Colorado Geographic Alliance
Resources
Colorado Organizations
- Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
- Cal-wood Education Center
- Catamount Institute
- Children, Youth & Environments: Center for Research and Design, University of Colorado at Denver
- Citizens Project of the Pikes Peak Region
- Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative
- Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
- Colorado Association of Science Teachers
- Colorado Chautauqua Association
- Colorado Council on Economic Education
- Colorado Council for the Social Studies
- Colorado Department of Education
- Colorado Division of Wildlife
- Colorado Historical Society
- Colorado History Day
- Colorado Humanities
- Colorado Municipal League
- Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal
- Colorado Preservation, Inc.
- Colorado Science and Engineering Fair
- Colorado Science Education Network
- Colorado Science Olympiad
- Colorado State Forest Service
- Colorado STEM Network
- Cottonwood Institute
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- GIS Colorado
- Globe at Night Campaign
- Green Festival, Denver
- Greenprint Denver
- Japan America Society of Southern Colorado
- Kutandara Center
- Partnership in Innovative Preparation for Educators and Students (PIPES)
- Pikes Peak Urban Gardens
- Program for Teaching East Asia
- Project Bud Burst
- Project Learning Tree
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Initiative
- Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
- Rocky Mountain Nature Association
- University of Colorado, CIRES Education and Outreach
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography, Internet Resources for Geographers
- University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Office of Sustainability
- University of Denver, Center for Teaching International Relations
- University of Northern Colorado, Resources for K-12 Geography Teachers from the Geography Program
National and International Organizations
- The American Geographical Society
- Arbor Day Foundation
- Association for Asian Studies, Education about Asia
- Association of American Geographers
- American Geological Institute
- American Solar Energy Society
- BBC Earth Explorers
- Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
- Canadian Council for Geographic Education /
Conseil Canadien de L’Enseignement de la Géographie
- Cartographic and Architectural Resources, National Archives
- Center for Education in Law and Democracy
- Chinese-American Cultural Bridge Center
- Degree Confluence Project
- Earth Day Network
- Earth Portal
- EarthTeam
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Gapminder, promoting sustainable global development by increased use and understanding of statistics
- Greenspan Environmental Club Network
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
- International Cartographic Association
- International Geographical Union / Union Géographique Internationale
- Kids.gov
- Library of Congress
- Museum Box
- The National Academies
- National Archives
- National Association for Interpretation
- National Council for Geographic Education
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Park Service
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- National Science Teachers Association
- National Wildlife Federation - Eco-Schools
- Olympics, Vancouver 2010, Road to the Games
- Open Street Map
- People's Geography Project
- Project Tomorrow
- Religious Geography and Statistics
- Resources associated with AAAS' Project 2061 for science literacy
- See the Bigger Picture: The Biodiversity Partnership
- Study Canada
- Sustainable Society Index
- Teaching with Primary Sources
- University of Colorado Map Library
- United Nations Children's Fund - Information by Country
- United States Census Bureau
- United States EPA Student Center
- United States Geological Survey
- United States Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, K-12 & Teacher Education Sector
- World Forestry Center
- World Water Monitoring Day
Geographic References
- Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM)
- Aerial Photography Summary Record System
- Atlas of Presidential Elections, David Leip
- Canadian Atlas Online / L'Atlas du Canada en linge
- Degree Confluence Project Composite World Map
- Employment across the United States, interactive map of vanishing jobs, 2009, Slate.com
- Flu Maps
- Geocube, HERODOT - the European Network for Geography in Higher Education
- Geologic Map of North America
- Global Map Project
- Globalis
- Life Magazine Photography Archive
- History Animated
- Mapping L.A. Project, Los Angeles Times
- Mapping Main Street
- McDonald's in the United States
- National Geologic Map Data Base - Data Portal
- Newberry Library: The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography
- New York Public Library: The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
- Outline Maps, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- See Your State From Space! - United States Geological Surve
- Smells of New York City, Jason Logan, The New York Times, August 29, 2009
- State Atlases, Western Illinois University Libraries
- Surficial Materials in the Conterminous United States
- Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Conterminous US
- Travel Time to Major Cities: A global map of accessibility
- Travels of Samual de Champlain, Canadian-American Center
- USA Today Interactive Economic Map
- Walkability Assessment: Walkscore.org, Walkshed Philadelphiai
- Where does Thanksgiving Dinner come from?, Maps and Posters from Western Illinois University
- Worldmapper
- Yellowstone Geotourism Map
- Yosemite Vegetation Community Map
Visual Media
- "Earth Days: The Seeds of a Revolution"
- "Exploring Waldseemuller's World", May 14 - 15, 2005, The Library of Congress Webcasts
- Geography Videos
- Geo Tube
- "High School Students Mark the Map" - Using Google Earth to create a virtual town
- National Geographic Channel
- Newseum - newspaper front pages from around the world
- Take 2, Inc.: How to Turn a Teenager Into a Global Citizen
Articles, Books, and Reports
- Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges
- Greenland Melting: The End of the End of the World, by Mark Binelli, Rolling Stone, July 2008
- Introduction: global perspectives on gender - water geographies
- Map Upon Map: New Dimensions in What Maps Can Do, Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Times, November 11, 2008
- Life Magazine Photography Archive
- Ten Most Important Geographical Events of 2008
- The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, Reif Larsen, review by Gina Bellafonte in The New York Time
- The Map that Changed the World, Toby Lester, BBC News
- The Senate's Health Care Calculations, Andrew Gelman, Nate Silver and Daniel Lee, The New York Times, November 18, 2009
- Why Should Engineers and Scientists Be Worried About Color?, Bernie Rogowitz and Lloyd A. Treinish, 1996
- You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall, Colin Ellard, review by Jonah Lehrer in The New York Times, interview on National Public Radio
Standards
- Colorado Academic Standards, Social Studies Draft for Revie
- Doing What Works: Research-Based Education Practices, Department of Education
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Social Studies-History Standards
- Network for Geography in Higher Education, Benchmarks
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Standards, Education, and Assessments: Education Policy Whitepaper, National Academy of Education
Corporations
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