at the 28th Annual Fall NEARC Conference

Call for Presentations & Save the Date

Sunday, September 29

Radisson Hotel Nashua / Nashua, New Hampshire

ABOUT GIS EDUCATORS DAY 2013 GIS Educators Day, sponsored by NEARC, Esri, and the New England Geography Education Network, is a full-day conference devoted exclusively to topics and issues pertaining to the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies in K-12, college, and informal education.   GIS Educators Day is a one-day pre-conference to NEARC’s annual professional user conference which will run from September 29 – October 2 at the Radisson Hotel Nashua. GIS Educators Day will feature hands-on computer labs, oral presentations, panel discussions, and lightning talks, exploring a range of resources, projects, and topics. GIS Educators Day addresses the number one goal of GIS conference goers…the opportunity to network with other professionals who share your interest in the use of geospatial technologies in the same setting. Whether you’re a K-12 or college educator, an experienced GIS user or a newcomer who wants to learn about the educational possibilities of this powerful tool, you’ll want to put this outstanding regional event on your “Must Do” list for 2013. CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS You are invited to submit a presentation proposal for the 6th Annual GIS Educators Day conference. Proposals must be received by June 17, 2013 in order to be considered. Criteria are listed below! PRESENTATION FORMAT Oral Presentations 25 minutes in length (20 min presentation plus 5 min Q & A). Panel Presentations 50 minutes. Can include up to 3 presenters, but you must submit the complete presentation concept as part of your abstract. Lightning Talks 5 minutes, 5 slides (strictly enforced) ON-LINE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Presentations cannot market specific products and services. Abstracts should be 100-150 words. Presenters must register and pay to attend the conference at regular conference fees. TOPIC AREAS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLOWING: GIS in the Cloud Community projects and field study Teaching with GIS in Higher Education Teaching with GIS in K-12 Schools Teaching GIS: Strategies and Methods Strategies for GIS Professional Development GIS in Informal Education Integrating GIS with other technologies Mobile Devices and Crowdsourcing Statewide License Successes and Challenges Partnerships to Promote GIS Education Projects Abstracts must be submitted by June 17, 2013 to be considered. Click here to submit your proposal for GIS Educators Day! QUESTIONS? Contact Lyn Malone at lmalone@worldviewsgis.com. PLEASE NOTE: There is an Education track at the main NEARC conference (following GIS Educators Day) as well. Presenters can decide which conference they wish to submit a proposal to. In general, education presentations at the main conference should be ones that, while on the topic of education, have significant relevance to the wider professional GIS community. Presentations at GIS Educators Day are directed specifically to the K-12 and higher ed communities. Education track sessions at the main conference will all be scheduled for Monday, September 30.

More information on NEARC 2013 will be posted on the conference website as it becomes available at www.northeastarc.org/2013. Stay tuned!

]]> http://www.nhga.net/gis-educators-day-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.nhga.net/workshop-us-history-using-spatial-technology/ http://www.nhga.net/workshop-us-history-using-spatial-technology/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:17:54 +0000 admin http://www.nhga.net/?p=2544 NHGA workshop on August 19 & 20

Register Here

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]]> http://www.nhga.net/common-core-task-force-looking-for-volunteers/feed/ 0 http://www.nhga.net/geographic-lens-on-the-world-the-geography-of-canada/ http://www.nhga.net/geographic-lens-on-the-world-the-geography-of-canada/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 07:45:12 +0000 admin http://www.nhga.net/?p=2535 Geographic Lens on the World: The Geography of Canada

This online course is open to all teachers – those who teach about Canada and those who want to learn more about our northern neighbor. Developed in conjunction with the Canadian-American Center at UMaine and the Maine Geographic Alliance, this course begins June 17 and ends Aug. 16. FMI contact Betsy Arntzen at the CAC. barntzen@umit.maine.edu or check out the web information at www.umaine.edu/teachingcanada

Cost is $50 for contact hours and $205 for one graduate credit.

The New Hampshire Kristi Alvarez Excellence in Geography Education Book Award!

This award will be given to a person who has been instrumental in the ongoing move towards geographic literacy in the state of New Hampshire. It honors Kristi Alvarez, past coordinator of the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance and past president of the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies, who passed away early in 2012. She believed strongly in the need for geographic literacy in all grades from K-16.

