During this ongoing course, leaners will work toward the following learning goals: 
•	recognize the parts of a flag using vexillologic terms
•	explain the meanings of common flag colors
•	classify flags based on common designs
•	identify flags belonging to designated flag families
•	describe the symbolism and meaning of select world flags
•	locate countries, other manmade entities, and major physical features on a world map

As a social studies teacher with thirty years of experience, I have studied flags and used them in various classes to teach about history, geography, and culture. I have acquired a collection of miniature flags that have been both useful and popular during these lessons. Flag projects have always been very successful with students and their enthusiasm and interests in these objects led me create an on-campus Vexillology Club. This club used research, games, and other interactive tasks to introduce students to the study of flags and included national flags, U.S. historic flags, U.S. state flags, maritime flags, and more. For several years, I also served as the trainer and mentor for my school’s flag detail team, a student team who handled the school's daily ceremony of raising and lowering the American flag on campus. In this role, I trained the team in various aspects of flag etiquette and how to determine when the flag should be flown at half-staff. I am also currently a member of the North American Vexillological Association, which proudly boasts that it is “the world’s largest organization of flag enthusiasts and scholars.”

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Homework will not be assigned; however, learners are welcome to conduct their own research after each class.
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Websites:
•	Flags of the World (crwflags.com/fotw/flags/index.html)
•	Flags of the World (flagpedia.net/)
•	Flags of the World (worldflags.net/)
•	North American Vexillological Association (nava.org)
•	World Flag Database (flags.net/)

Books:
•	Flags of the World compiled by Gaby Goldsack
•	The World Encyclopedia of Flags by Alfred Znamierowski