Units on Southeast Asia are traditionally the very last units taught during the year. As such, there is often less time to cover this unit than other units during the year. This lesson is designed to introduce the students to…
Welcome to Southeast Asia and Field Study
Welcome to Southeast Asia! – Most students have had little to no exposure to the cultures and landscapes of Southeast Asia, and many may have under-developed understandings of the region. The purpose of this lesson is to provide students with…
Geo-Fabrics, Inc.
American businesses are increasingly selecting Southeast Asian countries as locations for their factories, making this region more important to our economy. In this activity the students will research several countries to select a location for a new factory – weighing…
Teaching Southeast Asia
The NCGE conference is finally here! We are leaving for Memphis in the morning, and I am really looking forward to our stay at the Peabody. I am also excited about getting to present my Southeast Asia materials to a…
Scenes from a Southern Summer
Between our Memorial Day Weekend trip to the Delta region of Mississippi, our upcoming trip to Memphis, and including an unexpectedly long visit to Austin, it seems as though this summer was to be spent in the South. Of course,…
Geography of Appalachia
In 2013, I was fortunate enough to spend 3 weeks at the University of North Carolina at Asheville as a participant in the NEH Summer Seminar “Appalachia: The Power of Place“. Below, you will find the lessons I wrote for…