Criteria: The criterion for this award is simple. The recipient should be a person who has dedicated time and energy toward the improvement of geographic education in the state of New Hampshire.

Process: Any person interested in nomination another individual, please complete the below application and send it to New Hampshire Geographic Alliance, Department of Geography, 229 Main Street, Keene NH 03435-2001 at Keene State College.

You may also email your completed nomination to nhga@keene.edu .

Timeline: Applications are due to the Keene State office by May 31st, 2013.

The winner will be notified by September 15, 2013.

The award recipient will receive a one year membership to NCGE and be eligible to be the state of New Hampshire’s nominee for next year’s National Council for Geographic Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teacher Award.

Name of Applicant:

Home Address:

Phone #:

School or Organization Affiliation:

School or Organization Address:

Phone #:

Years Involved with Geographic Education:

How has this person been involved in geographic education either on the local, state or national level?

How has this person helped the cause of geographic education?

Why do you feel this person deserves this award?

Name of person nominating:

Address & Phone #:

June 23-28, 2013  .  Montreal & Québec City

Based in the North-American birthplace of New France and led by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada, the Institute will explore themes relevant to geography and history curriculum.

Through briefings by experts and site visits we will investigate questions such as :

- Could NAFTA make Québec increasingly detached from Canada and closer to the US?

- What are possible impacts of globalization on the future of French in Canada and in Québec?

- What ambitions does the Parti Québécois have for the province?

Rolling applications are accepted through May 15^th .

Registration is USD $649 and includes double-occupancy at four-star hotels, some meals, transportation during the program, speaker and educational site fees, curriculum materials and a certificate of clock hours.  Graduate credit is available for an additional $205.

Learn about Québec in Québec!  It is a province with three climate regions, one of the largest rivers in the world: the St. Lawrence, and two of Canada’s important cities:

Montreal – the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world, and Québec City – a UNESCO world heritage site.  

Itinerary and Registration:  www.umaine.edu/teachingcanada 

Northeast National Resource Center on Canada:  Professional Development  • Teacher Resources

Betsy Arntzen, (207) 581-4225, barntzen@umit.maine.edu  .  Amy Sotherden, (518) 564-2385, sotheral@plattsburgh.edu

For more information, check out http://ongeo.msu.edu/.

Apply for a $1000 Professional Development Scholarship (deadline March 8). Check out the Syllabus as a basis for other grant funding (open enrollments through April):

http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators–naturalists.html                                        (case sensitive)

Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest + Machu Picchu

Hosted in the upper Amazon basin of northern Peru, the July 2-11, 2013 Educator Academy is a cross-curricular professional development workshop for K-12 formal and informal educators to learn and use:
•21st Century Instruction: 5E Lesson Design, Inquiry-Based Exploration, STEM Problem-Based Learning
•Inquiry Protocols: Project Learning Tree, GLOBE, Project Noah
•Global and Cultural Perspectives: Service Learning, Sustainability, Global Education

Join Dr. Mo Walters, ASU; Al Stenstrup, Project Learning Tree (PLT); Christa Dillabaugh, Amazon Rainforest Workshops; and work side-by-side with scientists Dr. Steve Madigosky, Widener University; and Randy Morgan, Curator/Entomologist, Cincinnati Zoo. The Amazon experience is a real world lens through which to view global issues as — climate change, global health, sustainable development, energy, population, water, quality of life and the meaning of service.

Experience:
•a 1/4-mile Rainforest Canopy Walkway and research on Weather and Climate Change
•interactions with Indigenous Yagua, Riberenos and a Village Service Project
•ReNuPeru Ethnobotanical Garden and problem solving inspired by Biomimicry
•Monkey Island Conservation Project

PLT Certification and PD Hours included. Academic Credit and Machu Picchu Extension optional. Land cost is $1985, plus air. $1000 scholarship deadline March 8. Land cost is $985 for scholarship winners. Open registration through April if space is available. See Syllabus on Webpage: http://www.amazonworkshops.com/educators–naturalists.html   (case sensitive). Contact christa@amazonworkshops.com  or 1-800-431-2624.

Lara Bryant

Assistant Professor of Geography and Coordinator of the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance

Keene State College

229 Main Street

Keene, NH 03435-2001

603-358-2428

Lbryant1@keene.edu