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Times Are A Changing: Managing a Successful Geography Awareness Week Cheryl and Don Everhart John Harrington Lisa Tabor - Kansas Geographic Alliance -

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Overview Geography Awareness Week 2013 in Kansas The response in Kansas to these changes Planning for GAW 2014: Food

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Whos Ready for GAW 2014? What new ideas and activities do you have in the works? What trusted and reliable plans are you preparing for?

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GAW 2013: The New Age of Exploration KGA website Public radio show + underwriting Library and state education outreach University involvement Teacher and K-12 classroom

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Planning for GAW 2013 This took a lot of time, energy, and effort Created a KGA Sub-Committee to: Think outside of the box. Determine and plan possible activities Make contacts Compile and disseminate resources

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Silver Rails Geography Awareness on High Plains Public Radio Geography is where its at Debra and Lynn spotlight geography through song and a trivia contest

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Silver Rails Join Debra and Lynn for a celebration of geography, in conjunction with Geography Awareness Week. It's songs about places, a trivia contest and prizes during Silver Rails, today at 1pm CST. Grab your thinking cap, telephone and a computer, so you can call 1-800-678-7444 to answer questions. During this 2-hour special you'll hear a ton of great folk music from around the world, and get quizzed on your geography knowledge! Prizes awarded for geography quiz masters!

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78 counties across 5 states

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Library and State Education Involvement

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Libraries Made flyers and resources available for local informal educational programming

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State Education Presentation and exhibit at the Joint Meeting of the Kansas Council for the Social Studies and Kansas Council for History Education Made GAW resources available to: State social studies coordinator Major districts with social studies coordinators

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University Outreach

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International GIS Day at Fort Hays State Who Uses GIS ? GIS: What is it & who uses it? by Dr. T. Schafer & Dr. R. Lisichenko, FHSU Geosciences The Use of GIS in Urban Planning by Dr. Keith Bremer, FHSU Geosciences GIS for 911 by Mr. Jason Conn, Allied Technical Consultants, Hays Kansas Emergency Response GIS Vehicle Presentations and Tours Why GIS is Important? GIS in the Petroleum Industry by Ms. Mindi Parsell Tug Hill Operating, Texas Unmanned Aerial System Demo

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GAW Activities at Kansas State Strong partnership with local GTU Chapter (Beta Psi) Chalking of sidewalks A GAW information table in the library A GAW for an information table in the Student Union GTU designed and purchased GAW buttons for distribution Legal size, color posters were distributed across campus with pictures and questions about geography Pre-service teacher programs Social studies methods Agricultural science methods

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More GAW at Kansas State Community Geography presentation GTU & AAG visiting scholar, Dr. Jonnell Robinson Discussed her work in Syracuse related to participatory GIS and underserved areas in the city

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Globe-o-Mania at KU The Geography Graduate Student Organization promotes service and community among all members of the Geography Department Each year, the organization is a sponsor of the Globe-O- Mania competition held during Geography Awareness Week Globe-O-Mania is an annual trivia competition in which teams and individuals can sign up to compete for prizes It is one of the largest events of the Universitys National Geography Awareness Week and typically attracts as many as 300 participants

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GAW Activities at Pittsburg State Univ In honor of and to celebrate GAW, Debbie Restivo (a KGA TC) presented to 3 social studies methods classes at PSU 2 for Dr. Sells = total of 32 students 1 for Mr. Dwayne Taylor = 8 students She shared the NGS GAW and KGA websites They sang the "7 Continents" song She taught the "Tear the Continents" lesson She also shared some info on the history of the State Alliances and the plethora of resources available to teachers from NGS. It was a jam packed 45 minutes and I hopefully geo-evangelized each and every one!

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Spreading the Word

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K-12 Activities Classroom lessons World on a String Lunch Box from Home Online resources KGA website Paper copies on request Share your GAW story teacher contest Online survey Win an NGS Atlas

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Time are a changing! Change over time from a K-12 classroom dominantly event to a greater community event More than just about Geography Awareness now, its an event for making regional connections Change in resources available

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Planning for the New GAW Kansas Geographic Alliance Sub-Committee 4-5 people Plus assistance of many more Start planning early! We started planning in February this year Attend NCGE Work with existing resources Review and modify Brainstorm state contacts

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Planning the New GAW These things did not just happen Allocation of funding Worked with out partner universities Connected with geography advocates in our state University departments Teachers Got the word out via email listservs, newsletters, flyers, phone calls Lots of time and effort spent on the ground

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How are you adapting? Please share new ideas that your group and/or alliance is using by filling out the following statement on the provided index card A GAW solution is. Be prepared to share with the group!

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GAW 2014: Food Broad and wide-ranging topic Multi-disciplinary Relevant Fun

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Plans for GAW 2014 Similar to last year KGA website, public radio, library outreach, university involvement, and teacher and K-12 classroom Joint Meeting of the Kansas and Missouri Geographic Alliances But with more resources!!! Handouts and lessons Digital Traditional paper

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Plans for GAW 2014 And more local connections!!! Land-grant institutions Farm Bureau Wheat Commission Agricultural Education Programs Have our new governor sign the Geography Awareness Week Proclamation once more Last time in 1995

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Public Radio Show Songs to highlight the relationship between food and geography: Jambalaya (on the Bayou) Hank Williams Peach Picking Time in Georgia Doc Watson Banana Boat Song Harry Belafonte Saturday Night Fish Fry Louis Jordan Good Fish Chowder Debra Cowan Can you think of any songs about food? Email us! ksgeog@ksu.edu

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Classroom Activities on Food Cheeseburger in Paradise Lunchbox from Home More to come. Visit our website after September 1, 2014

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Digital Resources and Activities on Food Story Maps http://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/?appid=c 3b8d991a0f24769a0f899d71201823bhttp://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/?appid=c 3b8d991a0f24769a0f899d71201823b http://mdfoodsystemmap.org/story_map/http://mdfoodsystemmap.org/story_map/ http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/feedingtheworld/http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/feedingtheworld/ http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/thanksgiving/http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/thanksgiving/ Other http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding -9-billion/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding -9-billion/ http://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-americahttp://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america

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Digital Resources and Activities on Food TED Talks on Food (http://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/twenty-four- ted-talks-that-will-help-save-the-food-system)http://foodtank.com/news/2013/05/twenty-four- ted-talks-that-will-help-save-the-food-system

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Thank you! Questions? Comments? Thoughts? Kansas Geographic Alliance ksgeog@ksu.edu