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Department of Geography
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education

Teacher Resources

Below are some of the teacher resources. The list is growing, so check back for more resources.

If you have any recommendations, please email tage.geography@txstate.edu. Thank you!

TAGE Where? Why there? Why care? Poster (pdf)

Supplemental Worksheet for Where? Why there? Why Care? Poster (Google Doc for easy customization)

A Road Map to Geography in the Classroom (podcast)

ArcGIS Online 5x5 (PDF, 585KB)
5 activities you can do in 5 minutes each.
ArcGIS Online 5x5 (DOCX, 34.9KB)
5 activities you can do in 5 minutes each.
ArcGIS Training Guide for K-12 Educators (PDF, 225KB)
Brock Brown Essay (PDF, 147KB)
Geographical Summary of Earth as Natural/Physical Environmental System and Humans Interacting with the System
Creating an Instructional Story Map (PDF, 1.88MB)
Esri ArcGIS FAQs for District Technologists (PDF, 345KB)
GIS Day in the Classroom (PDF, 2.27MB)
GIS Day implementation guide. For more, check out https://www.gisday.com/.
TAGE GeoAwareness Kit (PDF, 2.1MB)
The ABCs of Everyday Places and Landscapes (PDF, 95.2KB)
"Stuff to think about when observing a particular place."
Understanding Geography Themes graphic for teachers (PDF, 203KB)
Basic Themes of Geography. Graphic by Phil Gersmehl.
Unpacking TEKS Strategies (PPT, 4.01MB)
Verbs Skills Resources (PDF, 410KB)