Mr Tony Hurt CGeog

Biography

Memo: John is a geography and History teacher at Seoul International School in Seoul, South Korea, prior to which he was a High School Social Studies and Geography Teacher in Colorado, USA. John has a BA (Hons) in Geography from University of Durham, a Teaching Certificate from Department of Education State of Missouri, a Master of Education and MA in History from University of Missouri. In addition to his role as a teacher, John is an active member of the Colorado Geographic Alliance and the National Council for Social Studies. John received international recognition when he received the National Council for Geographic Education's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1999. John is also an endorsed consultant with The College Board in the United States, and in this capacity conducts workshops at both the western regional and national level for new and experienced Advanced Placement Human Geography teachers. He has also recently published an Advanced Placement Human Geography Test Prep book, which he co-authored with his wife, Shanna Hurt (listed as a 2008 publication: ISBN-13: 978-0-13-173210-0). This is a test prep book for the Advanced Placement Human Geography examination specifically to accompany 'The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography,' 9th. edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, by James Rubenstein (one of the major Advanced Placement Human Geography texts).