Web Based GIS Study
Jung Eun (Jessie) Hong is working on doctoral dissertation research at the University of Colorado, Boulder focusing on training middle school social studies teachers in how to create and customize web-based maps. A total of 30 teachers in Colorado participated in the designing and developing process of the study. Thanks to their support, she has been able to finish developing web-based GIS training tutorials to help teachers develop curricula with web-based maps: GIS for Social Studies...
Read MoreThe Esri T3G Institute
T3G – Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS - - T3G is a professional development event for educators who help other educators learn why and how to use GIS. Through modeling, practice, and discussion, participants who are already versed in GIS, in teaching with computers, and in conducting professional development boost their combination of skills. Applications for T3G 2012 are due by Midnight (Pacific Time) Wed, Nov 30, 2011. The application form provides full instructions about how to apply...
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Geography Class Goes Geospatial Wednesday, August 24th 8pm Eastern/ 7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific Margaret Chernosky World Geography & AP Human Geography Teacher Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine Would you like to add activities to your human geography class that help students understand and remember human geography concepts and models? Join Margaret Chernosky as she shares her student-tested favorites. All activities are hands-on using paper maps, graphs and diagrams or computer...
Read MoreNew Lesson Plan.
Check out our new lesson plan. This lesson is an education student-created lesson and is in draft form. The lesson will be piloted and tested in the fall of 2011, but the data needs to be available online in order to pilot the lesson. Please feel free to try the lesson in your in own classroom and send us your feedback. Feedback can be sent to lbryant1@keene.edu. Thinking Like General Sherman: A look at the “March To The Sea” Using IGIS and...
Read MoreSouth Carolina Geography Institutes Summer 2011
The South Carolina Geographic Alliance accepts participants from other states for its two summer institutes. Please consider sending your teachers to us. Two opportunities: June 12-24: Alliance Summer Geography Institute. This is a traditional TC development institute. Lots of content, lots of field trips, 3 graduate credits. Application materials here: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cege/events/asgi_events.html June 12-17: Geotechnology Institute. One week of GIS, GPS, virtual globes – all tailored...
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