Abstract
Creating a Career Technical Education GIS Program for Secondary Education
Track: Teaching About GIS for Future Professionals
Authors: Dominique Evans-Bye
Career Technical Education is a great way to offer GIS courses in the secondary school curriculum. Pathways that use a "Linked Learning" approach bring relevance into education and connect instruction with career skills. The University of California system is actively looking for innovative "a-g" courses that integrate rigorous academic standards with CTE subjects. College students often change majors. GIS complements any college major or career path. Three separate GIS courses were developed at Clark Magnet High School. In these classes, students won national competitions and gained experience in scientific research. By offering GIS courses as CTE, student interest increased and a GIS internship with the City of Glendale was developed. The potential is wide open for new GIS courses to be developed integrating core academic subjects. This presentation will outline how this was accomplished at CMHS and provide ideas for creating or expanding GIS courses at the secondary school level.