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Dates…dates…dates
Oct. 4, 2005 —. Peggy March, Atlantic
representative for the CCGE will be in Halifax. If you are interested
in supporting a Nova Scotia chapter of the CCGE, please contact
Peggy at pmarch@nl.rogers.com.
Oct. 13-14, 2005 — The Prairie Teachers’ Institute, “The
Prairie Persists – Exploring Connections” will be
held in ValMarie, Saskatchewan. Registration is limited
and must be in by Oct. 4. Please contact Karin Smith-Fargey for
further information at Karin.smith-fargey@pc.gc.ca or
Valerie Triggs at vtriggs@sasktel.net .
Oct. 14-16, 2005 — Alberta Social Studies
Council will take place at the Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta.
For more information, go to www.socialstudies.ab.ca.
Oct. 20-22, 2005 — Congrès de
l’univers social - Congrès des
professeurs de sciences humaines du Québec will
take place at the Hôtel Delta, Sherbrooke, Québec.
For more information, go to www.recitus.qc.ca/congres/ |
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Oct. 21, 2005 — BC Social Studies Teachers’ Association
will take place at Gleneagles Secondary School, Coquitlam, BC.
For more information, check out www.bcssta.ca
Oct. 28-29, 2005 - Ontario Association for Geographic
and Environmental Education (OAGEE) conference will take place
at the Holiday Inn, Sudbury, Ontario. “Northward Bound” is
this year’s theme and coach buses will be organized for Southern
Ontario residents wishing to attend. For more information and registration
forms, visit the OAGEE website at www.oagee.org/conferences.html.
Oct. 28, 2005 — The
Nova Scotia Social Studies Teachers Association Conference, "Explorative
Learning" will be held at Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax.
For further information, click
here.
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| Nahanni Forever |
This fall, the RCGS and CPAWS will be embarking on
a five-day tour of Southwestern Ontario with the aim to
inform people about the need to expand the Nahanni National
Park. Currently, only 14 percent of the South Nahanni Watershed
is protected, which is home to its unique wildlife and
karstlands. The tour will be running from Nov. 21-25 and
making stops at Queen’s University, McMaster University,
University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario and
Trent University. More information at www.cpaws.org. |
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Ready for a Challenge?
Don’t miss your chance to win prizes in Canada’s largest
national student geography competition. You can register your school
for the 2005-2006 Geography Challenge by calling the
toll-free hotline at 1-888-201-5022 or by visiting the Challenge website
at www.geochallenge.ca for
more information.
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| Lesson Plans |
Now available on the CCGE website are ready-to-use lesson
plans that have been written by CCGE teachers that are available
for the appropriate curriculum within each provincial and
territorial jurisdiction. Currently, there are 36 Canadian
Atlas, 26 CIDA Map of the World and 39 Oceans lesson plans
available at ccge.org/ccge/english/Resources/LessonPlans/default.asp.
The next set of lesson plans will be on the topic Migration:
The Human Journey, which are set to be ready for Fall 2006.
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News from Atlantic Canada
The Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter of the CCGE continues to build
partnerships and links between curriculum providers, geographers, and
the school system. Work is ongoing to develop support material for
the NLTA's Virtual Classroom. Recently, the chapter facilitated the
transfer of online maps developed by the Surveys and Mapping Division
of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to a server at Memorial
University. This site is still under development, but in the future
will enable access to educators and students all over the province.
The chapter plans to develop accompanying support material relevant
to the curriculum to utilize this exciting new resource.
Michel Hédou has agreed to become Associate Regional Representative
for Atlantic Canada with specific responsibilities for French-speaking
Acadian teachers of geography. The Madawaska chapter of the CCGE will
based in the Acadian heartland at Edmundston, NB. You can reach
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News from Alberta
The University of Lethbridge Geography Club is a ratified club
at the U of L with over 100 members. The club coordinates
monthly trips and events as well as increasing members' and the
community's environmental awareness. The club operates a mailing
list for the distribution of notices regarding club events. Contact
Faye Nelson for more information at: geo.club@uleth.ca
Brian Moorman, Pablo Waistein, Kyle Peterson (Geomatics Engineering)
and John Neilson (Electrical Engineering) were recently awarded
a URGC grant to develop the prototype of a "Subsurface Positioning
System". The SPS follows the same principles as a GPS but
will work underground. It will initially be developed to study
glacial hydrological routing.
Do you have geography news or event information to share with
CCGE members in Alberta and the NWT? If you do please contact
Don McLaughlin at: ddmclaugh@shaw.ca.
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News from the Prairies
The Prairie Learning Centre invites your participation in the first
annual Teachers’ Institute. The Institute will take place
in ValMarie, Saskatchewan, with the theme: “The Prairie Persists – Exploring
Connections”. Registration is limited and must be in by
Oct. 4. Please contact the program coordinator, Karin Smith-Fargey
for further information and registration form: Karin.smith-fargey@pc.gc.ca or
the local CCGE rep: Valerie Triggs vtriggs@sasktel.net
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News from Quebec
Enjeux géographiques , the official magazine
of the Société des professeurs de géographie
du Québec, has published its second issue. To find a summary
of the magazine, go to the Society’s official website at www.recitus.qc.ca/associations/spgq/.
The regional board of directors (Montreal) of the Société des
professeurs de géographie du Québec have organized
two excursions for this fall. Further information can be found
at www.recitus.qc.ca/associations/spgq/.
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Good news file
AND THE LITERACY AWARD GOES TO...?
The CCGE Executive is pleased to announce that the winner of
the 2005 Geographic Literacy Award is T. Dickson Mansfield
from Kingston, Ontario. Dick's enthusiasm for geography
has been apparent to everyone he has had contact with over
the years and this enthusiasm has been described by teachers
as contagious, causing many teachers to become involved in
teaching and improving geographic education. He played a major
role in the creation of the Great Canadian Geography Challenge
and was a key player in the development of the CCGE, which
he chaired through its early years. Dick will be presented
with his award at the OAGEE Fall conference in Sudbury. Congratulations,
Dick!
PROJECT ATMOSPHERE
Ryan Nugent, a teacher from the Horizon School Division in Alberta,
recently returned from the American Meteorological Society’s
Project Atmosphere at the National Weather Service Training Centre
in Kansas City, Missouri. Nugent returned from the experience
with teacher-training materials and it is now his intent to act
as a weather resource person for his School Division in Alberta.
SYMPOSIUM UPDATE
“OAGEE was a keen participant at this conference,” says
Kim Earle, President of OAGEE, referring to the symposium entitled “Projecting
Geography in the Public Domain”. This was a joint venture
between the CCGE, RCGS and CAG as part of the Conference for
the Humanities held at the University of Western in London, ON
in July 2005. The aim was to raise the profile of geography and
promote the merits of geographic education across Canada. Many
OAGEE and CCGE executive members volunteered their time as leaders,
recorders and contributors to discussions at the symposium. Watch
the OAGEE website at www.oagee.org for
news on this event as well as other activities for 2005-2006.
The CAG and its Geographic Education Study Group will continue to build
on the proposals emerging from the symposium and its future regional and
national meetings. Details on its recent and upcoming activities can be
found at www.cag-acg.ca/en/.
CONSULTANTS WALK THE WALK!
Mark Lowery and Ethel Johnston demonstrated they could walk the walk as well
as talk the talk in July of 2005. These two consultants for the TDSB led the “Transitions
to Pathways in Geography” Summer Institute for approximately 20 teachers
from across Ontario. Watch for lessons developed by the attending teachers to be
available for members of CCGE and OAGEE this Fall.
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