Category: spatial thinking
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2nd Graders & Spatial Awareness
This teacher shares how she implemented the study of coordinate systems in her 2nd grade classroom. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills – EduVision You might also be interested in Ken Kay’s video on fusing the 3 R’s and the 4 C’s. http://tiny.cc/vvs7o http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Focusing the Spatial Lens in the Classroom
My good friend and colleague, Dr. Shannon White, has written an article in the latest edition of the ASCD Express. Have a look at “Focusing the Spatial Lens in the Classroom” at http://www.ascd.org/ascd_express/vol4/421_newvoices.aspx http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Jack Dangermond Speaks on GIS and Web 2.0
This is a nice video of Jack Dangermond, head of ESRI, presenting on the connection between spatial awareness, GIS and the web. Check it out at: http://where.blip.tv/file/2151502/. 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