Barbaree Ash Duke

For more than 20 years Barbaree Ash Duke has been a veteran classroom teacher and an educational consultant with GISetc in Curriculum Integration and GIS in Education based in Covington, LA. She taught English Language Arts in grades 6-12 as well as technology and GIS electives. Barbaree earned her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English at Baylor University and taught for 15 years in Texas, Alabama and North Carolina. An early zeal for finding what makes students learn best introduced her to technology and differentiation techniques.

She's been integrating GIS into her the classroom since 2000. Annually you can see her presenting at GIS, technology and education conferences, teaching professional development and writing curriculum for K-12 classrooms. Along with numerous articles on integrating geospatial technologies into the classroom, she’s authored two books: 20 Minute GIS for Young Explorers as well as a solo work, Reading, Writing and Thinking around the Globe: Geospatial Technologies for English Language Arts and Beyond.

Barbaree also serves as the webinar manager for the National Council for Geographic Education. When she's not travelling, blogging or creating, you'll find her tutoring students in reading and math most weekday afternoons. She has many free resources on her website. Her hands-on, realistic approach to education gives teachers and students a comfortable place to learn while offering fresh, practical ideas to improve the classroom environment.

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Recent Content by Barbaree Ash Duke

1. Going Places with GIS and Geography in Education (November 23rd, 2011)