Learning Progressions Handbook Is Now Available
AAG and Cambridge Scholars Publishing announce the release of "Learning Progressions for Maps, Geospatial Technology, and Spatial Thinking—A Research Handbook" by Michael N. Solem, Niem Tu Huynh, Richard G. Boehm. As an approach to educational research, learning progressions offer considerable potential for investigating how children develop an understanding of geographic concepts and practices across grade bands…
NSF Awards Grant to AAG for Learning Progressions Research
The National Science Foundation, through its Education and Human Resources Core Research program (Award DRL-1347859), has awarded a $292,491 grant to the Association of American Geographers (AAG) for a project designed to build capacity for conducting research on learning progressions in geography. Dr. Michael Solem (AAG) will direct the project with co-investigators Dr. Niem Tu…