Instructors: Robert C. Stinson and Portia Reuben
Geography For Teachers!
Center Campus
Instructor: Robert
C. Stinson
Instructor: Portia
Reuben
Office: N-129
Center Campus
Office Phone:
586.286.2273
E-Mail:(Robert
Stinson) stinsonb@macomb.edu &
(Portia Reuben) reubenp@macomb.edu
A. The Field of Geography and the National Geography Standards.
B. Geography in the Schools - Then and Now
Part One (Professor Stinson)
I. The Theme
of Location
II. The Theme
of Place
A. Physical SystemsIII. The Theme of Human-Environment Interaction.
B. Cultural Systems
C. Economic Systems
D. Urban Systems
IV. The Theme of Movement
V. The Theme of Regions
Part Two (Professor Reuben)
VI. Multi-Media
for Geographic Instruction
VII. Geography
on CD-Roms
VIII. Geography
on the Internet
2. To have the student demonstrate skill in using the Internet to access geographic information.
3. To have the student demonstrate skill in the use of multimedia geographic instructional tools.
4. To develop within the student the knowledge of the five(5) themes of geography and an understanding of the eighteen (18) standards which their students are expected to master.
This course will be team taught. Professor Stinson will teach the first half of the course in room N-144, focusing on the Geography Standards and basic geographical concepts. Professor Reuben will teach the second half of the class in room N-110, the computer lab, focusing on multi-media and the Internet as teaching aids.
The last two weeks of the course will be a hands-on experience in using the Internet, videos, maps, CD-Roms, overhead transparencies in a project format to develop teaching presentations in each students interest area. Students may choose to do individual or joint project presentations.
is about one letter grade. There are two ways that you may earn extra credit and you may combine credit points from each option to reach 25 grade points of extra credit.
Option One: you may submit extra journal entries beyond the ten required entries. You will earn two and one half (2.5) grade points for each extra journal entry. Must be turned in the before final exam.
Option Two: You may choose to participate in tutor led group study sessions through the Learning Center (G building). You will earn two (2) grade points for each group study session you attend. Sessions are 45 min to 60 min in length.