One of the many benefits of becoming involved in OAGEE is the ability to meet some truly amazing educators that have served as the backbone of this organization for many years. These people work tirelessly in the background and OAGEE relies heavily on their experience and guidance.

Randy Wilkie’s energy and commitment to Geographic Education is second to none. He demonstrates an honesty, integrity, and respect that can’t help but draw his teacher candidates and members of the OAGEE council to him. Randy’s professional integrity is the foundation on which his students and OAGEE colleagues build relationships and trust.

Unfortunately, OAGEE has not reciprocated this professional courtesy and integrity. We have failed to properly acknowledge the amazing contributions, including our phenomenal OAGEE posters and associated worksheets, donated by one of our most trustworthy and dependable members.

Our “Geography family” became complacent and took Randy for granted as we’ve always been able count on him even when many of our members are unaware of Randy’s dedication and countless hours behind the scenes for the betterment of OAGEE and Geographic Education.

We apologize to Mr. Wilkie for this oversight as we aim to correct this issue immediately and not repeat this mistake in the future.

Using the Resources & Curriculum menu links (left side of this page), please enjoy the following posters and activities compliments of Mr. Randy Wilkie!

Worksheets For OAGEE Poster: “Geography — From Here to There” 

Concepts of Geographic Thinking Series - Geographic Perspective

A huge thank you to our conference coordinators, Anne Smith and Brenda Scarlett, for their incredible dedication and a terrific 2018 OAGEE Spring Conference in Kingston.  

We started the day with a fantastic forest therapy tour through the relaxed atmosphere of the wetlands and surrounding forest at the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. A Kingston Transit bus transported us to our next destination. En route, Dan Hendry, Sustainable Initiative Co-ordinator with the Limestone District School Board, spoke to us about a very successful initiative that provides every student with free transit. Essentially, they seek to change the culture by teaching young people how to use public transit and that it’s “OK to ride the bus”. Our bus arrive at the Miller Museum of Geology at Queen’s University, where we explored an enormous collection of the Earth’s rocks, minerals, fossils, dinosaur exhibit, and received an overview of the geological history of the Kingston area. Mark Badham, Miller Museum of Geology Curator, demonstrated his deep appreciation for geology and provided us with a guided field excursion to rock outcrops in Kingston and the surrounding areas.

“It's a cliche, but every rock tells a story," Badham said. "You can really learn a lot about the history of an area just by the types of rocks that are there. A lot of people still don't realize how many things they use during the day that have mineral components in them. If something didn't come from a plant or an animal, it had to be mined somewhere. That's our source of raw materials. http://www.thewhig.com/2016/11/22/to-museum-curator-geology-rocks They [students] don't see it all the time, but their lives depend on the resources we get from the earth."   CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE GREAT PICS FROM THE DAY!

2018 OAGEE Spring Conference Coordinators, Brenda Scarlett and Anne Smith, at the Miller Museum on Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You!