Other Applicants
Brienne Lopez
Jane Miller
Grant Category
Grant Cycle
Fall
Description
150-200 students will benefit from the use of these quality map sets daily for many years. Student learning will be enhanced for through teacher/student use of large visual representations of the geography during group instruction. The colorful, detailed and markable maps will allow for multiple modality learning opportunities for students of varied learning styles. Each map set includes a 132-page teacher's guide designed to help students use the maps effectively.
Success of Program
Measures of student success or achievement will be evidenced through student performance during formative assessments such as student use of the maps during classroom activities and individual quizzes/tests that require application of the geographic information learned.
Implementation
All eleven standard strands in 7th grade Social Studies specifically address geography. Students are expected to use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighbohoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires and the growth of economic systems of the civilizations: Roman and Byzantine Empires, Islam in the Middle Ages, China in the Middle Ages, Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa, Medieval Japan, Medieval Europe, Meso-American and Andean, and those of the Renaissance and Reformation periods in history. In addition to the student maps in the textbook and atlases the classroom map sets specific to these civilizations will provide the tools necessary for students to learn and enhance their understanding of geography and its importance in learning about history.
Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?
The decision to apply for this grant and the selection of the map series came about through discussions during 7th grade Social Studies PLC's this school year. Myself, Brienne Lopez and Jane Miller have met regularly this year and will continue to meet regularly to plan use of the map sets, share teaching and learning experiences, and discuss modifications for the most effective use of the maps in our classrooms. Currently, our classrooms are not equipped with any pull down maps for class reference.
Shipping
$25.00
Taxes
$203.64
Other funding sources
No