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MapTEACH Students at professional conferences

Students from the Effie Kokrine Charter School in Fairbanks have presented at the:
- 2007 California Geographic Society Conference
- 2006 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Conference

 

News: Alaskan Teachers Course at UAF

The summer course was a great success as teachers put new geological and spatial technology lessons to work during trips on the riverboat "Discovery", out to Chena Hot Springs, and to Howard Luke's camp on the Tanana with renowned riverboat racers Wes and Mary Alexander. The teachers' exciting plans for their students using MapTEACH lessons, data and technology are providing models for implementation across Alaska.
Alaskan teachers attend MapTEACH course at UAF, Summer 2007Teacher Course Photo Gallery

Contact Sidney Stephens at UAF for more information.


MapTEACH is developing a culturally responsive geoscience education program for middle- and high-school students in Alaska that emphasizes hands-on experience with the geosciences and spatial technology (GPS, GIS, and remote sensing imagery).

The project draws upon the combined expertise of teachers, education researchers, remote sensing specialists, geoscience professionals, Native Elders, and others with traditions-based knowledge, and is being piloted in the Minto-Nenana, Nome, and Fairbanks areas.

 

 


Participants work directly with local experts and DGGS geologists to authentically emulate scientific activities at a novice level, using real data in a real-world setting. Students and teachers have access to locally and culturally relevant geospatial IT curriculum facilitated by web-served imagery, geographic information systems data, analysis tools, and field resources.

Malaspina Glacier

 

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers ESI-0322980, ESI-0322958 and ESI-0323191. MapTeach is a collaborative ITEST Project (Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) originally funded by NSF with the name "Place-Based Geospatial Science Learning and Applications in Rural Alaska".

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This project is led from the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysicals Surveys, along with the University of Alaska
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and the Environmental Remote Sensing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The website is maintained at ERSC.
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