Concepts: World Geography Dr. Walter Gold Day, Period 2 Curriculum Night 2018

Agenda

●  About the Teacher ●  About the Course ●  Course Outline ●  Classroom Expectations

About the Teacher ●  Dr. Steven Walter ●  Email: swalter@ndacademy.org ●  Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs from the

University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) ●  2nd year at Notre Dame Academy ●  7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Head Coach ●  Varsity Boys Basketball Assistant Coach ●  International Admissions Associate ●  Sponsor/Co-Sponsor for: Key Club; Ultimate Frisbee Club;

Literary Competition (Debate, Extemporaneous Speech, Improvisational Speaking); Thespian Society

About the Course ●  Year-long course ●  Small class size; individual attention ●  What is Geography?

○  The study of where things are and why ●  What is World Geography?

○  More than just maps, it is he study of “human geography”: humanity’s impact on the planet, and the planet’s impact on humanity

●  Geography is not just a subject, it is an approach; a way of looking at the world ○  How do mountains impact civil wars? Why are CVS and Walgreens

always across the street from each other? How did a map help contain cholera outbreaks?

●  We will also spend some time learning the location and major features of countries around the world

Course Outline

●  Fall Semester: ○  Unit 1: Geography: Its Nature

and Perspectives ○  Unit 2: Population and

Migration ○  Unit 3: Cultural Geography

●  Spring Semester ○  Unit 4: Political Geography ○  Unit 5: Rural Geography and

Agriculture ○  Unit 6: Economic and

Industrial Geography ○  Unit 7: Urban Geography

Classroom Expectations

●  ALWAYS TRY ●  Positive Behavior

Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

●  Higher expectations for grammar, spelling, and formatting

●  Academic Honesty ●  Effective use of utility/

advisory time

Thank you for your time! swalter@ndacademy.org