Our Thanks to Cliver Rioja, Peruvian Naturalist!
Cliver Rioja, Peruvian Naturalist Guide, visited Dallas from his hometown of Iquitos, Peru, during the week of January 23 – 29, 2010. Mr. Rioja’s work with renowned scientists inclusive of Bob Ballard from the JASON Project, Terry Erwin Smithsonian entomologist, Dr....Mark Francek’s Resources for Earth Sciences and Geography Instruction
This website contains links which are organized alphabetically around the sequence of topics typically taught in an introductory earth science or physical geography class. Links are also available for environmental science, earth science/geography education, career...ESRI GIS Education Community
Visit the ESRI Education Community – a living environment for the exchange of ideas and experiences, curriculum, software, and data between GIS educators around the globe. Learn More…Past Training: Australia 2009 (Part 3)
Earth Science Explorations Down Under The Red Heartland of Australia You may have followed this post from our other reflections across Australia and now we head into the heart of the continent to experience Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon. These formations are...ESRI ArcLessons
ArcLessons is a resource for you to share lessons for using GIS in the classroom. You can browse a list of lessons by category or use the search tools to find lessons in your area of interest. You also can contribute your Lessons or LessonPaks to ArcLessons for other...Newsletter Archives: April 2010 Quick Links
10 Tips on Working With Your Local School A frequent listserv topic amongst GIS professionals is “best strategies for making a presentation in a local school.” While at the USGS, I visited over 300 schools over 15 years, and still visit occasionally as part of...Newsletter Archives: March 2010
A visit to your local graveyard can provide not only a history lesson, but a science lesson as well. Historians know that gravestones can reflect the lives of people whose memories are lost in time, and they have long scoured old burial sites to piece together the...Newsletter Archives: March 2010 Quick Links
Throughout the United States, 4-H youth, scouts, and K-12 classrooms have taken the lead – using GIS and GPS to study their localities and visually depict what they find. This page gives a capsule summary of exciting youth projects. Could youth near you create a...Newsletter Archives: February 2010
This professional development opportunity will investigate some of the latest cutting edge technologies available in teaching today. Industry and classroom leaders will offer extended hands on workshops on using the latest tools to enhance curriculum and stimulate the...