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Understanding Public Lands as a Way to Teach Geography

September 16, 2021 By Kay Gandy
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Teaching Geography and Culture Through Origin Stories and Myths

Teaching Geography and Culture Through Origin Stories and Myths

August 31, 2021
By Kay Gandy

Why am I here? Where do I come from? Who am I? Questions like these are answered in part through stories handed from one generation to another.

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Teaching Cajun and Creole Culture through Folktales

Teaching Cajun and Creole Culture through Folktales

June 3, 2021
By Kay Gandy

There is a direct relationship between culture and folktales.

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Teaching about the American West: Vaqueros

Teaching about the American West: Vaqueros

May 6, 2021
By Kay Gandy

Cowboys are found in many countries around the world.

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Teaching about the American West: Cowgirls

Teaching about the American West: Cowgirls

May 4, 2021
By Kay Gandy

While their urban counterparts were restricted to more traditional female roles in the late 1800’s, women of the American West were roping and riding broncs.

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Teaching about the American West: Native Americans as Cowboys

Teaching about the American West: Native Americans as Cowboys

April 29, 2021
By Kay Gandy

Dime-store novels and Wild West television shows helped construct the stereotypical images of the “white” cowboy and the red-skinned Indian “savages.

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Teaching about the American West: Black Cowboys

Teaching about the American West: Black Cowboys

April 27, 2021
By Kay Gandy

The cowboy is viewed as an American icon: rugged rider of the range; champion of the good.

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Teaching History through Ceramic Tiles

Teaching History through Ceramic Tiles

April 5, 2021
By Kay Gandy

Clay has been used for many things throughout history, including writing surfaces, money, cooking vessels, and building materials.

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Teaching Geographic Literacy through Children’s Books

Teaching Geographic Literacy through Children’s Books

March 10, 2021
By Kay Gandy

In the primary grades, maps are useful tools to help the young reader put stories into perspective and develop a sense of place.

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President Abraham Lincoln: The Man behind the Legend

President Abraham Lincoln: The Man behind the Legend

February 9, 2021
By Kay Gandy

February is the month that many teachers typically introduce information about the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln.

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