Abstract
GIS and Modeling in the Middle and High School Classroom Track: Teacher Education and Educational Research Author(s): Roberta Johnson, Dennis Ward, Lisa Gardiner, Sandra Henderson, Charlie Fitzpatrick, Steve Peterson, John Snow The NASA-sponsored Modeling in the Geosciences Workshop Series for middle and high school teachers offered instruction on methods of incorporating simple models and Geographic Information Systems into Earth Science classrooms to explore Earth system concepts. The workshop series included a summer workshop and two follow-up workshops during the subsequent school year. The workshops facilitated the use of modeling and GIS technology within secondary classrooms in ways that are relevant to the curriculum needs of educators. In this presentation, workshop instructors will share some of the benefits and challenges of taking this technology into the classroom, as well as share plans for an online professional development course currently in development. Roberta Johnson University Corporation for Atmospheric Research PO Box 3000 Boulder , CO 80307 US Phone: 303.497.2591 E-mail: rmjohnsn@ucar.edu Dennis Ward University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Office of Education and Outreach PO Box 3000 Boulder , CO 80307 US Phone: 303.497.2599 E-mail: dward@ucar.edu Lisa Gardiner University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Office of Education and Outreach PO Box 3000 Boulder , CO 80307 US Phone: 303.497.2594 E-mail: egardine@ucar.edu Sandra Henderson University Corporation for Atmospheric Research PO Box 3000 Boulder , CO 80307 US Phone: 303.497.8108 E-mail: sandrah@ucar.edu Charlie Fitzpatrick Esri K-12 Education 880 Blue Gentian Rd ##200 St. Paul , MN 55121 US Phone: 651.994.0823 E-mail: cfitzpatrick@Esri.com Steve Peterson The Peterson Group 26 Maple Street West Lebanon , NH 03784 US Phone: 603.298.7573 E-mail: steve@evans-peterson.com John Snow University of Oklahoma Sarkeys Energy Center, 710 100 East Boyd Street Norman , OK 73019 US Phone: 405.325.3101 E-mail: jsnow@ou.edu |
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