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| ABOUT CGA |
Mission Statement
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| The California Geographic Alliance (CGA) is a teacher professional development organization dedicated to improving geographic education and literacy in California. |
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We promote this among teachers, students, and the general public through:
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- Professional growth seminars for teachers and credential students: school-site workshops, summer institutes, district in-service training, field trips, methods classes;
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- University Student-K/12 Student Partnering: field trips, tutoring, presentations, classroom support;
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- Developing and distributing educational materials: California Atlas, geographic literature, map skills packets, classroom exercises, thematic maps;
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- Promoting geographic awareness and literacy among the general public: newspaper inserts, editorials, national park handouts, "Family Geography Challenge", and WEB awareness, and;
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- Advocating structural changes at local and state levels to institutionalize geographic education across the curriculum.
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| The CGA partners with the California Subject Matter Projects, GLOBE, and various National Geographic initiatives (e.g., Sustainable Seas, Conservation). The heart of the alliance is Teacher Consultants-professional teachers with specialized training in geographic education who promote geography among their colleagues, their students, and the public. |
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