Teaching

I believe in cartography’s power to enhance the study of virtually all disciplines and enrich the personal lives of those who practice it. My four philosophies for teaching cartography include building trust, supplying advocacy and support, providing formative feedback, and promoting the joy of learning to give students ownership of cartography.

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My students are award winning!

My students have received prestigious awards in mapping, including

the Cartography and GIS (CaGIS) Arthur Robinson Award for Best Printed Map,
the National Geographic Award in Mapping,
the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Print Map Competition,
and the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) Map Competition.

View my students' work at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Cartography Lab!

Courses Taught

I have taught the following Cartography, GIS and Human Geography courses at UW – Madison:

Teaching Assistant Positions

Introduction to Human Geography | Geography 101

Our Digital Globe: Overview of GIS | Geography 170

Introduction to Cartography | Geography 370

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Geography 377

Graphic Design in Cartography | Geography 572

Online Lecturer Positions

Our Digital Globe: Overview of GIS | Geography 170

Graphic Design in Cartography | Geography 572

K-8 Curriculum Development Project

The K-8 Curriculum Development Project is a UW Cartography Lab collaboration with the UW – Madison Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring to produce the first US scoped and sequenced K-8 cartography curriculum.

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Scope and Sequence

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Stay tuned for project updates as our official UW – Madison page goes live!