Encoding Geography Curriculum Planning Tool

Encoding Geography's curriculum planning tool is used for teachers, instructors, and educators to develop a social studies lesson that engages students in computational thinking, data reasoning, and critical thinking skills. The method provides space for using culturally-relevant topics to enhance student learning.<br><br>This tool provides:<br>Steps for developing a lessonForm for structuring lesson elements and objectivesGuidelines for computational/spatial thinking topicsThis tool has been utilized by community college and high school instructors in Sweetwater Unified High School District and San Diego, to bridge skill development in both computational and social science subject areas.<br><b><br>Language</b>: English<br><br><b>Grades</b>: K-14<br><br><b>Subject</b>: Computer Science, History, Social Studies (including Geography, Politics, Regional Studies, etc.)<br><br><b>Instructional Datasets</b>: geospatial; shapefiles; tables/charts; maps; graphs<br><br><b>Author(s)</b>: Kelly León, Amr Magdy, Sergio Rey, Thomas Herman<br><br><b>Recent Version</b>: 2023

Encoding Geography的课程规划工具面向教师、讲师与教育工作者，用于开发社会研究课程，助力学生培养计算思维、数据推理与批判性思维能力。该工具支持采用贴合文化背景的主题以优化学生学习效果。<br><br>本工具可提供以下支持：<br>课程开发流程步骤<br>课程要素与教学目标梳理模板<br>计算思维/空间思维主题教学指引<br><br>该工具已被斯威特沃特联合高中校区及圣地亚哥地区的社区学院与高中教师采用，以衔接计算学科与社会科学学科的能力培养目标。<br><br><b>语言</b>: 英语<br><br><b>适用学段</b>: K-14<br><br><b>适用学科</b>: 计算机科学、历史学、社会学（涵盖地理学、政治学、区域研究等）<br><br><b>教学数据集</b>: 地理空间数据；形状文件（shapefiles）；表格/图表；地图；图形<br><br><b>作者</b>: 凯利·莱昂（Kelly León）、阿姆尔·马吉迪（Amr Magdy）、塞尔吉奥·雷伊（Sergio Rey）、托马斯·赫尔曼（Thomas Herman）<br><br><b>最新版本</b>: 2023