Ms. Manning loves teaching 9th graders the capital of France from Deep in the Heart of Texas. She is also a mom, grandmother, wife, and daughter. Most importantly, she’s a member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Class of ’77!
Contact her at manningr@hayscisd.net, the school email. For other questions, please email geographylady at gmail dot com
512.268.2911
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1977 Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science, Education Curriculum and Instruction
Awards
2006 National Geographic Geography Action! Coordinator for the State of Texas
2009 Selected by National Council for Geographic Education as Delegate to the 1st Annual Conference on Geographic Territorial Education, Seoul, S. Korea
2010 Selected by Texas Alliance for Geographic Educators as a member of the Texas Planning Committee for 2010 Geography Awareness Week
2010 Recipient of a Fulbright-Hays grant to participate in a Group Project Abroad, a month-long experience in China
2013 Recipient of a Fellowship from the Korean Society for a 12 day study tour of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Presentations
2006 Texas Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Africa in 3D
2007 San Antonio-Austin Geography Educators Conference, Learning Games for the Classroom
2008 Texas Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Reading with Google Earth
2009 Friends of Geography Annual Conference, Reading With Google Earth
2009 National Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference, Reading With Google Earth
2010 National Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference, China: Past, Present, and Future
2011 Texas Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Korea: Not Your Ordinary Border
2012 National Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference, Korea: Not Your Ordinary Border
Associations & Service
2002-2013 Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
2006-2013 Nation Council for Geographic Education
2007-2013 San Antonio-Austin Geography Educators
Publications & Curriculum
2006 Earthcaching: An Educator’s Guide, Contributor
2006-2007 Duncanville ISD, Geography Curriculum development
2007-2008 Hays CISD Social Studies Vertical Team
2009-2010 Hays CISD Curriculum Management Team
2011-2012 Hays CISD Gifted and Talented Advisory Council
2012-2013 PLC Lead, Hays High School, Hays, CISD
Teaching Experience/Courses
2000-2005 Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD- US History, World History, World Geography, Biology, Integrated Physics and Chemistry
2005-2007 Duncanville ISD- World Geography, Pre-AP Geography
2007-2013 Hays CISD- World Geography, Pre-AP Geography, Alpha Honors Geography
Certification
1977 Texas SBOE – Secondary History, Secondary Biology
2003 Texas SBOE – Geography
2006, 2010 College Board Certification – Pre-AP Geography
2009 Teacher Consultant, Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
