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Photos cycling through above show MapTEACH people, places, and activities - click on photo for larger version
MapTEACH Students at professional conferences Students from the Effie Kokrine Charter School in Fairbanks have presented
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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. Contact Sidney Stephens at UAF for more information. |
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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.
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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
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Skip address and contacts.
This project is led from the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysicals Surveys, along with the University of Alaska
Fairbanks and the Environmental Remote Sensing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The website is maintained at ERSC.
Website Questions: Tim Olsen Education Questions: Sidney Stephens Project Questions: De Anne Stevens
