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Presented by National Geographic Education


National Geographic Education presents 'Mapping for Change,' a recorded webinar featuring National Geographic Explorer Nick Okafor, who teaches educators how maps serve as powerful tools for telling stories and implementing solutions to real-world challenges. Okafor, a strategist and design researcher who founded trubel&co, a tech-justice nonprofit, brings a unique perspective on how geographic data and mapping can be harnessed to drive meaningful community change. This session explores how educators can use mapping as a cross-curricular tool to engage students in understanding spatial relationships, analysing community needs, and developing evidence-based solutions to local and global problems. National Geographic Education is renowned for providing educators with rich, authentic resources that connect classroom learning to the real world, and their webinar series offers free professional development from leading explorers, researchers, and educators. As a recorded session, 'Mapping for Change' is available on demand, making it accessible for educators to view at their convenience and integrate the concepts into their teaching whenever they're ready.

Key Takeaways

Using maps as storytelling tools for community change; cross-curricular approaches to spatial thinking and geographic analysis; engaging students in evidence-based problem-solving through mapping; connecting classroom learning to real-world geographic challenges

Evidence base: Informed by National Geographic's extensive exploration and research programs, GIS and mapping science, and community-based design research methodologies that connect geographic data to social impact

Presenter

Nick Okafor

Nick Okafor is a National Geographic Explorer, strategist, and design researcher who founded trubel&co, a tech-justice nonprofit. He specialises in using mapping and geographic data to tell stories and implement solutions that drive community change.

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