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Grand
Canal ExpERIEnce 2007
Don't miss the best teacher institute ever. It's
coming July 8-15!
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GEOFEST
2006
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In
Memoriam:
Mary Atkins
Editor's Best for 2007 - What we
recommend for reading, viewing, and visiting this
winter.
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Re-Discovering the Grand Erie Canal
Where to go to find traces of New York's
gift to the nation, the Erie Canal.
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Opportunites
for Teachers in 2007
Looking
for great learning experiences in geography this
summer? We got them here!
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Take
the Three Geo-Quizzes!
Test your knowledge geography.
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Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed October 21, 2007
to be Geofest
Day
in New York City.
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Bob Dulli, of the National Geographic Society,
gave the keynote address of Geofest 2006.
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by
Stephen Vermette and Ginny Figura
Geofest
2006,
sponsored by the NYGA, was yet another huge success!
Geofests offer an opportunity for teachers - and other
interested in geographic education - to gather and share
techniques, resources, and their love of geography! This
year's Geofest, held on Manhattan Island at Hunter College,
focused on New York City. The date, October 21st, was
declared "Geofest Day" by Mayor Bloomberg. Over
twenty workshops were presented with titles including,
"Teaching with Pizzazz"; "Mapping the Neighorhood"; "NYS GIS
Clearinghouse: Your One-stop Shop for Everything GIS"; to
name but a few. Our keynote address was given by Bob
Dulli, Deputy to the Chairman of the National Geographic
Society. His talk inspired teachers present to continue
their efforts to include and promote geography in the
classroom. Tim McDonnell ended Geofest with a preview
of the upcoming Erie Canal Summer Institute (see
page
2).
Many thanks to John Agnello, Donna Lulay, and
Donna Merlau for their organizational efforts.
Hunter's Department of Geography and the NYC
Center for Geographical Learning were exceptional hosts!
A special "thank you" goes out to Charles Heatwole,
Phil and Carol Gersmehl, as well as their staff
for pulling off a very successful Geofest. Our appreications
extends to each workshop presenter and vendor who gave of
their time and expertise to share their love of geography.
(Thank you Donna for a record four sessions!) And
finally, big "thanks" goes out to each teacher who came to
Geofest. Wear your T-shirt proudly! Your reviews were
overwhelmingly positive, and this is one reason why we can
declare Geofest
2006
such a success!
Plans are already in the works for Geofest
2007,
which will complete our celebration of the Erie Canal in
the proud city of Little Falls, in the middle of the
scenic Mohawk Valley. The date of this workshop is Saturday
October 13, 2007. Updates on this event can be found on the
Geofest web page. We are always looking for new ideas for
workshops. If you are interested in presenting at
Geofest
2007,
send an email to Ginny
Figura.
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Photo Below: Alice
Hudson
of the New York Public Library discusses historic
maps of New York City that are available to
teachers online in her workshop,
Maps@NYPL.
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Photo
above: NYGA member at professor at Buffalo
State College Robert Lord gives a lesson on the
demographics of New York City using GIS.
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Photo
Above: The Mapping
the Neighborhood
workshop try to piece together a puzzle map of New
York City.
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Photo
at left: The registration table at Geofest
2006, with Ginny Figura, John Agnello, and Donna
Lulay, and, of course, the T-shirts.
Photo at right: John Borst shows the
participants the products available to everyone
through NYS GIS.
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