cluster map

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

and More


Sorry these are coming in fast and furious. Thanks to Ivan Ius in Guelph
Hi Folks,

In light of the recent events with Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy there is a great lesson created through GIS Lounge. The lesson looks at the track of historical hurricanes through out the world (even Canada's east coast) to help study them. Great for your grade 9, 11 and 12 geography courses. It can be used as a demonstration lesson on a class SMART board, class computer lab or take home lab assignment. You do not need to be a GIS expert to do this!

The website for the lesson:


and the NOAA site:


Enjoy,
Ivan Ius
Department Head of Canadian & World Studies
St. James C.H.S.
57 Victoria Road North,
Guelph, ON.
N1E5G9
School # 519-822-4290 ext. 245
Fax# 519-823-8511

Thanks Mark
Mark Lowry
Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader
Social World Studies and Humanities
Toronto District School Board
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3
Tel; (416) 394-7269
Cell; (416) 576-4515
Fax; (416) 394-6420


now the Sandy URL


Sorry the URL for the Hurricane Sandy Interactive Map
ML
Mark Lowry
Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader
Social World Studies and Humanities
Toronto District School Board
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3
Tel; (416) 394-7269
Cell; (416) 576-4515
Fax; (416) 394-6420


Interesting Sandy Map and other stuff

Hi all : here is an interesting interactive google Map on hurricane Sandy .  Also information on a talk about creating cultural landscapes. Enjoy Mark

From: Centre for City Ecology <info@cityecology.net>
Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Subject: CCE Event: Exploring Cultural Landscapes with Julian Smith
To: Torie <toriegervais@gmail.com>

How do we decide which historic sites are culturally significant?

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CCE Presents

CCE TALKS:

CITYECOLOGY.NET 

Julian Smith: Creating Cultural Landscapes

Approaches towards Heritage Preservation 

FREE!

RSVP NOW

6:00 PM, Wednesday, November 14, 2012

URBANSPACE GALLERY, 401 RICHMOND ST. W., TORONTO

What gives a physical place meaning? How do we decide which historic sites are culturally significant? Cultural landscape theory provides new answers to these questions.

Julian Smith will explore the meaning of cultural landscape and how we create it in our communities. He will also examine how this approach has informed his own experiences as an architect and as an educator, and its ongoing impact on the heritage restoration and preservation field.

Julian Smith is Canada's leading heritage architect and the executive director of Willowbank School. As a practitioner, he has worked as the chief architect for the National Historic Sites program and has founded his own firm. Recently he acted as the Canadian delegate to UNESCO to advise the new international  recommendations on Historic Urban Landscapes. As an educator, he is the founder and executive director of Willowbank School, specializing in heritage architecture. Willowbank takes a unique approach to education, with emphasis on both theoretical learning and hands-on craft skills.

 

free!

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Mark Lowry

Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader

Social World Studies and Humanities

Toronto District School Board

1 Civic Centre Court

Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3

Tel; (416) 394-7269

Cell; (416) 576-4515

Fax; (416) 394-6420

http://tdsbweb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=63&menuid=63&pageid=63

 

 

Monday, October 22, 2012

OAGEE conference is over for another year

Hi All ; well the OAGEE conference is over for another year and as always it was a fabulous conference. It was great to see many Geographer teachers from the TDSB and environs at the conference. The speakers, field trips  and workshops were great.  It was a distinct honour to present one of Our Own “Ethel Johnston “ with the OAGEE award of distinction .the OAGEE award that goes to an Ontario Educator who is passionate about and exemplifies great Geographic education within the Province of Ontario. The could be no  more fitting recipient that Ethel. I am also pleased to announce that Paul Hackl has become the new regional rep for the TDSB as Ewan Geddes moves into the role of VP for Membership . TDSB will certainly be well represented. We did hear from the ministry that things are still on track for the roll out of the new curriculum with the elementary some time right around Christmas and the secondary in the late winter. There will be much more to come on that front .

A reminder !! the TGTA tour of the new waterfront and social after is on for this Wednesday ( October 24th ). Please email Dimitra Tsanos@tdsb.on.ca for details .

 

Here are a few resources that I have gleaned over the last couple of day’s. I especially recommend the Paul Nicklen Ted talk . It is a great minds on for all ages.

Interesting  geography  stuff

 

Ted Talk -Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands

Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustrated by glorious images of the animals who live on and under the ice.

