Meet Our Teacher Fellows

Click here to go to the downloadable press release for the class of 2018-2019.

The 2018-2019 class had the special opportunity to attend Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet on November 15th and 16th. Before the official start of Geography 2050 on November 15th, AGS and Teach OpenStreetMap (TeachOSM)  conducted a Mapathon, during which participants worked in OpenStreetMap (OSM) to map unmapped places in the world. Teachers contributed to the open-mapping community and learned how to develop projects for students that relate to their curriculum. AGS Teacher Fellows participated in the Teacher Fellow Workshop, which allowed teachers to recap what they’d learned during the Mapathon and Symposium. The TeachOSM team reviewed how to create compelling mapping projects tailored to the teachers’ curriculum. Teachers enjoyed personalized walking tours of NYC’s Morningside Heights and Central Harlem, led by Dr. Jack Eichenbaum, professor at CUNY Hunter College. Every teacher was gifted a signed copy of “Geography: Why It Matters”, by Dr. Alec Murphy, on behalf of AGS President, Dr. Marie Price.

Click here to go to the downloadable press release for the class of 2017-2018.

In addition to attending the Geography 2050: The Future of Mobility and teachOSM Mapathon sessions, the class of 2017-2018 spent the following day in workshops learning how to utilize resources from the Symposium. During the Mapthon and workshops, teachers learned best practices of mapping while doing exercises. They then learned how to create collaborative OSM projects for their students, such as mapping their own backyards! Teachers also went on historical guided tours of Harlem, led by Dr. Jack Eichenbaum.

Click here to go to the downloadable press release announcing the launch of the AGS Geography Teacher Fellows Initiative.

In cooperation with the Department of Geography at George Washington University and teachOSM, the American Geographical Society (AGS) and Boundless, hosted the first-ever Mapathon for the 2016 AGS Geography Teacher Fellows. After attending the Fall Symposium, teachers got to put their web mapping skills to the test and discussed ways to implement them in the classroom. Teachers put their web mapping skills to the test, taking part in a meaningful effort to map marginalized and neglected places in the U.S. as part of the Map4America program – a collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau and teachOSM. Given the 2016 them Envisioning a Sustainable Planet, gateway communities around U.S. National parks were selected as the target areas.