeoEd mentors to these students Jeannine Kuropatkin ‐ team  7117 E Lindner Ave                  contact Mesa, AZ 85209 480.396.9643 480.213.4424 cell jkuropatkin@cox.net 

Carol Franklin 8658 E Mustang Trail Hereford, AZ 85615 520‐366‐5222 

 

Rick Byers 8658 E Mustang Trail Hereford, AZ 85615 520‐366‐5222 Byers@Powerc.net 

 Liz Hinde 6543 E Norwood Mesa, AZ 85215 480‐641‐0552 ehinde@cox.net 

Kelli Jones P O Box 27588 Prescott Valley, AZ 86312 928.533.5061 k_jones1980@yahoo.com 

 

 

  

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Finance Cathy Davis ‐ team contact 976 S Forest Mall, Coor Bldg, Fifth Floor, Room 5677 (Zip 85281) 480.965.5361 Cathy.Davis@asu.edu 

 

Gale Ekiss 976 S Forest Mall, Coor Bldg, Fifth Floor, Room 5677 (Zip 85281) 480.965.5361 GBEkiss@aol.com 

 

Ken de Masi 2450 West Marlin Drive Chandler, AZ 85248 480‐897‐2551  cell 480‐200‐5573 kdemasi@cox.net   

Mike Ostapuk 5119 W Diana Ave Glendale, AZ 85302 623‐931‐5267 ostapuk@q.com 

 

Cynthia Shoemaker 2906 E Monte Vista Dr Tucson, AZ 85716 520‐327‐9740,  520‐481‐9740 cell cshoe@mindspring.com 

Barb Williams 2828 San Xavier Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 520‐459‐2759 bswms@cox.net 

 Carol Warren 2544 S Salida del Sol Mesa, AZ 85202 480‐838‐1930 CWarrenAZ@cox.net 

 

   

 A report on the May 17 committee contact conference call will be in the next T C Communiqué.

Calendar - save the dates! -- share with your colleagues!

June 19-26, July 14 -- Four Corners Institute Durango, Colorado - base camp http://alliance.la.asu.edu/announcements/Application4CrnrsFlyer_1.3.doc AzGA has filled its quotient - but we are pretty sure we will be given slots from the other Alliances. If you know a particularly good candidate to become a TC - someone who will work and contribute the “good of the order”, who plays well with others, who has a sense of humor (and what good teacher doesn’t?) - please pass this application along to them. Friday, July 8 - two FREE half-day workshops ASU Tempe - Memorial Union http://alliance.la.asu.edu/legacy/LegacyWorkshopFlyer.pdf 

Teaching Arizona History with a Geographical Perspective - grade levels K-12 We still have plenty of room in both workshops. Saturday, July 9 Lattie Coor Building, ASU Tempe Campus, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm MINI TC Conference to work on Strategic Planning. The work began in Tucson in April, but groups will reunite to discuss progress on their tasks and to look to what needs to be one in the next 90 days. Please come - even if you were unable to attend the April T C Spring Conference. We need everyone’s help.

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Saturday, August 13 - planned but not set in stone Arizona Historical Society - Tucson [details not confirmed yet] The Changing Face of the Arizona Border This is a thought provoking workshop that will provide middle and high school teachers with strategies and materials for teaching about the US-Mexico border.

Saturday, September 24 GeoConference 2011 - Mesa Community College We will focus in part on the NGS GAW 2011 theme - Discovering Geography through Community Exploration and feature the new TC graduates of the Four Corners Institute. For the event - your part

• recruit attendees through personal contact and marketing - Campaign to get it on your districts PD calendar for next year • present a session • or volunteer in some other capacity -- AZ Quarters sales, raffle, facilitator, registration. • attend to support your fellow Teacher Consultants

We have always had a social event after the fall conference. This year GeoConference will be short - 8:30 to 1 pm - and is combined with an afternoon T C Meeting focused on the next steps of the Strategic Plan we have been working on - the third meeting. We will meet at MCC after GeoConference. Lunch will be provided for participating TCs.

Saturday, November 19 ASU Tempe - Memorial Union http://alliance.la.asu.edu/announcements/Flyer_TempeNovWorkshop.pdf The Changing Face of the Arizona Border This is a thought provoking workshop that will provide middle and high school teachers with strategies and materials for teaching about the US-Mexico border. FREE - funded in part by the Arizona Humanities Council -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Theme: Geography Awareness Week ‐    announcement from NGSEF   We are thrilled to announce that we have selected a theme for Geography Awareness Week 2011: “Discovering Geography through Community Exploration.”   This is a working tagline, subject to change.   Here are some important notes about Geography Awareness Week 2011:  Website: We are very excited that the 2011 Geography Awareness Week website will be part of the new NG Education site (currently accessible at: http://beta.education.nationalgeographic.com/education/programs/ Coordinators: As in 2010, we are asking Alliance Coordinators to find two or more volunteers in each state to serve as 2011 Geography Awareness Week coordinators.  (So far no TCs have stepped forward for this position.) Timeline: A Phase 1 website will be completed in June for sharing at summer workshops. Any additional online resources and print materials will be completed in August in time for back‐to‐school mailings and workshops. We heard you—NO LAST MINUTE MATERIALS this year!