Coastlines GIS Project - An Opportunity for Teachers!!

CoastLines 2010 Application is Online!

/CoastLines/ is a three-year Comprehensive Project for Students and
Teachers funded by the Innovative Technologies for Students and Teachers
(ITEST) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project is
introducing fundamental concepts about information technologies (IT) to
grade 7-12 schools. /CoastLines/ is accomplishing this goal by involving
teachers and students in using geographic information systems (GIS) and
global positioning system (GPS) technology to conduct scientific studies
of coastal ecosystems in the NSF’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
network.

The /CoastLines/ project is now accepting applications from teachers to
participate in the 2010 project cohort. The online application form is
located at: http://www.coastlines.ws. Teachers in the Santa
Barbara/Ventura, California, region are particularly encouraged to
apply. Other educators will be accepted on a space-available basis.

For more information about joining the project, click the Overview tab
on the /CoastLines/ Web site. Click the 2010 Application tab to access
the application form. The application should take approximately 15
minutes to complete.


DEADLINE
Applications for the 2010 project must be submitted no later than 11:59
PM local time on Sunday, 31 January 2010.

GIS Data for Hawaii - A MUST SEE

Looking for Data to Download specific to Hawaii?
This is one of the best sources!

The Hawaii Statewide GIS Program hosts downloadable data sets on everything from Ahupua'a to Census Data to Elevation Contours, some statewide, some island-wide. This is every Hawaii GIS User's dream come true! A MUST SEE!

http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/

From the homepage, click on GIS Data in the lefthand side bar. From there, download, unzip, and begin your spatial analysis of Hawaii within your GIS desktop software!

NASA Data and Visualization Training for Teachers!

Eyes in the Sky II Seeks Grade 9 to 12 Science Teachers

Eyes in the Sky II is a long-term professional development program that prepares high school science teachers to use NASA data and visualizations along with other geospatial information technologies. Throughout the program, teachers and students investigate both global and local environmental issues. The program includes four parts: 1) a 12-week online Web course, consisting of three 4-week modules; 2) a 7-day face-to-face summer workshop held onsite at a NASA research center; 3) one year of classroom implementation, ending with a virtual student showcase; and 4) an ambassador program for providing professional development for other teachers in participants' schools or districts.

Grade 9 to 12 science teachers will benefit from this program. Through participating, teachers will: 1) become proficient using NASA data and geospatial analysis tools; 2) receive a $1000 stipend for completing the online course and the 7-day summer workshop; 3) receive an additional $1000 stipend as compensation for delivering professional development as an Eyes in the Sky II Ambassador; 4) equip their students with geospatial technology skills that are in increasing demand in the workplace; and 5) obtain optional graduate credit through Northern Arizona University.

For more information about the Eyes in the Sky II program, including the online application visit http://serc.carleton.edu/eyesinthesky2/index.html. Applications are due by January 15, 2010. We expect this will be a popular program. As there are a limited number of openings available, first consideration will be given to early applicants. If you have further questions, please contact Carla McAuliffe (Carla_McAuliffe@terc.edu) or Erin Bardar (Erin_Bardar@terc.edu).

GeoMentor Program

GeoMentors are Ready and Waiting to Help Hawaii Educators!

"National Geographic and ESRI have created a new program to inspire educators and community members to work together to improve student learning. People who use geography in their work can help educators and youth see the world in new ways. The GeoMentor program is designed to inspire volunteers to work with a teacher or youth club leader to help kids see, use, and do more geography in and out of classrooms."

Register on the GeoMentor Website TODAY!
It's free, easy, and will immediately give you access to a list of the hundreds of GeoMentors waiting to be of service to an educator like you!!
http://edcommunity.esri.com/geomentor/

GIS Activities by ESRI at Lahainaluna High School!

Forty-seven Students at Lahainaluna HS Think Spatially with ESRI K12 Education Manager, Charlie Fitzpatrick.

On December 2nd, three separate groups of students at LHS engaged in geographic inquiry of Maui's topography, climate, and land use through the use of GIS. Two groups worked hands-on with ArcEditor 9.3 GIS Software in a computer lab setting, the software recently installed as a result of the statewide K12 license from ESRI. One group (pictured here) viewed a demonstration of GIS and learned about the many career opportunities on the rise that require GIS skills.

Mahalo to Charlie and ESRI for providing this outstanding support of Hawaii's students!!

GIS Professionals Interact with Students ONLINE for GIS Day 2009!

The First Annual GIS Day Hawaii Webcast was on Wednesday 11/18!

Students from 17 different schools throughout the state logged on to view presentations by eight different GIS Professionals. Speakers logged on from Maui, Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Colorado! All participants received GIS Day stickers, pencils, and mouse pads!

These pictures display the webcast control station at MEDB's Training Center in Kihei, Maui, where Webcast Facilitator, Diana Papini Warren, and guest speaker, Joe Breman, President of International Underwater Explorations, interact with students on Kauai from Kamakahelei Intermediate School. Also logged on for this particular session were students and teachers from Keeau High School, McKinley High School, Hui Malama Learning Center, Lahainaluna High School, and Kilohana Elementary School.

GIS Day is held each year in the third week of November, on the Wednesday during Geography Awareness Week, a geographic literacy initiative sponsored by the National Geographic Society. For more information on other events that took place around the world, visit http://www.gisday.com/

Incredible Opportunity for Teachers who Teach Teachers GIS!

ESRI is Offering a Second Annual T3G Training Opportunity at the ESRI Headquarters in CA!

DEADLINE EXTENDED - To December 4th!!

FREE except for your travel.

LEARN from a team of instructors that are the best of the best in GIS in Education, including Joseph Kerski, Charlie Fitzpatrick and the ESRI Education Team!!
NETWORK with educators from around the country who are taking the lead in integrating GIS into the classroom and teaching teachers the wonders of GIS!
ENGAGE in a wide range of GIS projects that will broaden your horizons in geospatial analysis!

For more information and the application process, visit http://edcommunity.esri.com/t3g