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Three important events in March at TIIGS
Here are three important events forthcoming in March, at the TIIGS. (Each item below has a link to the details.)
- Internationalizing geography education workshop for geography educators (closed participation).
- GeoArts cultural evening with geography and the performing arts (open to the public). Please come with your friends and family, particularly school kids.
- The first TIIGS public lecture on Cosmology, myth, and the Indian landscape, by Dr Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj, Emeritus Professor of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA. (open to the public).
Being in the Teacher Moment
Teaching is a joy for many. This happens when it is more than a profession; when it is a calling. For some years I taught at schools. I used to tell parents of my students that there is one thing I wish they could experience with me and their children: the Teacher Moment!
The World In Their Hands!
Latitudes and longitudes … oh, GOSH! What a headache! Why should we learn this? How can I teach it better? What is the USE of learning this? These are common concerns. There are many ways out of this difficulty! We found one way at MEG School, Bangalore with the GeoKids of 8th Standard.
