Author: Barbaree
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ASCD Conference – New Orleans, LA
Want to talk curriculum and GIS in Education with a friendly face? If anyone is attending the ASCD conference and would like to chat, please let me know. I’m not presenting but will be there…since it’s in my backyard. My friends from ESRI will be in the Exhibit Hall also. If you’re attending, zap me… Read more
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Interesting Resource for Biology Teachers
I read this in a recent RSS feed on Educational Technology from http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/blogger.htmlThe Biology Browserhttp://www.biologybrowser.org/bb/Subject/Education/Biology_Teaching_Resources/index.shtml Enjoy! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Great Spatial Thinking Article
My friend, Dr. Joseph Kerski, has penned a nice article on spatial thinking in the latest issue of ArcWatch from ESRI. This issue has come to the forefront in recent years, but I believe is at the core of education, regardless of the subject. We need to create communities of thinkers. Thinking happens for students… Read more
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New Design, New Lessons Available, Next Conference
NEW DESIGNMy website has adopted a new design. I hope you find it helpful. I’ll be added RSS feeds and other features soon.http://www.barbareeduke.com/ NEW LESSONS…go get ’em!My work with the good folks at JMU is available at http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html. The latest lessons use the 2002 agricultural census data: “Survivor: The Agricultural Challenge” and “Can You Grow… Read more
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Happy Holidays!
As the end of 2007 approaches, I wanted to express THANKS to all the kind folks I’ve met in my journeys this year. Because of you, I’m busier than ever! I’ll be making the usual conference circuit in 2008 to GeoTech in Dallas, ASCD in New Orleans, NECC in July, ESRI in August and NCGE… Read more
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Case of the Missing Ship-Anniversary Edition
Case of the Missing Ship for ArcMap 9Those of you who enjoy some of the nice features of ArcVoyager (circa 1997) will appreciate this revision. I’ve taken the original activity and data and written instructions and student handouts appropriate for the ArcMap 9.x world. Teachers always ask me for these kinds of activities so I’m… Read more
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MapStats for Kids
I thought everyone might enjoy this great resource. It looks like a great way to start thinking about maps and data without digging into serious GIS. http://www.fedstats.gov/kids/mapstats/index.html http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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ESRI User Conference 2007: DAY 4
The last day was a busy one for me….since I was presenting. Dr. Shannon White and I talked about Curriculum and Mapping. One key concept is what I’m calling “georeferenced curriculum”. We talk about finding connections in the curriculum for geography and spatial thinking. What I’m really talking about is “georeferencing the curriculum” just like… Read more
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ESRI User Conference 2007: DAY 3
What a fun time at the User Conference Plenary sessions and map gallery reception! Along with all the cool stuff going on at ESRI and the continuing software developments, you had to be impressed with a pen that makes maps and a globe that projects the data like my computer screen. WAYYY cool! The afternoon… Read more