@kate_stockings Detroit is good for distant place, easy to look at demographics and inequality, media perception - film and song lyrics. Students really enjoy it.
@kate_stockings I taught our local area as our local place and then also used this for the local area health example in population and environment. Both also good topics for NEA.
@kate_stockings Teach key theory first, then use a wide a variety of sources as possible I.e. map, photo, different graph, poem, song, video, cartoon, articles, quotes. Select examples/ case studies carefully to cover as much as possible and where possible link to other units e.g....
Show Your Stripes day was this weekend but everyday is a day to think about the state of our planet.
This year, the GA is running a promotion to spread the news and one random participant will be chosen to receive 10 Show Your Stripes badges to share with their students this June. Free postage.
How to participate: like and repost this post to enter. The winner will be announced this Friday!
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