Session Format

Workshop (90 minutes)

Target Audience

K12 Educators

Abstract for the conference program

This interactive session will focus on examples of using GIS in multiple K-12 classroom setting, including but not limited to teaching climate change, history, natural hazards, and literature. Geographic information systems, or GIS, is an online mapping tool, used globally in a variety of professions (e.g., emergency management, city planning, engineering, scientific labs) – that is accessible and beneficial to use in the K-12 classroom! GIS helps us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret real data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends. Participants will not only walk through a demonstration of GIS’ use and potential, they will partake in and practice using GIS with hands on activities. Come join us – and bring your device!

Proposal Track

T2: Applied STEM Education

Start Date

3-24-2018 10:00 AM

End Date

3-24-2018 11:30 AM

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Mar 24th, 10:00 AM Mar 24th, 11:30 AM

An Introduction to Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Classroom

This interactive session will focus on examples of using GIS in multiple K-12 classroom setting, including but not limited to teaching climate change, history, natural hazards, and literature. Geographic information systems, or GIS, is an online mapping tool, used globally in a variety of professions (e.g., emergency management, city planning, engineering, scientific labs) – that is accessible and beneficial to use in the K-12 classroom! GIS helps us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret real data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends. Participants will not only walk through a demonstration of GIS’ use and potential, they will partake in and practice using GIS with hands on activities. Come join us – and bring your device!