The New York Geographic Alliance

Join us at Monroe Community College on Saturday October 19th for GeoFest 2019. It is a free mini-conference with a continental breakfast included. There will be three workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics. Our keynote speaker is Jim Kennard, author of Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario. Visit the NYGA website for more information - http://www.nygeographicalliance.org

Join the New York Geographic Alliance at the Old Erie Canal Summer Workshop in Chittenango on July 25th! Any interested in geography or related topics are welcome. Go to our website (http://www.nygeographicalliance.org/node/134 ) for more information.

We will be participating in the Summer Institute of the NYS Council for the Social Studies on July 19th. There will be a panel discussion about the importance of geography and other strands of social studies, followed by break out sessions. Are you registered? If not, go to http://www.nyscss.wildapricot.org/event-2209400
We are also doing a workshop with the DCMO BOCES for Global teachers on July 11th.

NYSCSS - NYSCSS 2016 Summer Institute: Teaching and Assessing the Social Studies Practices [email protected] note that after June 24, 2016, Mr. Potts will not be in district so email is the best form of communication.

The NYGA is promoting BioBlitzes this spring. We've had some nice events so far. There will be one at the Tifft Nature Center near Buffalo (6/15) and at the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights (6/22). The goal is to identify as many plants, animals, and microorganisms as possible. In this photo, taken at the Rogers Center in Sherburne, NY, the group is looking at insects captured in the Chenango River.

Here are some of our favorite pics of GeoFest 2015 held on October 24th.

We had a great GeoFest this past October. We had nearly 100 teachers and college students in attendance. The workshops were well-received, and we are looking forward to another fall celebration of geography in 2016. Pictured below is Susan Hoskins, the winner of this year's Virginia Figura Award.

Earth Science Week Held October 13-19, ESW 2013 will promote awareness of the many exciting uses of maps and mapping technologies in the geosciences.

Geography Awareness Week Launched in 1987 by presidential proclamation, Geography Awareness Week is an annual opportunity for families and schools to engage in fun, educational experiences that draw attention to geo-literacy and the importance of geographic understanding.

42 Experimental And Mind-Bending Maps That You Won't See In Textbooks If you're like me, you'll need to pause a few times to process the raw informational power.

GeoFest 2013 - The 25th Anniversary of the New York Geographic Alliance will be celebrated by a full-day workshop at the New York State Museum in Albany. We also will have Dr. Milton Sernett as our keynote speaker. You are invited to join us. Go to the NYGA and register. It's free if you sign up by October 7th.

Geography game: how well do you know the world? Play the Global development game: identify the world's countries and territories, rank them according to GDP then fingers at the ready for the picture round