The American Geographical Society (AGS) has named Sandy Rivera of Gainesville High School as a 2016 AGS Geography Teacher Fellow.
Rivera is one of 50 teachers selected from across the United States to participate during this first year of the program.
Rivera teaches Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography at Gainesville High School. As part of the award for being selected as a Teacher Fellow, Rivera will attend the AGS Fall Symposium on November 17 and 18, 2016 at Columbia University in New York City. The Symposium will enable the Teacher Fellows to gain valuable cutting edge content knowledge and awareness of the real-world geographic workplace skills demanded by today’s geospatial companies. The Teacher Fellows will have a unique opportunity to interact with, and become one of, the nation’s thought-leaders who are involved in the multi-year dialog about the future of geography.
“We are very pleased to be able to have Sandy among 50 of the best teachers in the country join us in New York City in November,” said Dr. John Konarski, CEO of the American Geographical Society, in a press release.
“Geography and geospatial science have an effect on just about every aspect of our daily lives. The collective experience and expertise of these Geography Teacher Fellows will help guide the Society as we lead the discussion about the future of geography. In addition, the teachers will be able to bring back to their classrooms, practical and cutting edge information about the latest advancements in the geospatial world. We are so privileged to have these amazing teachers leading the future of geography with us,” added Konarski.
The AGS Teacher Fellowship was made possible by a gift from the Boundless Corporation.
