Making the Grade | ArcNews Winter | 2010/2011 Issue
Florida's Palm Beach County School District Successfully Raises Academic Achievement
By Donna L. Goldstein, GIS Coordinator, Palm Beach County School District, Florida
Highlights
-GIS can easily be infused into existing curriculum, such as science and social studies.
-Integrating GIS into K–12 curriculum raises students' academic achievement.
-The benefits of infusing GIS into K–12 curriculum extend far beyond the classroom.
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Learning Science Through the Innovative Use of Geospatial Technologies
NEW BOOK....
Showcases how geospatial technology to teach science in classroom settings is highly motivational for students and builds their skills in data analysis, problem solving, and spatial thinking
First research-based book on how to design geospatial technologies and their corresponding learning environments
Serves as a foundational resource for future scholars as an authoritative view on the best practices regarding the use of geospatial technology in K-16 education
Defines the field of design of geospatial technology enhanced learning environments and identifies short term and long term objectives for science, environmental, and geography educators involved in these efforts
The extraordinary gains in computer performance over the past two decades have been paralleled by a related growth in geospatial applications. An important reason for this proliferation is that these tools provide a convenient framework for multidisciplinary analysis and synthesis of data in environmental science, earth science, and the social sciences in particular. The value of geospatial technology for learning is not new, as for more than a decade, educators have recognized the promise of geographic geospatial technologies to support learning through inquiry across the social and natural sciences. However, only recently with the rise of easier to use geospatial technologies such as Google Earth and similar resources have educators been able to critically examine how geospatial technologies can support students in learning. In fact, the nature of geospatial technologies with its ability to allow users to examine and visualize large data sets and to discern patterns from those data presents an excellent opportunity to better understand how educators can support students in higher level thinking skills.
http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/science+education/book/978-90-481-3972-9
Geospatial Technology Applications in Service Learning and Community‐Based Participatory Research
http://www.uh.edu/hcpp/GISinCBPR-Padgett.pdf
Agrowiki - Geospatial Technologies
AgrowWiki- AgrowKnowledge's Wiki for curriculum and materials. Here you will find information on the status of Agriculture education in 2 year community and technical colleges from around the country. AgrowKnowledge, the National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education is a national partnership of community colleges. Our work is enhanced by the involvement of business and industry, leading universities in agriculture education, secondary schools, and professional associations.
AgrowKnowledge understands the increasing demand for high-tech careers in areas such as precision agriculture, biotechnology, alternative energy production, natural resource management, and nutritious food production for a hungry world. As a result, AgrowKnowledge partners prepare students for the workforce, ready to use emerging technology in agriculture, food, and natural resources.
AgrowWiki- AgrowKnowledge's Wiki for curriculum and materials. Here you will find information on the status of Agriculture education in 2 year community and technical colleges from around the country. AgrowKnowledge, the National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education is a national partnership of community colleges. Our work is enhanced by the involvement of business and industry, leading universities in agriculture education, secondary schools, and professional associations.
AgrowKnowledge understands the increasing demand for high-tech careers in areas such as precision agriculture, biotechnology, alternative energy production, natural resource management, and nutritious food production for a hungry world. As a result, AgrowKnowledge partners prepare students for the workforce, ready to use emerging technology in agriculture, food, and natural resources.
GeospatialLearning.com is a website dedicated to promoting the value of using geospatial technology in the classroom to help students learn.
Throughout the global economy, the geospatial technology industry is experiencing rapid growth. The driving factor for this growth is that geospatial technology, specifically Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, allows users to view data from a different angle (i.e. Spatially). This new perspective often exposes information that is critical to fully understanding the data being presented. From simply displaying tabular data on a map to doing complex spatial analysis, examples of leveraging geospatial technology can be seen in nearly every industry.
The benefits of using geospatial technology can also be see in the classroom. The technology provides teachers with a new way of connecting classroom learning with real world application. This practice allows students to see how their learning today is relevant to the world they live in and their future within it. This is especially the case in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines where project based learning is being applied. The technology acts as a common operating picture for visualizing, analyzing and presenting real-world information from multiple disciplines. This helps students see the relevance of their various courses and content, because in reality, they are actually integrated rather than separate.
As the geospatial learning community continues to grow, the vision is that GeospatialLearning.com will act as a point for collaboration. From the sharing of lesson plans to innovative forum discussions, this website will be the hub of a network that is revolutionizing the learning process.
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