2025 AAG Geography Education Symposium

Friday, March 28, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM (the last day of AAG 2025)

Rooms 141 and 142, Level 1 at Huntington Place Convention Center

Detroit, Michigan

AAG is hosting the first Geography Education Symposium on Friday, March 28, 2025, during its upcoming Annual Meeting in Detroit, Michigan (USA). The Symposium’s co-organizers include AAG as the convener working with representatives of thirteen geography education and educational research groups (see list of partners below).

The Symposium follows disciplinary growth recommendations in the AAG’s Strategic Plan as identified in the Culture of Care Initiative and the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan. These plans highlight the critical role of teachers at all levels of geographic education in recognizing and directing students toward opportunities in academic and professional geography.

The inaugural Symposium will address geography education and professional pathways at K-12 schools, two-year colleges, and undergraduate programs including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Predominantly Black Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges.

Schedule and RegistrATION

Program

• 8:00 – 8:30 AM — Welcome Session (coffee will be available)
• 8:30 – 9:50 AM — Opening panel session + posters
• 10:10 – 11:30 AM — Choose between a workshop and two panel sessions
• 11:40 – 12:40 PM — Lunchtime conversation and networking: Recognizing Leadership in Geography Education
• 12:50 – 2:10 PM — Choose between a workshop and two panel sessions
• 2:30 – 3:50 PM — Closing panel session
• 4:10 – 5:30 PM — Partner Roundtable Discussion

A Partner Roundtable Discussion at the end of the day is an invitation to all co-organizers and any interested partners to debrief on the Symposium and discuss ways to (re-)establish support, sponsorships, and funding to collaborate and communicate regularly, beyond this Symposium.

How to Attend

Register for the Symposium by registering for the 2025 AAG Annual Meeting. The registration rate is $196 for AAG members who work in K-12 or at an MSI. An AAG membership is required to access these rates (join AAG as a K-12 member for $70/year or as an MSI member at $92/year).

Acknowledgements

For some time, AAG members and staff have generated suggestions, ideas, and insights through participation in AAG programs that have evolved over the years to eventually coalesce in this effort. While the Symposium cannot acknowledge everyone who has contributed to these efforts over the years, the following have collaborated on developing this inaugural Symposium:

Tom Bales, Sarah Bednarz, Tamara Biegas, Jennifer Cook, Shana Crosson, Mary Curtis, Christina Dando, Coline Dony, Emily Frisan, Thomas Herman, Gregory Hill, Kim Hulse, Peter Kedron, Kelly León, Jerry Mitchell, Risha RaQuelle, Mark Revell, Samantha Serrano, Patrick Shabram, Michael Solem, Joseph Stoltman, Jennifer N Swift, Dustin Tsai, Edgar Virguez, Jonathan Wessell, and Joseph Wood.

They represent many organizations and stakeholder groups, including AAG as the convener working with representatives of the National Council for Geography Education (NCGE); National Center for Research in Geography Education (NCRGE); AAG Geography Education Specialty Group (GESG); AAG Community College Affinity Group (CCAG); Geography Education National Implementation Project (GENIP), University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), Geography Educator Initiative by the American Geographical Society (AGS), AAG Committee and subcommittees on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI); 5 Geography State Alliances, namely the Michigan Geography Alliance (MGA), Geographic Educators of Nebraska (GEON), the South Carolina Geographic Alliance (SCGeo), the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE), and the California Geography Alliance (CGA).