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Strengthening geographic education in the classroom |
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Professional DevelopmentThe CCGE offers teachers a variety of opportunities to engage in geographic professional development activities in order to make an even greater impact in your classroom, school, district, and/or community. These opportunities include: Teacher Institutes: An opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding for a Teacher P.D. Initiative. Arnold Awards: This subsidy is given to assist in the participation of geographic professional development in the current school year. Project Atmosphere: The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society invites you to apply for a two-week summer workshop on meteorology specifically designed for teachers and run by the American Meteorological Society. |
Did you know that a 2005 National Survey determined that one-third of
adult Canadians can be considered “geographically illiterate”?
Top 10 reasons to study geography… Find out now!
“Geography is the lens for the soul of the earth. With the knowledge of geography, one can examine the earth’s past,
assess the present and predict future situations. You can literally be ‘lost’ without geography!”
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