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GEON's newly initiated "Gildersleeve-Stoddard-Stone Award" (GSS) recognizing outstanding service to geographic education in Nebraska Congressional Districts were recently given at the Nebraska State Council of Social Studies winter conference. (Left to Right) Lonnie Moore from Westside HS, GSS Award - 1st Congressional District; Bob Stoddard, retired UNL professor and GEON co-founder; Chuck Gildersleeve, Paul Beck Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Social Studies Education and GEON co-founder; Harris Payne, OPS Supervisor of Social Studies, GSS Award - 2nd Congressional District; Brian Burback, Lincoln North Star HS, NSCSS Outstanding Educator Award - 1st Congressional District. Absent Susan Gallagher, Association of American Geographers, D.C. receiving the GSS award for 3rd Congressional District, GEON co-founder Marvin Stone, and Bill Deardoff, Omaha Burke HS awarded the NSCSS Outstanding Educator for 2nd Congressional District.Photograph by Dr. Randy Bertolas

July 4, 2009

What's New

• Geo of the Frontier IV Registration deadline May 29, 2009


• Geo of the City - Lincoln Registration deadline May 29, 2009


• "Geography Alive Workshop"


• National Geographic redesigning Education website


• Stock Market Webinars Scheduled

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December 2007 National Geographic Magazine. Photograph courtesy NGS

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Geography Action!

This fall, teachers are invited to bring the diverse cultures and environments of the Americas to their students with a free assortment of resources, maps and hands-on activities available at the Geography Action! Web site. Educators can start planning their own celebrations with a themed toolkit and lesson plans for grades K-12, designed to educate and excite students about the natural, cultural and historic treasures of North America.

A lighthouse in the distance on Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. Photograph by James P. Blair