Paul Nicklen photographs the creatures of the Arctic and Antarctic, generating global awareness about wildlife in these isolated and endangered environments.

Fabulous minds on to introduction to the Arctic- Images are exquisite

http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_nicklen_tales_of_ice_bound_wonderlands.html

 

Ted Talk -Aris Venetikidis: Making sense of maps

 

Map designer Aris Venetikidis is fascinated by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city -- less like street maps, more like schematics or wiring diagrams, abstract images of relationships between places. How can we learn from these mental maps to make better real ones? As a test case, he remakes the notorious Dublin bus map. (Filmed at TEDxDublin)

Great for Senor Students

http://www.ted.com/talks/aris_venetikidis_making_sense_of_maps.html

Ted Talks can be downloaded for future viewing if you are having trouble with them buffering

80% of Americans Live Within 20 Miles of a Starbucks

Ah, Starbucks: You know you're in civilization when you're near one, and now, you can see just how ubiquitous it is with this map of the U.S. based on Starbucks locations by If We Assume's James R. A. Davenport

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/80-americans-live-within-20-miles-starbucks/57618/

GEOCRUSADER 8O

These are rescooped articles from a

"Geo enthusiast and professional. My interests include Remote Sensing, Geography, Cartography, GIS, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Sciences, Geopolitics, Geomatics" use the scoop it app

http://www.scoop.it/u/geocrusader80#pg=1&mi=topics&si=curated&panel=followedPanel

Another Scoop it individual is Seth Dixon whose GEOGRAPHIC  EDUCATION  scoop it Blog is quite interesting. He identifies it as ‘Global news with a spatial perspective: resources for educators and the inherently inquisitive.” http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education

 

Cheers

 

 

Mark Lowry

Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader

Social World Studies and Humanities

Toronto District School Board

1 Civic Centre Court

Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3

Tel; (416) 394-7269

Cell; (416) 576-4515

Fax; (416) 394-6420

http://tdsbweb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=63&menuid=63&pageid=63

 

 

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Reminder: Waterfront Toronto Tour, TGTA Event, Wed. Oct. 24th, 2012 4:30-6p,

Hello Everyone,
This is just a reminder that there will be a TGTA event this Wednesday at the waterfront. You can still sign up to come, simply email me if you are coming. Details are found below.
See you then,



Toronto Geographers Teacher Association Social/ PD Event
Waterfront Toronto   Oct. 24th, 2012, 4:30pm-6pm
Presentation and Tour- Meet at 20 Bay Street, Suite 1310
RSVP By Oct. 22nd to Dimitra.Tsanos@tdsb.on.ca cell # - 416-801-7299 (text if you are running late to find out where we are)

Tour stops

1.            Canada's Sugar Beach
2.            Corus Quay
3.            Water's Edge Promenade
4.            George Brown College
5.            Future Bayside development site
6.            Sherbourne Common – south
7.            Sherbourne Common – north
8.            Future Monde development site
9.            Queens Quay Revitalization


Presentation Overview
Revitalizing Toronto's waterfront is the largest urban renewal project currently underway in North America and one of the world's largest waterfront revitalization initiatives. Waterfront Toronto is the tri-government funded corporation with a 25-year mandate to transform 800 hectares of waterfront brown field lands into Toronto's New Blue Edge - beautiful, accessible, sustainable mixed-use communities and dynamic public spaces.

Learn how Waterfront Toronto is bringing together sustainable development, excellence in urban design, real estate development, leading technology infrastructure and the delivery of important public policy objectives in revitalizing Toronto's waterfront. Learn about the progress to-date on waterfront revitalization and hear about the exciting things to come.

Walking Tour of the East Bayfront
Located only minutes from Toronto's downtown core at the foot of Lake Ontario, East Bayfront is set to become one of the premier waterfront neighbourhoods in Canada and around the world. The 23 hectare (55 acre) area, which stretches from Lower Jarvis Street east to Parliament Street and from Lake Shore Boulevard south to the water's edge, will feature 6,000 residential units, including 1,200 affordable residences, and millions of square feet of employment space to accommodate 8,000 jobs. The quality of the neighbourhood's residential, retail and commercial developments is enhanced by their proximity to the lake and the dynamic parks and public spaces surrounding them, which make up a quarter of the community.  Beyond being an attractive and vibrant place to live and work, East Bayfront will also be a city-wide destination for entertainment and cultural events.

