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1895 Alexis Frye writes
first US grade school geography textbook |
| 1908
AAG recommends that geog.shoul d be required subject in 1st or 2nd year
of HS 1909 NEA's Chamberlin Report stated that geography should be required in sec. Schools 1910 C.S. Hammond publishes Hammond's Handy Atlas of the World 1911 National Education Association (NEA) does review of curr. in secondary schools 1913 NEA encourages new 'subject' of social studies to subsume geography |
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| 1914 AAG
meeting in Chicago endorses idea of forming nat'l organization for geog.
educ. 1915 NCGE publishes article on status of geog. in the Teachers College Review 1915 NCGE formed on last day of Washington DC meetings of AAG 1916 Richard E. Dodge named first president of newly formed NCGE 1916 Past president of AAG, Alfred Brigham, named vice president of new NCGE --------NCGE approves ad hoc committee to evaluate geography textbooks |
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| 1952
George J. Miller completes his 30 years as editor of the Journal of Geography
1960s? The High School Geography Project founded 1964 First US summer grad program for teachers founded at the University of Oregon 1964 Pattison's Themes of Geography article published 1970s? AAG project funded to overcome masculine bias in geography (Monk and Rengert) |
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| 1976 USGS
produces first digital line graph 1970s? First session on women in geography held at AAG meetings Late 1970s? Anne Larimore edits new Women in Geography newsletter 1983 USGS produces first digital elevation model 1984 Guidelines in Education: K-12 published the five fundamental themes of geography |
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| 1984
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers founds first women's network in
geog. 1984 First state Geographic Alliance started in California (Tom McKnight and Kit Salter) 1985 GENIP (Geographic Education National Education Project is launched 1985 Geography Education Program founded at the Nat'l Geographic Society 1988 NGS endows Education Foundation with $20 million gift |
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| 1986 Geographic
Alliance Network launched with eight states participating 1987 K-6 Guidelines published by GENIP 1988 Strengthening Geography in the Social Studies published by the Nat'l Council for the Social Studies 1988 NGS creates Geography Education Web Site 1988 Geography International Gallop Survey published |
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| 1989
K-12 Guidelines published by GENIP 1989 Pres. Bush convenes Nat'l. Educ. Summit with Geog as one of key disciplines Other core subjects include math, English, science, and history 1989 Goals 2000: Educate America Act drafted 1989 Annual National Geography Bee started by National Geog Society 1989 NGS launches National Geography Awareness Week |
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| 1989 Annual
American Express Geography Competition founded by AAG 1990s? Geog curriculum projects such as Finding a Way, GeoLinks, Argus, GIGI created 1990 USGS publishes the final topo map at 1:24,000 scale completing USA-wide coverage at that scale begun in 1946 1990 National Education Guide adopted by National Education Summit governors 1991 America 2000 national plan includes geography as one of five core subjects |
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| 1991
Females in Geography (FIG) founded at CSU, Chico 1991 National Council on Education Standards (MCEST) is established 1992 National Assessment of Educational Programs (NAAEP) is established 1992 NCEST concluded that it was "desirable" to create national geog. standards 1993 NGS Alliance Network reaches fifty states, Puerto Rico, DC, and Ontario, Canada |
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| 1993 Promises
to Keep: Creating High Standards for American Students published 1994 Geography for Life: National Geography Standards published and disseminated 1994 Goals 2000: Educate America backs national standards for student achievement 1994 Prisoners of our Time published by the National Comm. On Time and Learning 1994 NAEP Assessment of Educational Progress in Geography in Grades 4,8,12 |
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| 1997
NSG founds Geography Education web site 1997 NGS gives large wall map of world to every school in the US and Canada 1998 Supporting Women in Geography founded at Chapel Hill 2000 Advanced Placement Human Geography class for high school students begins 2001 NGS changes Geog Awareness Week to Geog. Action Week |
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| 2001 Second
NAEP in Geography for grades 4,8, and 12 conducted 2001 First Advanced Placement Geography exam administered to 4,228 students in the U.S., Canada, the U.S. Territories 2002 Second Advanced Placement Geography exam administered to 5,286 students in the U.S., Canada, and the U.S. Territories 2002 NAEP publishes the Nation's Report Card reporting on geography achievement by students in grades 4, 8, and 12 2002 Second International Gallop Poll conducted by the National Geographic Society |
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| 2002 NGS's McREL study demonstrates effect of prof. dev. on student achievement | |
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