Webinar July 19: The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2010, Grades 4, 8, and 12.

As the world becomes more interconnected through technology and shared concerns about economic, political, social, and environmental issues, the need for geographic knowledge increases.

But how well are today's students performing in geography?

Please join us for the release of The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2010, Grades 4, 8, and 12 on july 19 at 11:00 a.m. to Noon EDT.

Register at this link.

The 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) geography assessment focuses on what students should know to be competent and productive 21st century citizens, combining key physical science and social science aspects of geography into a cohesive whole. Students responded to questions designed to measure their knowledge of geography in the context of space and place, environment and society, and spatial dynamics and connections.

This is only the third time in nearly two decades that The Nation's Report Card has assessed students on their knowledge in geography. The 2010 results can be compared to results from 2001 and 1994.

A distinguished panel will discuss the report's findings and the importance of geography in shaping an increasingly global society.

Webinar panelists:

Jack Buckley: Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics

Roger Downs: Professor of geography, Pennsylvania State University

Shannon Garrison: Member, National Assessment Governing Board; fourth grade teacher, Solano Avenue Elementary School

David Gordon: Member, National Assessment Governing Board; superintendent of schools, Sacramento County Office of Education (webinar moderator)