While its complete development will unfold over the next 10-15 years, the neighbourhood has already sprung to life with the arrival of its first residents.  In 2010, it became home to Corus Quay, the corporate headquarters of Corus Entertainment and more than 1,200 employees.  Next door, the state-of-the-art George Brown College Health Sciences Campus, which was completed in July 2012, is brining 3,500 students to the waterfront.  The area's two signature parks are also now complete and attracting visitors from across the city.  Canada's Sugar Beach, comprised of an urban beach, plaza and tree-lined promenade, opened in 2010.  Sherbourne Common, which innovatively houses the neighbourhood's stormwater treatment facility, was completed in 2011.

Looking ahead, the neighbourhood's development continues to accelerate.  Sales have launched for Monde Condominiums, the area's first residential building, which is expected to be complete in 2013.  The Bayside project, a mixed-use development with employment space for 2400 jobs, 1700 residential units, cultural and retail uses, continues to make steady design, planning and early site work.


Contact:  Tanya Bevington
Telephone: 416-214-1344


Monday, October 1, 2012

one more from the To. Star

The Toronto Star on Sunday was jam packed with Geography stuff. Here is another article sent in By Paul Van Zant from Peel.

Travel Column: Keep your GPS, I’ll take a map

Published on Saturday September 29, 2012

 

http://www.thestar.com/travel/article/1264367--travel-column-keep-your-gps-i-ll-take-a-map

 

Mark Lowry

Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader

Social World Studies and Humanities

Toronto District School Board

1 Civic Centre Court

Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3

Tel; (416) 394-7269

Cell; (416) 576-4515

Fax; (416) 394-6420

http://tdsbweb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=63&menuid=63&pageid=63

 

 

Interesting tidbits to start off October


From the Sunday Star
So much for the Gardner
The Revenge of Geography
I would also like to thank Shawn Hughes from Kawartha Pine ridge for highlighting the Sunday Q& A with Robert Kaplan “ Revenge of Geography Author” .It really bring the What is where concept into Play.
“The word geography connotes a musty one-room schoolhouse. But I’m standing athwart this whole school of opinion to say “no.” Mountains, promontories, rivers are still important. What defines a country even more than its political system is its position on the ground.”- What is Where!!
Here is an Interesting premise from the N.Y. Times .
Here is a map of what could possibly be the world’s newest international borders.
Tourism bright spot in global economy: UN body
By Katell Abiven | AFP – Thu, Sep 27, 2012
India’s urban future
India needs to get better prepared for a boom in urban living
Sep 30th 2012, 16:36 by The Economist online
Still two-thirds rural, Indians are set to move to town at an increasing rate. So it’s a shame that the country is so bad at managing its huge cities
Good video presentation

Thirsty work
Sep 24th 2012, 16:04 by The Economist online
How long does it take to afford a beer?



Enjoy Mark

Mark Lowry
Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader
Social World Studies and Humanities
Toronto District School Board
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3
Tel; (416) 394-7269
Cell; (416) 576-4515
Fax; (416) 394-6420


New contributions


I would like to thank TGTA members and OAGEE members for sending out great resources to support Geography.
Aaron Liscum
L'Amoreaux C.I.
I've been using a great BBC series on cartography in my 1D class.  Its available at TVO.  Here's the link.
Mapping the World tells the story of cartography, from hammered rock art through to the planetary images ... Mapping the World tells the story of cartography, from hammered rock art through to the planetary images. There are many exceptional segments.
Taina Kanerva
ACL Geography and Family Studies
Geography Teacher
RH King Academy

This is a great link to a lesson on longitude and latitude. It is perfect for Grade 9 Applied classes, but academic would like it too.


I would also like to thank Shawn Hughes from Kawartha Pine ridge for highlighting the Sunday Q& A with Robert Kaplan “ Revenge of Geography Author” .It really bring the What is where concept into Play.
“The word geography connotes a musty one-room schoolhouse. But I’m standing athwart this whole school of opinion to say “no.” Mountains, promontories, rivers are still important. What defines a country even more than its political system is its position on the ground.”- What is Where!!
Enjoy Mark
Mark Lowry
Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader
Social World Studies and Humanities
Toronto District School Board
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3
Tel; (416) 394-7269
Cell; (416) 576-4515
Fax; (416) 394-6420