Abstract
Creating Career Paths for Geospatial Technology Professionals
Track: Educational Research and Teacher Education
Author(s): Nancy Trautmann, Jim MaKinster, Karen Edelstein
GIT Ahead focuses on workforce preparation in Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) fields through teacher professional development, educational software development, and provision of internships, job shadowing, and career preparation experiences for high school students. A collaborative effort among the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Cayuga Community College, Cornell University, the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology, and NYS Geographical Information Systems Association, the goals of GIT Ahead are for teachers to use GIT in their science classes and for students to gain perspectives on GIT careers through classroom projects and internship opportunities. To facilitate educational uses of GIT, we are developing Internet-based GIS software for exploration of environmental issues in NY's Finger Lakes region. In this session, we will explore the challenges of helping students envision GIT career options through teacher professional development and classroom implementation of projects using GIT to address local environmental issues.
Nancy Trautmann
Cornell University
Natural Resources
100 Rice Hall
Ithaca , NY 14853
US
Phone: 607-255-9257
E-mail: nmt2@cornell.edu
Jim MaKinster
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Science Education
300 Pulteney Street
Geneva , NY 14456
US
Phone: 315-781-3141
E-mail: makinster@hws.edu
Karen Edelstein
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Finger Lakes Institute
601 South Main Street
Geneva , NY 14456
US
Phone: (315) 781-4385
E-mail: EDELSTEIN@hws.edu