GeoDayTrip Philosophy

The purpose of a GeoDayTrip is to expose teachers to particular geographic content areas and to explore ideas for student field trips. GeoDayTrips take teachers into a field setting or a virtual field setting and focus on in-depth explorations of places. Trips are accompanied by lesson plans that are based on standards.

Next GeoDay Trip:

Asia: A Virtual Journey To The Land and Culture of Asia

Where: Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona

When: February 2008

Cost: $30.00. Includes lesson plans, lunch, other resources, and 6.5 recertification hours

Prior GeoDay Trips Include:

2007: Africa: A Virtual Journey to the Continent of Diversity

2006: Camp Reno: Landscape & Memory. A Journey to Explore Arizona Geography and History

2006: Latin America: A Virtual Journey to the Culture of Latin America

2005: Gila River at Oatman Flat: Migration, Historical Trails, Tales of Survival, A trip to the site of the Oatman massacre with an overview of the trail, and information about Olive Oatman, survivor

2005: Ironwood National Monument: Case Study in Land Use Sustainability and preservation of special places

2004: Buddhism in Arizona: visits and lectures at various Buddhist sites in Metro Phoenix

2004: Morocco to the Hindu Kush: A Virtual Journey to the Middle East and Beyond 2003: Grasslands: Audubon Ranch in SW Arizona

2002: Japanese-American Relocation Center, Gila Indian Reservation

2001: Deer Valley Rock Art Center - petroglyphs and educational resources

2000: Urban Phoenix - bus and walking tour

1999: Virtual tour to Russia: Concurrent sessions with a focus on Russia An artifact display, lesson plans and slide travelogue

1998: Physical Geography of Lost Dutchman State Park

1997: "Tales from the Crypt" - how to use cemeteries to teach geography and history Tour included Double Butte Cemetery, Phoenix Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, and Mesa City Cemetery