Join Our Free Teacher Workshop Nov 16
The Citizen Science GIS Teacher Academy: An Interactive Workshopfor Florida Teachers (2nd -8th grades andpre-service teachers)
Saturday November 16, 2019 from 8:30 am-1:30 pm @ University ofCentral Florida
Maps, apps, and drones for teachers! Geospatialtechnologies (geographic information systems, mapping, GPS, location-basedservices on phones and tablets, and drones) are powerful tools for youth,teachers and community engagement. In this freeteacher workshop, we will provide an overview of some of the ways studentlearning and engagement can occur with these technologies, and we willchallenge teachers to brainstorm creative uses of these technologies in theirown classrooms. New this year, our friends from National GeographicEducation will be on hand to help teachers get through step one of the NationalGeographer Educator Certification process! This is not your standard teacherworkshop.
“The Citizen Science GIS Teacher Academy should be an incredibleday to learn and collaborate with other teachers as we work together toshowcase the power of geospatial technologies in society and along the coast ofFlorida as well,” said Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne, associate professor of GIS andworkshop facilitator.
We’ll keep the lecturing to a minimum and focus on interactiveactivities teachers can do with their students. This will include workingwith online and mobile mapping applications and flying mini-drones!!!
“We are thrilled to host this interactive, hands-on teacherworkshop. Teachers can expect to have fun while engaging withtechnologies their students probably already use on a daily basis, but don’teven realize they are using! GIS, mobile mapping apps, and location-basedservices play a huge role in our daily lives –from traffic apps like Waze orGoogle Maps to finding nearby restaurants on Google or Tripadvisor. Anddrones are everywhere right now. We’ll fly them in this workshop.” saidHawthorne.
Participating teachers will take home a series of lesson plansto share in their classrooms. And if they agree to support a future schoolvisit with the Citizen Science GIS team, they will receive a free mini-drone tokeep for their classroom. Participating teachers will also brainstorm ideas andlessons for the GeoBus at UCF program, set to launch in 2020.
Apply now to this free workshop byfilling out the Google Form at: https://forms.gle/2qQTt44kCM2EnMzH6
Priority Application Deadline: October 25, 2019. Share withyour fellow teachers on social media with #citizensciencegis and #geobus.
Questions: Contact Dr. Timothy Hawthorne, Associate Professor ofGIS, University of Central Florida at timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu.