Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the financial support for this project by the National Geographic Society Education Foundation (Grant #NGS-52898E-18) and our partnering teachers (John Codega, A. C. Flora High School, Columbia, South Carolina; Stephen Cox, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina; Phillip Hare, Bennion Junior High, Taylorsville, Utah; Jenna Howell, River Bluff High School, Lexington, South Carolina; and Ben Lee, River Bluff High School, Lexington, South Carolina).
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Jerry T. Mitchell
Jerry T. Mitchell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina. He has research interests in geography education, environmental hazards, and Latin America.
Michael Mewborne
Michael Mewborne is the director of the South Carolina Geographic Alliance. He earned his Master of Arts in Teaching at the University of South Carolina and later taught World Geography and Advanced Placement Human Geography at Chapin High School in Chapin, South Carolina, and River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina.
Ali Hendrick
Ali Hendrick is a National Board Certified Teacher at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina. She won the Advanced Placement Human Geography Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council of Geographic Education in 2021.