Join the National Geographic EdNet!
Looking to expand your professional horizons? Our Education Network highlights national and local opportunities that include educator training, workshops and conferences, field studies for educators and their students, and more.

Education Outreach is part of the mission of the National Geographic Society's division of Education and Children's Programs (NGECP). Two of its most visible components are the Geography Action! program, a yearlong initiative that is highlighted during Geography Awareness Week each November, and EdNet, an online educators' network.

In addition, Education Outreach develops educator professional-development programs and geography-related curricula both for classrooms and for nonformal education sites. We strive to tie together the educational offerings of the Society and those of our partners to effectively improve the geographic literacy of U.S. schoolchildren and to increase awareness in the general community.

Looking to expand your professional horizons? Check the professional development opportunities section of the National Geographic Education Network. We highlight national and local opportunities that include educator training, workshops and conferences, field studies for educators and their students, and more.

Get Involved Locally!
Your local geography teaching alliance can help you apply for grants and extend your skills—contact your alliance today.

Apply for a Teacher Grant
Since 1988 National Geographic has been giving grants to teachers and educational institutions to help them make a difference in the classroom.

Rural Teachers, Need Funds?
The Grable-Curtis Rural Teacher Grants for geography education provide grants of up to U.S. $500 to help support innovative classroom projects and field experiences around the current Geography Action! theme.

State Funds
The Education Foundation has established endowments to support geography education in 20 states and Canada. Grants are available to nonprofits from a special fund in Oklahoma. In all other states the funds support our Geographic Alliance Network. Find out how to create an endowment in your state.

No Child Left Behind
Discover the implications of this national initiative and get access to resources for your own school.

Title I
Find out more about this 2002 education legislation and how it fits with the No Child Left Behind Act. Explore resources and more for your own school.

Terri Nostrand: Educator on Expedition
On an expedition in French Polynesia, this environmental science teacher created a virtual classroom.

Peggy Clay: Alabama All-Star
Winning a National Geographic teacher grant started Peggy Clay on a path from her Alabama classroom to National Geographic headquarters.

Steve Pierce: National Board Certified Teacher
A desire for improvement and professional development spurred this North Carolina teacher to pursue national board certification.

Jere Fitterman: Watershed Conservationist
This Oregon life-science teacher took her students to the river for a firsthand lesson in watershed conservation—and art.

Judy Bock: JASON Project Adventurer
Illinois teacher Judy Bock delivered adventure to her students through the JASON Project, a science program started by the man who found Titanic.

Geography for Life (Book)
Order a copy of the book that details all 18 of the U.S. National Geography Standards.

Standards Online
See brief descriptions of the National Geography Standards.